I have owned a total of four dogs and two cats in my short eighteen years of life. To say the least, I’ve always loved animals, specifically dogs. They’re fun loving, easily excitable creatures who bring out the best in all of us. Unfortunately, many of them are without families living in pounds and worst, some are living in abusive homes. After many years of weeping to Sarah McLachlan's singing, “ In the Arms of an Angel” and promising to help save the lives of the many dogs and cats without loving homes, I finally have the chance to actually help. For my community placement, I will be volunteering at Bobbi and the Strays. Although my community placement is not directly related to my major which is Biology, I am very excited to help better
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Because of these conversations I’ve realized, I am a lot more passionate about social activism than I previously believed. I’ve also learned to take that passion and use it to create a positive space even when disagreeing with someone's opinion. There have been many situations where I have been discussing very sensitive topics with people and have become upset over their opinions or lack of understanding. It is very easy to become aggressive or angry at people who state opinions that you do not agree with, however, learning how to remain calm is key to coming to an understanding. Being able to remain level headed during heated conversations or stressful situations will be especially helpful at Bobbi and the Strays because I am sure there will be many times that I will be faced with scary or off-putting task. If I remain level-headed I will be able to complete those task and learn new skills. Remaining calm during heated conversations in my Community Learning class will be important as well because there will be times that we will have conversations about sensitive topics and there will be people who have opinions that upset me. However, I will never grow as a person if I allow differing opinions to make me shut down or stop listening to others. I am hoping that my new found love for social activism and ability to remain calm even when under distress will help me in both my placement and Community Learning
Because of these conversations I’ve realized, I am a lot more passionate about social activism than I previously believed. I’ve also learned to take that passion and use it to create a positive space even when disagreeing with someone's opinion. There have been many situations where I have been discussing very sensitive topics with people and have become upset over their opinions or lack of understanding. It is very easy to become aggressive or angry at people who state opinions that you do not agree with, however, learning how to remain calm is key to coming to an understanding. Being able to remain level headed during heated conversations or stressful situations will be especially helpful at Bobbi and the Strays because I am sure there will be many times that I will be faced with scary or off-putting task. If I remain level-headed I will be able to complete those task and learn new skills. Remaining calm during heated conversations in my Community Learning class will be important as well because there will be times that we will have conversations about sensitive topics and there will be people who have opinions that upset me. However, I will never grow as a person if I allow differing opinions to make me shut down or stop listening to others. I am hoping that my new found love for social activism and ability to remain calm even when under distress will help me in both my placement and Community Learning