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Ø Describe your ideal Instructor/Professor.

Ø “I knew it when I studied it, but I forgot it on the test.” How can students study differently to prevent this from happening?

Ø How do you study for quizzes/tests?

Ø What do you have trouble with on quizzes/tests?


Also, read this short excerpt-- I was shocked:

For coffee drinkers, it would seem fairly safe to just grab a quick cup of coffee at McDonalds on the way to work. But many health conscious people would object to it also including this list of ingredients: sodium phosphate, sodium polyphosphate, Di-Acetyl Tartrate Ester of Monoglyceride, sodium stearoyl lactylate, tetra sodium pyrophosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium citrate, and carrageenan.


http://rinf.com/alt-news/culture/surprise-ingredients-in-fast-food/1654/

Some of these food additives are not foods at all, but are chemicals that are generally recognized as safe. Most of these additives cannot be found at your local grocery store, probably because they aren’t food. But some can be found at your local hardware store, though in inedible products like low tox antifreeze, silicone caulk, soap, sunscreen, and play sand.

(This website is used only for citation purposes - you don't have to go there, unless you want to. Caution: It's scary!)

Finally - Do you feel as if there is any healthy fast food available to consumers? If so, where and why? Give specific examples of products.. Please be honest and support your opinions. For example, I feel that Subway's Veggie Sub is healthy due to its freshly-cut produce, cheese, and "fresh-baked" breads. I actually talked to a friend who works at Subway and he said in MQT, they slice their own produce. (My fear was that it arrived pre-sliced and filled with preservatives). It's not organic, but it's a start.


MY ideal porfessor would about 6 feet tall, weigh in at about 150lbs with a fair complexion and a neatly trimmed handlebar mustache. Also, he would have to be very personable and exuding an aura of confidence that says"hey, come talk to me. I'll help you get an A even if i have to beat you repeatedly with a textbook to shove the information in your head." Explanation is key to good communication. If he can't explain things in lamens terms so an average joe like me can understand, than to me, he wouldnt be ideal. He also has to wear a rainbow colored bowtie so i have something to stare at.


How do i study for quizzes?? Thats a good question? I usually sit in a very comfortable place with my Chopin blaring and read, read, read and read until i know something in and out. Then I repeat the process until my eyes start to bleed. then I take a short break where I watch an episode of CSI and idolize my friend Gil Grissom. I want to be as smart as him someday. Then I study again.

My biggest problem with quizzes slash tests are reworded questions. If a professor is going to make me take notes on something and beat a point into my head, then they better damn make the questions on the test similar. Thats just evil when they do that.. It confuses me to no end and i just sit and get frustrated.

I believe that there are some relitivaly healthy fast food joints around here. One being boarder grill. I have no actual facts to back up buuuuut, it tastes really healthy and i feel good eating it rather than eating a nice greasy juicy 100% angus beef patty with american cheese, lettuce, delicious crispy bacon, and crinkle cut pickles.....

Bloggy numero 1

Ø List your own quote, favorite saying, song, or other expression of your feelings today.

Ø List initial observations of your new environment.

Ø List initial observations of your classes.

Ø What observations have you made about other students?

Ø About your instructors?

Ø What do you think will be your biggest challenge(s) academically this semester?

Ø Reiterate a term or concept you learned in Anatomy this week.

Ø List a few pleasant events that happened during your first weeks at NMU.

Ø List habits you already possess that make you successful in college.

Ø List habits (timewasters?) you can change or modify, or need to lose.

Ø Explain how you determine what to write down in notes during lectures.

Ø Based on your first readings in the TCB text, describe the differences between Active Learning & Passive Learning (reading, note-taking, etc..)

Ø Based on your first readings in the BT text, list TWO of favorite quotes and explain why they "speak" to you.

Ø Finally, name one goal (personal, academic, etc..) you have for yourself next week.



You can't teach people to be lazy, either they have it or they don't.

Thats my quote of the day. Also all these questions aren't helping my current state of laziness... Jumping right in, the college life is hectic. Trying to balance a full time job and a semester of full credits is rough. But, im ready for it so i shall be fine. The campus is a very nice and easily navigated. I have my classes memorized now which is nice. All my classes suck. They are hard especially college algebra. Numbers are evil things that should be abolished. My teachers are all very nice and knowledgable. Froiland is a teddy bear, he is a very good teacher an presents himself well. My asian chem teacher is impossible to understand and goes through powerpoints far to fast now. Hard to learn with that guy. Kelly simon is a peach ;) very good teacher and very nice and personable. Un100 is probally my easiest class, and also a very very helpful class. Campus is definatly a mixture of a lot of different people. Tons of babes, lots of nice people and I see tons of friends on campus. My obsticales for this semester are deffinatly math and Chem. If i can pass those i think the rest of my school career will be fine. I learned this week in antomy that hair starts its growth in the epidermis, not the dermis like you would think because it mainly resides in the dermis. My first math quiz i bombed but this next one i feel like i aced so that is a good thing so far otherwise i dont stay on campus long. I have a few good habits, im very determined, I listen well, I keep up with my homework(sort of). My bad habits are i read fantasy books instead of my text books and i watch too much tv. it deters me from my homework. I write everything down when i take notes no matter how minor because it could all be important and im going to start highlighting this when the teacher says its important. Sorry, but i havent absorbed anything from the TCB book. That space is occupied by 8 million numbers... A good exerpt from BT is studying in bed is an illusion... it really is, i end up sleeping every time i try. My goal for the week is to relax. thats my goal for every week. You cant do anything that well when your stressed