This week I took a different approach, I decided to talk about a certain experience during the "three good things project that really allowed me to grasp the meaning of the project. During this experience I was truly able to look back and appreciate this moment. I am still debating g whether to use this story as a hook but like the conclusion to it. It was finally nearing the end of my Introduction to Sociology class. Assignment after assignment piled up on my to do list, including the assignment I dreaded the most, my sociology end of semester essay. I using enjoy a good read and love finding time to be able to read and relax on busy and stressful days, but during this semester after being told to read the book “Just Mercy” reading had not been enjoyable. The book was interesting but a harder read that included lots of facts and statistics. When it was time to write the essay on the book I found myself worrisome over it. I would begin to write something but every time I reread my writing I felt insecure about it and started from scratch once again. My friend had also taken the sociology course but at a different time with the same teacher. She constantly was so excited to tell me about where she was in the book and how much she was enjoying the book. I would agree but didn’t say much since i didn’t seem to feel as confident as she was about the book and the assignment. After weeks of working on the essay I finally had something on the paper that I didn’t absolutely hate. My friend texted me two days before the assignment and asked if we wanted to swap papers and proofread each others work since it was was the same prompt. I was reluctant but soon agreed. When i began to read her work I started to become worried and overthink my work on if mine was good enough compared to her work. When i got to the end of reading her paper I looked up as she was smiling so big at me. “This is fantastic!” she told me. From the look of her face she seemed to be telling the truth about it as well. She told me she really enjoyed it and it was straightforward so the reader would understand my points and my arguments. She gave me a few things to help it become stronger and edited a few parts for grammer and spelling. I felt happy that she was there to help me become more confident in my work and that different eyes looked at my paper besides my own since I only judged it more and more. It was this little meeting of proofreading that changed my whole mood towards this assignment. I went from feeling super insecure about what I had written to feeling confident and excited to turn in. You may not always think about it but each day we have different things that can change our mood or leave positivity on our days and make them better. When we really get to look at the moments we can appreciate the little things in our life more.
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11/19/2018 06:59:05 pm
You have a great friend, and I liked how you described how you felt during this scene. It was so interesting to read how your mood changed instantly after the exchange with your friend.
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Sabatino
11/20/2018 07:24:36 am
Thanks for sharing this post. I appreciate the carryover here of writing assignments in two classes where you are asked to explore humanity. I see here potential for to use the PERMA model as a lens for well-being. Do you?
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Andrew Moskowitz
11/20/2018 09:19:57 am
This scene really captured the moment I feel like but it sounded great. I take a sociology class and I think its great aswell
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Qaadir.M
11/20/2018 09:46:45 am
Good description on how you felt and the scene. Your friend sounds pretty cool, people like that are a must.
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