Survivor Episode 8

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The last episode was kind of a cop out because the girl just up and quit so there was no real climax, just tension. The handsome couple are still vying for Jeremy’s neck despite his ignorance and that’s where we left off. I had some expectations that things would change, but nothing drastic so far. The challenge for tacos and brewskis are the division of the group and a directly physical challenge. The team with more men won under the leadership and guidance of Reed, using his loud and confident overseeing voice to push them drowned out Bailor and her unhelpful Go GO GOing that she so loudly expressed. Reed provided construcive and thoughtful aid rather than using adrenaline manipulating ape like shouting which in turn, tired Bailors team out rather quickly and they got sluggish and fell behind. The gay guy makes another attempt on Bailor but she is ruthless in her rejection of Josh, the entitlement of that girl is absolutely stunning. I hope that she gets out, I’m sick of her. Josh is concerned because trust doesn’t mean much at this point so he is worried. On exile, Jon finds an immunity which might be the double edged sword. If he develops overconfidence because of the idol he’s found, his hubris might get him a target on his back. Immunity challenge ensues, no leadership skills are exemplified because it’s individually based, and to Josh’s nightmare, reveals Jeremy to be the winner. I don’t know why Jeremy’s tribe are so ecstatic because if they can’t get Jeremy, they’ll just aim for one of his foot soldiers. This will be crucial, whomever Josh ends up targeting could play a major impact on who votes with who. WOW, a lot of drama just ensued. Bailor who is secretly controlling her mom, who is a total enabler, is going to rescue her daughter yet again. The parenting strategies, which are similar to leadership qualities are seriously lacking in Missy.  Voting time, and unfortunately, all the leadership available can’t quell the hell fury of a woman’s scorn, at the advice of his girlfriend, he turned on the couples. Josh has been voted out.

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Online Impromptu Speech “Mock Interview” Due Wednesday, November 26 at 8:00 p.m.

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Dear Class:

Please review the instructions for completing the online module on the following page: http://comm101.jaimiehoffman.com/mock-interview-instructions/.  You can complete it at any time but NO LATER THAN 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26.   This module is worth 40 points.

Important Update on Leadership Learning Module

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Class:

Unfortunately I do not feel comfortable moving forward with allowing the class to facilitate leadership module with the high school students.  This week, only two of you have been timely and thorough with feedback and completing the assignments, a third has completed the assignments (but not on time) and two of you have not be participative at all.  I can’t progress with this module as is due to lack of confidence in the fact that a positive experience will be provided to this high school students.

In lieu of completing the module as planned online, the three of you who have been engaged consistently with module preparation will teach the module to a person face-to-face.  1. Teach the module: By Friday, December 5, you will select one person to walk through the module and engage in a discussion through the process (as noted by the existing discussion questions).   The person who you teach must submit the following evaluation by Friday, December 5 in order for you to earn the 50 participation points for the module http://goo.gl/forms/cLoHBtslcF.  2. Submit reflection: Additionally, you must complete a 2 page reflection documenting what you learned through the process of creating and implementing the module.  This is due to me via email at jaimie.hoffman@csuci.edu no later than Friday, December 5.

Those of you who have not been engaged consistently with module preparation must complete a 3-5 research paper on a leader in history.  Five scholarly, peer-revised sources must be include along with at least three connections to the class content including a brief summary of the leader’s impact on history and an analysis of his/her leadership style, traits and characteristics.  The paper is due by Friday, December 5 and is worth 60 points.

I will send you all an individual Eyejot video tomorrow informing you which assignment you must complete.

BLOG #8

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I missed last week’s class as I was unable to attend.

This weeks reading were emphasized on socioeconomic the article “From homeless to college grad: Story of B-CU student inspires”. Joshua Williams’s story provides a lot hope despite the challenges he faced. Joshua story provides other students with inspirations who may be in the same shoes he was at one point. Unfortunately, some may not be able to overcome some of the challenge of being in the lower socioeconomic class. For me personally I can relate to this article my family came from low income; therefore, placing me in that category. I reached a point in life where I had to decide to feed my children or gas money. I no longer could live in these impoverished circumstances; therefore, I sought out higher education as a ticket to a better life. Although things are not perfect stories such as Joshua’s inspire me to continue my journey in education.

