PHI 105 Week 3 and Week 5 Discussions./attempted score A+

Topic 3 DQ 1 and Responses Max Points: 5.0 List three to five of the most significant decisions you have made in your lifetime. To what degree did your emotions play a role in those decisions? When I look back on ...

Topic 3 DQ 1 and Responses Max Points: 5.0 List three to five of the most significant decisions you have made in your lifetime. To what degree did your emotions play a role in those decisions? When I look back on my lifetime, the five most significant decisions I've made are as listed. 1.Getting married five days after I graduated high school. 2. having my son when I was twenty. 3. In 2012, I decided to have a full hysterectomy. 4. Made the decision to go to college to become a Special Education Teacher. 5. After finding out, my ovaries did not remove I plan on having surgery when school out then ends of this month to have them both removed. Each one of these decisions was made with a significant degree of emotion. My son's father was in the Navy and heading out to his post which is why I married right after graduation. I wanted kids early in life, so I was still young to do things with them. That dream was crushed when I found out I had polycystic ovarian syndrome, the chances of me having more kids were slim without medical help. When I made my decision to have a full hysterectomy, it was due to pre-cancerous cells and the fact that I could not have any more kids. Which brings us to present day, I got back into working in the school system when I made the choice to become a teacher and go to college. I was at work one day when all of a sudden I could not sit or stand in a comfortable position; I ended up being taken to the ER. It was there that I found out that I still had both my ovaries and my right one was enlarged and needed to come out. After seeing the proper doctor about it, I wanted both of my ovaries removed as I did not want to have to go through this down the road with my left one. I was upset and angry at the same time, but I requested to have the surgery after I got off for summer. I have to see a kidney doctor before the surgery to have stents put in and to have a kidney looked at to make sure that it had not been deformed during the hysterectomy I had in 2012. WHAT DO YOU KNOW? Hi Monica, This is what I can tell you about a Thesis Statement based off of what I learned in my last class. The Thesis Statement is the final sentence of any essay; it should be concise and understandable to the reader(s). The statement lets the reader(s) know what to expect to read about throughout the essay when it comes to the topics and subtopics. Each of the main issues needs to support the ideas in the thesis statement, and the subtopics should show facts towards the declaration. The thesis statement should also be paraphrased in the conclusion of the essay to reiterate the main ideas that the reader(s) just read. Hi, Brienna It sounds like you had to make some hard decisions in your life at a young age. A story I have heard from my mom growing up. She too had to go back for her GED, and her reason for leaving school was she also felt like she did not fit in. So believe me when I say one of my personal goals when I become a teacher is to make sure that each of my students never feel like they do not belong or fit in. I commend you for doing what needed to be done to fulfill your dream to join the US services, and I thank you for your service. I as well have a husband who puts things in perspective when I let my emotions get the best of me. Keep pushing towards your dreams it seems you have the right attitude to reach them. Hi Katarina, It is amazing to see how far you have come; God most certainly has plans for you. Europe is a beautiful place to visit, I have been to England/Scotland several times over Christmas breaks and loved every trip. I completely understand the feelings you describe going from one job to a new, not of the same you were doing before. I felt that when I went from banking to working in the school system, but it is those choices we make that can lead us down the path meant for us. It sounds like you have found your way, as I have found mine. We will both do great things in the careers we have chosen. Hi Katherine, You indeed have an inspirational story that took your faith and courage to see it through. I married at a young age as well but I let my emotions get in the way, and my son had to grow up in a broken home. I remember when my son was born, I had to have an emergency c-section because his heart rate would go down after the contractions instead of with them. I did not even get to hold him or seen him for the first twenty-four hours. One of the nurses brought me a picture of him from NIC-U, he had an IV in his forehead. I was so scared not knowing why or what was wrong with my son and having to wait for the doctor to come and tell us. Finally, when they did, we were told that my son had a blood infection and may not live. My only thought has I carried him for nine months, and now you are telling me he may die! I cried and prayed, and my son got better, days after I left the hospital we were able to bring him home. My son in my Miracle child and he just graduate this part Friday from college. Hi Danielle, I understand all those feelings and decisions you had to make; I too had the same decisions to make along with the ones I made in my post. I just did not want to write a book about my life as I have been married five times, two of those times was to my sons' dad. It is incredibly scary getting a divorce not knowing the whats, hows, wheres, or whens, but somehow we make it through all through questions. I am a strong believer in " God puts on you only as much as you can handle" or something like that. You had to protect your children and yourself from an abusive situation so your option was clear, you needed to get away, that is one thing that angers me is when a man is not man enough to hit on another man, so he hits on his wife and/or kids. I had to be a support system for my girlfriend who lives out in AZ now who went through that, she is remarried and is happy, has a great family and doing well. You made the right choice for you and your children, and I am glad to see that you are happy now. Topic 3 DQ 2 and Responses Max Points: 5.0 What is "emotional intelligence" (EQ)? How does it compare to IQ? How can your EQ help you? Is one (EQ or IQ) more valuable than the other? INFP (4%) Performing noble service to help society Emotional intelligence (EQ) measures one's personality traits. When comparing EQ to IQ, they each measure different attributes of a person or persons. When in a high-level job position and the situation is where for all possible candidates for promotion have an equal level IQ, filtering the candidates through EQ would be helpful finding the right person to promote (Goleman, Boyatzis, & McKee, 2002). I feel that both EQ and IQ are equally valuable as they each measure different traits