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Problem Identification: The identification of the problem started at the 9 seconds point on the Youtube video. At this time, Mrs. Smith, James’ mother, and I discussed the academic issues her son is having with writing. At 1:22 seconds, Mrs. Smith said James has been struggling with spelling since first grade. 1:36 seconds into the video, test scores show problems with spelling and punctuation. This shows the initial discussion of problems James is having in school. At the 1:56 mark, I state…

Chance is an idea which is clearly portrayed in both texts. In the movie, 'Run Lola run', the director uses flash forwards to epitomize this idea of chance. The audience witnesses the lives change for the people that Lola bumps into on her journeys, and how their lives change each time to how Lola’s life changes. This is seen with the lady with the pram that Lola encounters each time as she begins her run. This symbolizes the unpredictability of life. Lola's destiny in each three stories, so do…

In “Born to Run” by Christopher McDougall, McDougall makes the argument that humans were “born to run.” In Chapter 28 specifically, he gives us a story of David Carrier and Dr. Bramble, who search for evidence to figure out if human bodies were made to run. Throughout this chapter, we get a detailed story of how questions were asked, tests were done, and answers were found, all to prove his claim that humans were “Born to Run.” McDougall is able to persuasively argue his point through using…

-Timing during your presentation: Another important aspect is timing. How long should you take to make your speech? Some think that it should all depend on the subject you want to talk about, which is true; but you should also think about the timing for the speech by asking yourself just how much is enough to inform, entertain or educate people. How much is enough for questions after the speech? How long is long enough, when you are using accessories or tools to help you for your presentation?…

Have you ever blamed yourself for a specific situation? While growing up with my mother, who is a single parent of two. I always blamed myself for my mom and dad’s separation. Never had I thought I would get over not having a father figure in my life. Although, yes it was difficult but it made me who I am today. Being grown up at an abnormal age can make things difficult but yet beneficial at the same time, I now help provide for my family by working and being able to pay my own bills. I can…

There are areas of development I have come to identify and recognize in myself with the help of my peers and professors. First, communication pattern: “means frequency and quality of the actual ways each group member connects with other group members” (McKinlay & Ross, 2008, p. 35). I need to attain more verbal and non-verbal communication skills, such as learning to give my full physical attention to people. Another area I need to develop more of is my organizational skills; it is important to…

grammar, organization and a good sequential order. As shown in his writing assessment, he is unable to write more than one paragraph and struggles to write one paragraph independently due to his struggles to come up with ideas and construct complete sentences. He needs to work on grammar, detail, organization, transitions and elaboration in his writings. For example, the writing assessment asked Isaac to write about someone or something that he was thankful for. He was first given a graphic…

Team building was also a strength our team implied. Our team never encountered any conflicts with each other while working on this project. When we were all assigned roles in the project everyone seemed pleased with what their responsibilities were. Everyone’s ideas were always heard and we were able to come up with a solution to a problem as a group. We seemed to get along very well, help each other out with any parts we had trouble with and get the job done by the expected date. We also…

rhetorically effective in proving that kindness can get you far in life by using repetition, parallelism, ethos, and rhetorical questions. When people repeat a certain phrase or a sentence it is more memorable…

Role Play Reflection The goal of this role play was to practice completing an assessment on a family, while using motivational interviewing. Since my group only had two people, our role play consisted of a social worker and a student, who was exhibiting behavioral problems in school. By using the motivational interviewing technique, our goal as a social worker is to get the client to say things and to help them come to the decision of change. With the use of open-ended questions and not being…