Joy Prior
Andrea McAllister
Contemporary 240R
My point is looking a lot better, and I have it much more turned out. I can tell because the point does not simply end with my toe, but I can see it turning out my entire leg.
I do a good job on the warm up of mixing up my skip, and there is a greater diversity for the skip than for most of the other moves I make such as the run and the walk.
Sometimes I make my run look very similar to my walk, and I should mix that up a little more. I think that if I explore making my run fast but smooth I can experiment with a wider range of movements.
Although my arms are more in step then they were last time I watched myself I need to focus on sending energy out of my arms. There are times when my wrists are bent and my hands are just hanging out around my side. I think that if I continue to pull the energy out through my arms I will be able to have a better looking arms. There are a few times like when we stretch across sideways and I really do pull my arm out more. I noticed that at the times that I pull through my arms my core is more steady, and there is a lot more strength through out my entire body.
I need to remember to pull my body up on the turn and not to simply send my weight around in a circle. I can tell that I am not pulling my core up because when I come out of the turn I am wobbling a little, and I do not look strong. I am also hopping some on my straight leg (which is not entirely straight). I think that to fix this I will start with two things I will straighten my leg more and pull up through my core, by flexing and controlling my core muscles.
Timing, really I need to count, because I am always a half a count off, and not that counting is our main focus right now I can tell that simply counting inside my head would help me to control my movements more. It would also help me to do the sequences in order, and that would in turn help me to have better control of what I am doing and more specifically when I am moving.
I need to get my leg straight on the leap, my back leg. I need to send my focus on stretching that back leg, and then pulling it behind me. I plan to do this by thinking about pulling my leg straight instead of thinking that I need to get more height.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Joy Marie Prior
12 February 2010
Sociology 112
Section 4
Homework #4
Question #1
In the United States over 1/3 of the wealth is in the top 1% of the population. Some of the reasons suggested for the distribution of wealth in the United States is investments. The upper class does not simply have a high income, and in some cases it would appear that their actual income is driven from their investments. The example in the book was on page 89 when the author lists ‘corporate stars’ and their personal wealth “$67 million” to Anthony O’Reilly. It is important to consider more than just income when discussing wealth. I can see clearer now how the wealthy stay wealthy, because Anthony O’Reilly’s one year income is enough to keep me happy for my entire life, and if I made that every year what else would I be able to do but to invest it and pass it on to my children because I could reasonably never spend that much in one year. Another ’corporate star’ mentioned on page 89 that really stuck out to me was “Nike’s Phil Knight, who by some estimates regularly receives more compensation than all of this Indonesian workers’ wages combined.”
While I was thinking about the ridicules amount of money this I realized that one of the contributing factors of the high class division in the United States is Globalization. The focus of this passage was to emphasize Phil Knight has a ton of money, but the other part of this quote is that he is paying his Indonesian workers. Notice that he is not paying his Texan, Ohio, or Nevada workers, but specifically his Indonesian workers. Much of the upper class have their labor done outside of the United States and so the money is not going back into the United States people. Not only is the money not going to the American people, but the jobs are not going to the American people. One of the contributing factors to the greater division between the upper and lower class is that the upper class is no longer employing the lower class, because they have international employment.
This was a really shocking chapter for me. On and off I think back to the first day of class when we discussed what we are going to do with our college education to help those around us, and while I was reading this chapter I realized that I am on my way to the top class of the United States social structure. Not that I am there, because I don’t have investments, no one is going to leave me an inheritance, and I have no assets. I am getting a prestige university education though, and automatically that puts me in at least the upper-middle class. It was a little intimidating for me to recognize that I will not always be living off Western Family Mac and Chess. The intimidating fact was not the money, because it is hard for me to imagine that much money. For me the intimidating idea was that I have even with out investments, inheritance, or assets my life can progress because I have opportunity. That made me feel responsible to bring opportunity to others. I can not give people investments, inheritance, or assets, but I can help people to find opportunities.
