Active Living

My birth name is Rabi’atul’adawiyah Binti Sulaiman. However, people always mess up with my name, and finally, my legal name is Rabiatul adawiyah Binti Sulaiman, taken after my name on my passport. I was born and raised in Malaysia, specifically Batu Pahat, Johore. I have no experience in working because my parents won’t let me work. My family is diverse, my dad’s origin is Pakistan while my mom’s origin is Singapore. They settled down in Malaysia, the place I was born. I tried 1001 ways not to…

“do they know what it takes to be an active listener?” Before entering Counseling Theory and Process, I was exceedingly confident in my ability to be an active listener, hence my interest in becoming a counselor, little did I know, there was an abundant amount of information to be learned. Furthermore, there was so much more knowledge to consume about other people, the counseling process, and the development of my own professional identity in general. Active listening is a powerful…

This method is used primarily if the lecture is heavy and is also well organized. The Mapping Method is a graphic representation of the lecture.This method of note taking can maximize active participation in the lecture. Like most note taking systems, there are advantages and disadvantages. A few of the advantages are the allowance to visually track a lecture regardless of the situation or condition. The disadvantages are that the student…

grasp on the benefits of active learning and freshman seminar on retention, more evaluations and longer time frames are needed (Dabbour, 1997; Howard & Jones, 2000; Black et al., 2016). Only having a few weeks, it’s hard to determine which factors are actually having an effect. For the freshman seminar courses, Howard and Jones (2000) and Black et al. (2016) found that for a more accurate representation of retention, further research should be done on individual majors. Active learning and…

their objections or resistance and their feelings or your main focus is on telling other people what you want to tell them and hope/expect that they will agree with you or come on board. Active listening is a real skill. It is a skill that must be developed if you want to develop effective communication skills. Active listening means being silent and listening to understand rather than assuming, jumping to conclusions, finding fault or just waiting for your opportunity to speak. If you are…

I would, however, recommend that you change the format of those values to make it sound more conversational. Instead of listing them and then going into detail perhaps say “active listening” and explain the reasoning behind it, then introduce the second value and explain it, and the same for the last value. This may help you seem more organic when talking in front of an actual interviewer. Furthermore, I think your story about…

Client Description My client, that has agreed to being interviewed, name is Nicole Wilson. Nicole is 31 years of age and is African American female. She has 2 children two little girls and have been in a relationship with her current boyfriend who is not her children father for 4 years. Nicole is currently attending the University of Phoenix studying for her Bachelor’s in entrepreneurship, because she wants to own her own business in the clothing industry, she currently works at Macy’s. 1).…

Mom, It may not always seem like I care about the things you do or say, but I listen. I take it all in, the good and the bad. At times I feel as if I'm your punching bag, even though I know you don't mean it in that way. I take the punches without retaliating because maybe it's what you needed; to let out all the emotions that are bundled up. I guess listening is what I'm good at, but I struggle with replying at times. You are my guiding light. The lighthouse at the edge of the bay, calling…

Paper on the Power of Active Aging While aging is accompanied by its share of challenges, seniors who remain active are apt to benefit in a wide range of ways. Active aging can help seniors to improve physical wellbeing, but it also helps to improve mental acuity and stability. Seniors who engage in an active, healthy lifestyle may find that they are more socially active, as well. This white paper serves to illustrate the ways in which seniors may benefit from living an active lifestyle.…

Students in foundation year discover chemical sciences by exploring objects that are made of materials and have observable properties (ACARA, 2015). Students experience chemical science by sorting and grouping materials based on colour, texture and flexibility to identify the similarities and differences in materials. Students begin to think about how materials are used in buildings and shelters within the local environment. Materials, such as: building, construction, manufacturing, chemistry,…