My Third Semester

My Third Semester

As for my third semester, it has its ups and downs like always.  I also have this feeling of going to fail at least one class eventually, which bothers me a lot.  I actually went to some tutoring sessions before, but it didn’t work out for me unfortunately.  I always have that one class I have trouble on every semester, like Biology class for example.  Despite the fact Biology is an interesting class for me; I have a hard time understanding the subject because it has a little hint of Chemistry involved and the way how living organisms work is very complex for me to understand.  However, I somehow managed to pass one test…barely with a C average.  Another thing in college I have trouble with is how to turn in your work.  This semester is very different compared to my first year in college because this is the first time I’ve ever use D2L (Desire2Learn) to turn in work.  Majority of my classes are pretty much online-based, which is quite difficult for me.  A few reasons why is because I sometimes procrastinate, which of I am guilty of.  I thought online class would be easier than being in class itself; but I was dead wrong.  In online-classes, you have to be dedicated and motivated enough to do work early.  If I goof off for at least a few days, the deadline for me is right around the corner, even a few hours!  Another reason why online-based classes are difficult for me is that I have no idea how to use it.  I tried asking for help, but I still don’t understand where to turn in my work.  So instead, I turn in my homework and all my essays to my teachers through their e-mails.  However, my grades didn’t go through and I ended up getting a zero, even though I worked so hard on it.  But it’s no excuse, if I fail, it’s my fault for not knowing how to use Desire2Learn, and I know well that my teachers won’t accept some trivial excuse.

Reality Television

Reality Television

               Reality television has captured the attention of many viewers around the world.  Unfortunately, half of the viewer’s today are underage children who looked up to those celebrities on TV.  Some give positive influences, but majority of them, from my experience, give negative influences to others.  Personally, I’m not really interested in reality television shows.  To me, I find them extremely boring and pointless.  I don’t understand what makes reality shows like “Keeping up with the Kardashians”, “Jersey Shore”, “The Real World” really entertaining.  “Jersey Shore” has people grinding on each other; random people do one night stands, alcohol assumption, and vulgar language.  “Jersey Shore” influences others to have sex with a random person or drink alcohol because it’s a trend apparently.  Another show I watched a few years ago is called “A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila,” which is by far the worst reality television I have ever seen in my life, in my opinion at least.  This show is similar to another reality television series “The Bachelor” except it is bisexual-themed reality dating show, with contestants trying to capture the affection and attention of the host, Tila Tequila (I have nothing against bisexuality or homosexuality by the way).  Not only does this reality television show expose alcohol, sex, and foul language, but it shows the wrong idea of what love is.  Apparently sleeping with numerous partners to find a significant other is a sign of showing love and affection, according to this show.  When I watch shows like this, all I see is people starting pointless arguments, so much alcohol consumption, one night stands, and other negative outlooks.  I usually think that the overly dramatic persona of celebrities is fake and scripted.  There’s no way that the way they act is real.  But unfortunately, the overly dramatic persona’s catches the eyes of viewers.  I tried to think of what makes people look up to them and what makes them so entertaining to watch.  Reality shows are intoxicating the minds of not only adults, but children as well.  Children idolize celebrities like Snooki and Kim Kardashian, so they try to imitate their actions based on what they do in television.  Honestly, I find it quite scary just the thought of children today is acting like “grown-ups” and doing adult activities at such a young age.  I sometimes ask myself, is this the generation we are going to trust in the future?

               For me, I try my best to avoid watching horrible reality television shows.  In fact, I try to avoid watching TV in general, unless it has something to do with sports or an interesting television series like American Horror Story or Breaking Bad for example.  I’m the type of person who’s into movies and shows with a good plot.  If I’m looking for a show that can fulfill my satisfaction, I usually go online and look for good anime’s to watch.  The reason why I prefer anime is because each anime has a unique plot.  Anime’s have plot that are original and don’t exist in pop culture.  Unlike the characters from any mainstream television series, you can easily get attached to these characters that they can potentially break your heart, and that doesn’t usually happen to me.  I just wish shows like this would get noticed more and give younger audiences a positive perspective.

 

Opinions

                Throughout my whole life, my opinions on many things have changed.  I think I’ve matured a little bit, which made me think differently about other people.  A few things that made me think in particular are school and friends.  Not just friends from high school, but friends from college well.  When I was young, my perspective on school and friends is way different from mine now.  As a kid, I hated school and I don’t understand the point of going to school.  Teachers teach us subjects and topics that I thought I won’t be using in the future.  My dad warned me about what lies ahead for me as I grow older, so I always fool around and try to have fun as much as I can before reality hits me in the face.  I didn’t take his word seriously.  As years pass by, I became more aware and realized how important my education is.  Not only school is for my education, but school is fun too.  Usually I walk straight home afterschool. But around my senior year in high school, I usually stay around the campus afterschool because of my friends.  I always look forward to seeing my friend’s afterschool.

                My opinion on friends has changed as well.  As a child, I’m pretty attached to my friends and I believed that we will always stay close as we grow older.  I’m a military kid, so it’s very difficult for me to maintain contact and bonds with my friends because I move around a lot of cities and countries.  When I was in high school, I used to hang out with a big group of people.  And I thought I we’re going to be close together once we depart and go on separate ways once we graduate, but I was wrong.  Everyone has their own paths to choose.  As long as they keep doing what they love, I don’t mind this change at all.  I knew from the beginning of my senior year that being with my friends won’t last forever.