12 February 2010
Sociology 112
Section 4
Homework #4
Question #1
In the United States over 1/3 of the wealth is in the top 1% of the population. Some of the reasons suggested for the distribution of wealth in the United States is investments. The upper class does not simply have a high income, and in some cases it would appear that their actual income is driven from their investments. The example in the book was on page 89 when the author lists ‘corporate stars’ and their personal wealth “$67 million” to Anthony O’Reilly. It is important to consider more than just income when discussing wealth. I can see clearer now how the wealthy stay wealthy, because Anthony O’Reilly’s one year income is enough to keep me happy for my entire life, and if I made that every year what else would I be able to do but to invest it and pass it on to my children because I could reasonably never spend that much in one year. Another ’corporate star’ mentioned on page 89 that really stuck out to me was “Nike’s Phil Knight, who by some estimates regularly receives more compensation than all of this Indonesian workers’ wages combined.”
While I was thinking about the ridicules amount of money this I realized that one of the contributing factors of the high class division in the United States is Globalization. The focus of this passage was to emphasize Phil Knight has a ton of money, but the other part of this quote is that he is paying his Indonesian workers. Notice that he is not paying his Texan, Ohio, or Nevada workers, but specifically his Indonesian workers. Much of the upper class have their labor done outside of the United States and so the money is not going back into the United States people. Not only is the money not going to the American people, but the jobs are not going to the American people. One of the contributing factors to the greater division between the upper and lower class is that the upper class is no longer employing the lower class, because they have international employment.
This was a really shocking chapter for me. On and off I think back to the first day of class when we discussed what we are going to do with our college education to help those around us, and while I was reading this chapter I realized that I am on my way to the top class of the United States social structure. Not that I am there, because I don’t have investments, no one is going to leave me an inheritance, and I have no assets. I am getting a prestige university education though, and automatically that puts me in at least the upper-middle class. It was a little intimidating for me to recognize that I will not always be living off Western Family Mac and Chess. The intimidating fact was not the money, because it is hard for me to imagine that much money. For me the intimidating idea was that I have even with out investments, inheritance, or assets my life can progress because I have opportunity. That made me feel responsible to bring opportunity to others. I can not give people investments, inheritance, or assets, but I can help people to find opportunities.
Joy Prior
When I first came to Brigham Young University I was like most freshmen, shocked. I was shocked with how much my professors expected of me, how grand the buildings were, and I honestly remember wondering how on earth so many intelligent people could fit into such a small space. Although I feel like I truly embraced the wave of new experiences there were three organizations: Adopt and Grandma, Pow Wow, and the Kennedy Center Field Study group that I am exceptionally grateful I became a part of on campus.
My adopted grandmother Clara has become one of my close friends. It started when my roommate needed to accumulate community service hours for American Heritage class credit. She wanted to visit the old folk’s home, and seeing as she does not have a car she convinced me it would be a good idea if I drove her. Why not? I thought to myself, community service once a week cannot be so bad. Now, five months latter I feel like it would be insulting to call visiting Clara ‘community service’, because our visits mean so much to me. Clara is my friend, and unlike most the people I talk to on a day to day bases she is not stressed about tests, is not looking for a date on Friday night, and she is not complaining about a professor. I visit Clara at least once a week for an hour or so. The doctor thinks that I am her granddaughter, but Clara and I keep it our little secret that I am just a friend because it is just too funny when the doctor comes in and talks to me like I am her granddaughter. He points his finger at the little charts and asks me if I have any questions. Once he leaves Clara and I laugh at ourselves like we really did something worth laughing about. I am so thankful that I know Clara, and realize that even though I have told her she will never know how much it means to me that I have a friend I can confided in outside of my family and peer group.
I joined the Pow Wow club and will be performing as part of the Native American hoop dancing group in March. When I first went to the club meeting I was expecting it to be a normal ‘club meeting’ with free food, and a quick spill about how and why you should join. The people in charge were pretty smart though, because the first time I went they gave me a set of hoops and made me write my name on the list. Now I felt committed, and I started going to two hour practices twice a week. At first I felt misplace because I am Irish, blue eyed, blond haired, pale as can be, and “everyone else” had at least seen hoop dancing before. It felt like such a stretch out of my comfort zone. I decided I wanted to not simply know the dance steps but to become a part of the group. My goal was to learn everyone’s name. It only took a few practice to remember learn everyone’s name, because everyone seemed just as determined as me to make our practice more than memorizing dance steps. After being called hoopster, perfecting my electrical tap wrapping skills, and hitting myself in the head with my hoop multiple times I feel a part of something six months ago I did not even know existed.
