Learning For My Life

In AMST 100 I learned how to bring by personal passions and feelings into a study of how our society lives. Taking my own personal experience and applying an academic and artistic perspective on in. AMST has helped me bring my interests to life by teaching me how to understand them and express it to start dialogues. I have become motivated to reach out to people close to me who I care deeply about, and to get connected with people I don't even know, in different worlds. AMST has helped me grow by encouraging me out of my comfort zone.

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Hero Worship

I have a very busy mind and focusing is a chore for me. Fortunately, I have Kathy and her death glare that compresses me into a focused beam of energy. Kathy joined the workforce in 1983 at 13 years old and she's been living their ever since. I on the other hand at 21 years old I hadn't worked a day in my life...until I met her that is. Her work ethic sickens me but now I have to measure up to it. Having had an easy life up until now makes it a daunting task. “Hey Kathy! I finished my list today!” I sometimes bragged. Her retort:(With Sarcasm) “Oh I'm so happy for you! Isn't that what you're supposed to do?!” Or when I socialize in excess she snaps at me: “What do you want?! Don't you have work to do? What are you just going to watch Karen eat.” But my favorite is that death glare. If I'm getting off track, she often won't say a word. It's a burning sensation with a feeling of worthlessness all over me coming from those sharp watchful eyes forcing me to get it together. My first job has been filled with doubt and stress because I've had a sheltered life. But this woman of steel rose up the hard way without higher education or money or a support system as good as mine. She's a hero and an inspiration to me, when my frail and sheltered spirit thinks that things are tough Kathy puts it in perspective and I realize my problems aren't problems at all. I want to be as tough and cool as she is, she sets the mark for me to get away from my shamefully frail spirit that doesn't like confrontation or challenges. She's so hard to please by I love her anyway. Because she's making me a better me every day.

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Sub Space

Sub Space

The Subway on route one in Elkridge Maryland. Nice interior for a Subway, spacious, tables for 3 to four, clean, shiny, and made with the finest in architectural material, and design skill. The tables are small so having company is close and personal. Usually friends or couples will avail themselves to these accommodations. There's a quiet and relaxed atmosphere about the place, no partying or loud joking. People merely keep to there pairs or threesomes. It's a place for taking a breather and there's no wrong in that and I wouldn't mind spending more time there with a couple of good friends. None the less I would like to see more socializing encouraged. The tables are kept separate and small so reaching our and talking to others in not well facilitated, if you don't know them you won't know them here. Change that and friends multiply.

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The Power To Change Everything

I believe in the power of personal relationships to make the world a happy place: When I started High School at Mount Saint Joseph I was scared to death for the security of my future, but more importantly I was terrified for the integrity of my inner world. My place of honesty and feeling within my heart. I was always a shy and anxious kid but at the time high school was the big leagues, and my mothers grand pride and excitement didn't help the situation at all.

But then something beautiful happened, Mount Saint Joseph started teaching me. I'm not just talking about math and chemistry and spell check here, I began to learn true values to carry me through life. The five Xevarian virtues Compassion, Simplicity, Zeal, Trust, and Humility. My teachers, my classmates, and even the staff I didn't know welcomed me into their lives and offered me guidance and loved me like family.

It was in this experience that I learned that in my pursuit of knowledge, skill, and professional success there was one other key thing that I desperately wanted to have in my life always. I wanted to be in a community of caring friends. The enduring personal relationships of my beloved school did not cling to an old fashioned sense of cold and distant professionalism and yet managed to enhance my life and brighten my inner world, so it would not sink below a sea of tears as I feared it might in the cold cruel world but instead it would have a beautiful landscape with sturdy comfortable homes for me and my true friends. When we get personal with each other we realize we have more than just jobs to do, and that we have lives to live together.

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Men Who Matter from A Place That Matters

Hyper Link Here->  Mount Saint JosephHigh School, a home to me, my school, and its mission is to raise men who matter in life.  Since 1876 it has been serving this purpose and producing caring and critically thoughtful citizens qualified to help the world. It is highly funded by thousands of alumni including Mark Teixeira and depends on such aide to keep going strong. Personal relationships, challenging academics, spirituality, justice, and peace are the values and goals of St. Joe. It’s a great education that comes with a large family of which I am a part.

 

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What's In A Name

Giant brand food is one of my favorites. Mainly because in many cases it's the same goods for less then an arm and a leg. There's only one thing I love that costs me less than a dollar and it's Giant brand 2 liter sodas for a mere 89 cents. It was a shocking but pleasurable discovery. I'm happy to know that I can get three times the value for my money because all I have to do is realize when a name is not worth its price tag. Products, like people should earn their asking price.

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Adapt and Overcome

At the start I'm cheap and casual. I'm alright with this, save for moments of inferiority. At school, or at work, or anywhere really, I strive for a style that says:”power!”. I've no obligation to dress. My office is not high class and school is very free. But when I go to collect money for Dr. Boss I'll wear suits, sharp and bold. A sacrifice yes, but for victory. I want Dr. Boss' office and chair, so I study and practice to attain it. I've seen abuses of power but I need power to set it right, and I'm determined.

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