The last two articles both authors provided statistical information based upon economic stability to class attendance and completion of any higher education. Due to the fact the students in lower economic status are not inspired to pursue a higher education; on the other hand, their biggest inspirations are to complete high school. Many times graduating high school is not accomplished either as they are not provided with adequate resources.

GREG’s AWESOME GROUP COMM ASSIGNMENT IDEA

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Gregory Moss

Group D

Title Greg’s Awesome Project Idea AKA: Country Government Project

Description: Groups will create fictional countries and governments within those countries, and will need to deal will a series of events thoughout the semester in which they will need to solve as the government of that country. Presentation of the history of the country at the end of the semester.

 

Instructions: Ok this is my idea for a project for a future Jaimie Group Comm Class. The groups will be randomly selected in a similar fashion as our groups were selected this semester. Each group will be responsible for creating a fictional country, which must include a name, flag, national bird, ect. Each country can either be assigned a government type, or can create their own type of government based on what Jaimie thinks would be best. For example: Democracy, Monarchy, Militaristic. Based on their countries type of government each country will be given a set of postions of government within their own countries and will need to decide, vote or if given a form of government that is not a type of government where people get to choose then the group will be pre assigned positions in the group. Each position has roles in which the group member must fill. Example: King, President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Generalissimo, Senator of State, Chancellor of Economy, Ect. After the first assignment where countries are established and group are set up, and these would be reflective on a google doc similar to the one we have now,  and groups would be responsible for connecting these roles to the book. Following that assignment thoughout the semester the group will be given a set of events that happened in their country, similar to SCAP breakup, these events can be the same across countries or be different for fun. Conflict events like earthquakes, tidal waves, volcancos erupting, groups will need to be able to solve these issues using strategies from the book and reporting on a google doc. More types of events could be: financial crisis, riots, war, unions, and to deal with these issues they must honor the roles in which they are held too, based on whatever role they have the must connect their roles responsibility to the event and how they should react individually and as a group. After each historical event, each group member must perform a “Job Evaluation” on how their government and members of government did through said event. You could even throw a wrench in half way through the semester and enforce possible role changes exp: another election, hostile. takeover, etc. At the end of the semester each group must present the history of their country as it happened throughout the class. The End.

Objectives: This project will be applied to course work because each event that will happen will need to be connected to a chapter within the book on how their governments will respond to the issue. The emphasis of this project would be group roles, and could put people in roles that they would not normally connect with and would get the opportunity to adapt that that role. As the country changes so will the group, allowing them to grow and expand.

Evaluation: As mentioned an evaluation of the group members and government as a whole will be turned in after every event, and following the last project should there have been a role changing event that took place.

This is just a general idea, I could possibly brainstorm more ideas for events, but it should be realitivly easy to borrow from things that have happened throughout history.

Blog Post #8

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I appreciated learning about all the club on campus, I didn’t realize their were so many. I enjoyed our discussion in class (as I always do). I’m glad we brought up the situation with Chick-fil-a. After class I wondered a lot about why the principal did what she did, everyone in class had a really good opinion. I mean I am all free for freedom of speech, but as far as I’m concerned, if your speaking in a negative way I wouldn’t allow that near anyone I cared about.

This weeks readings is something I had actually been recently thinking about. Did anyone hear about how the UC’s are raising their tuition? I saw it on the news the other day. In the article that asks “where are the poor students?” it’s hard to say. It points out how the increasing tuition is making it difficult for them to even attend. I’m not poor, but I can’t even imagine how hard it must be for those of a low socioeconomic status. I have financial aid and I work and to be honest I find it hard as heck to save my money, I chose between putting gas and getting food sometime because I live in LA. I commute everyday out to Camarillo and Oxnard. Luckily, I have a roof over my head, but not many are as lucky. Reading the article about Williams really moved me because you can possibly walk past someone in a hallway and you would never know that they were poor. You should really try to think twice of how lucky you are.