If it was the posters, flyers, or the presentation from the random man in my class that got me to one of the field study formal presentations I could not tell you. All I can tell you is that in that December meeting I became determined to go to Mexico. I wanted to go this spring and summer, but after realizing that I only know enough Spanish to tell someone the weather, and that I have not taken any classes in my major I decided to go Spring and Summer 2011 season. I have learned how to take the personal responsibility to plan a specific goal. To further my oral Spanish this Fall and Winter semester I want to live in FSLR housing. While preparing for my field study I have learned that I enjoy families, people, and the visual arts. One of the major things I have learned while exploring what I want my project to be about I understand the importance of networking. It is the short conversations with someone in the arts department who sends me to someone in the sociology department that is really helping me to realize how interconnected all points of scholarship are. I realized two things. One being I want to be a part of a circle of people, who share ideas, compares notes, and information with one another. The other is that I want to give people opportunities to learn more, just as the students working at the Kennedy Center, the professors who answer my questions, and the secretaries who tell me where to go are giving me an opportunity that I could never achieve on my own.
When I first came to Brigham Young University I was like most freshmen, shocked. I was shocked with how much my professors expected of me, how grand the buildings were, and I honestly remember wondering how on earth so many intelligent people could fit into such a small space. Although I feel like I truly embraced the wave of new experiences there were three organizations: Adopt and Grandma, Pow Wow, and the Kennedy Center Field Study group that I am exceptionally grateful I became a part of on campus.
My adopted grandmother Clara has become one of my close friends. It started when my roommate needed to accumulate community service hours for American Heritage class credit. She wanted to visit the old folk’s home, and seeing as she does not have a car she convinced me it would be a good idea if I drove her. Why not? I thought to myself, community service once a week cannot be so bad. Now, five months latter I feel like it would be insulting to call visiting Clara ‘community service’, because our visits mean so much to me. Clara is my friend, and unlike most the people I talk to on a day to day bases she is not stressed about tests, is not looking for a date on Friday night, and she is not complaining about a professor. I visit Clara at least once a week for an hour or so. The doctor thinks that I am her granddaughter, but Clara and I keep it our little secret that I am just a friend because it is just too funny when the doctor comes in and talks to me like I am her granddaughter. He points his finger at the little charts and asks me if I have any questions. Once he leaves Clara and I laugh at ourselves like we really did something worth laughing about. I am so thankful that I know Clara, and realize that even though I have told her she will never know how much it means to me that I have a friend I can confided in outside of my family and peer group.
I joined the Pow Wow club and will be performing as part of the Native American hoop dancing group in March. When I first went to the club meeting I was expecting it to be a normal ‘club meeting’ with free food, and a quick spill about how and why you should join. The people in charge were pretty smart though, because the first time I went they gave me a set of hoops and made me write my name on the list. Now I felt committed, and I started going to two hour practices twice a week. At first I felt misplace because I am Irish, blue eyed, blond haired, pale as can be, and “everyone else” had at least seen hoop dancing before. It felt like such a stretch out of my comfort zone. I decided I wanted to not simply know the dance steps but to become a part of the group. My goal was to learn everyone’s name. It only took a few practice to remember learn everyone’s name, because everyone seemed just as determined as me to make our practice more than memorizing dance steps. After being called hoopster, perfecting my electrical tap wrapping skills, and hitting myself in the head with my hoop multiple times I feel a part of something six months ago I did not even know existed.
If it was the posters, flyers, or the presentation from the random man in my class that got me to one of the field study formal presentations I could not tell you. All I can tell you is that in that December meeting I became determined to go to Mexico. I wanted to go this spring and summer, but after realizing that I only know enough Spanish to tell someone the weather, and that I have not taken any classes in my major I decided to go Spring and Summer 2011 season. I have learned how to take the personal responsibility to plan a specific goal. To further my oral Spanish this Fall and Winter semester I want to live in FSLR housing. While preparing for my field study I have learned that I enjoy families, people, and the visual arts. One of the major things I have learned while exploring what I want my project to be about I understand the importance of networking. It is the short conversations with someone in the arts department who sends me to someone in the sociology department that is really helping me to realize how interconnected all points of scholarship are. I realized two things. One being I want to be a part of a circle of people, who share ideas, compares notes, and information with one another. The other is that I want to give people opportunities to learn more, just as the students working at the Kennedy Center, the professors who answer my questions, and the secretaries who tell me where to go are giving me an opportunity that I could never achieve on my own.
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