of any one being. Having the knowledge to know one’s EQ score as well as their IQ score puts them in a better place when searching for work or looking at a promotion. References Cherniss, C., Extein, M., Goleman, D., & Weissberg, R. P. (2006). Emotional Intelligence: What Does the Research Really Indicate?. Educational Psychologist, 41(4), 239-245. doi:10.1207/s15326985ep4104_4 Hi George, I like how detailed you went in describing EQ and IQ then giving your opinion on if one is of more value then the other. You took time digging in and getting the information about each intelligence from the reading. I believe both EQ and IQ are valuable in the working field. I have to agree with you that EQ is more of value than IQ. You are correct about decision making under pressure with a high EQ, and that is important. What I like about EQ is the fact that you can increase it over time and that it increases with age. Mitzi Hi Jorge, I have not seen EQ and IQ explained this way, and I must say it makes sense to me. You are correct both require decision making and every decision we make affects our lives. I also agree with you that feelings are a part of our lives but should not be the primary factor in decision making. I can say from my experience my last marriage failed because I went on feelings instead of finding out more about what my ex-husband wanted in life to see if it matched to mine. It took six years to find out he did not want kids, after he told me we would try after two years, had I known before we got married the marriage would have never happened. Mitzi Hi Tara, Great job explaining the difference between EQ and IQ. You gave an excellent example of how EQ comes into play in decision making. I like how you showed the adverse effects if you went on how you feel about your job and how your emotions might direct you to bad decision making. Being able to recognize the repercussions of that choice and not through with your feelings shows me that you understand how EQ works in your professional life. I agree with you that there needs to be a balance between EQ and IQ working together is the right choice as to which is most valuable. Mitzi Hi Shenika, Your post is very straight forward and insightful in the way you view the value of EQ and IQ. Although I respectfully disagree that EQ is more valuable than IQ, I believe that it takes an equal amount of both for healthy decision making in all aspects of life. That is not to say that your thoughts on the DQ are wrong, we all see things in different perspectives. I believe you gave a great example to express how EQ is more valuable than IQ. I liked how you stated that EQ helps to overcome challenges and keep a straight frame of mind. Great job Shenika! Mitzi Topic 5 DQ 1 and Responses What is the relationship between thinking and language? Language is a part of the thinking process and allows us to conceptualize the world around us. The philosopher Wittgenstein (2010) once said, “The limits of my language means the limits of my world” (p. 74). Our language owes use to interpret our thoughts. According to Elizabeth Spelke, professor of psychology at Harvard, from birth infants have a language-dependent system that is used for thinking about objects (as cited in Bouchard, 2013). References Bouchard, D. (2013). The nature and origin of language / Denis Bouchard. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. Wittgenstein, L. (2010). Tractatus logico-philosophicus (C. K. Odgen, Trans.). Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5740. (Original work published 1922) Hi Katherine, I agree with you on thinking and learning; it takes both parts to be able to use language properly. I also agree with how important it is that thinking and communication go hand in hand with each other through our daily lives and how it affects the way we perceive the world. We need both to communicate to others what we have learned and to be able to attain knowledge from others we are learning. Thinking and language is a part of each and every one of our lives and without one how well would be able to communicate with the outside world. Great post, thanks for sharing with us. Mitzi Hi Tara, First, I just want to say the excellent explanation of the relationship between thinking and language. I have to agree with you on how they both have to go hand in hand and they do work together in how we learn, express ourselves and in communication. I would also have to agree that it does not matter which one leads or follows, given your examples, it looks like at any point in time given the situation either one could lead the process. Fantastic job with showing examples of how each could be driving in the communication area. How do you look at the learning process of Italian now that we have had this discussion question? Thanks for sharing. Mitzi Hi Brienna, The way you explained thinking and language is terrific; I agree that thinking is our mind working to take in the world around us and language is how we can express our feelings and thoughts. The two are connected in the fact that we are always thinking even when we sleep and when we communicate with others that is how we are getting our thoughts across. I like your example of teaching dogs tricks; I believe that is right with language, whether you are learning a new language in school or as a young child learning to talk. Depending on the tongue spoken in the home that is what that child will express themselves and if it is multi-lingual, then that child grows up speaking more than one language. As an example, I have a girlfriend in AZ that speaks English but learned Spanish during her education, now that she has children of her own they are spoken to in both languages so that they start out being multi-lingual. Mitzi Hi George, I like that fact that you acknowledge that others have a different opinion than your own. That is completely acceptable; we are free to have our own thoughts and feelings on everything we see and read. Although, I believe they go hand in hand, I do see how you view them differently, but I am also happy to see that you do recognize that without thinking we could not verbalize our thoughts. Just because we have different views on this does not make one or the other right or wrong. I do like how you broke down how you see language and how you see thinking. It makes it something I can view and understand. Great job on your post. Mitzi Topic 5 DQ 2 and Responses What are some words that have had a traditional meaning but have been redefined by more recent culture? Think in terms of your parents' language and how it changed to your generation, computer language's impact on society, or maybe how your kids talk compared to your use of language. Please be mindful not to use examples that are inappropriate for an academic setting or may be offensive to others. The one word that came to mind when I read the DQ and thought of my son was the word “sick.” Even now he will use the word to describe something that is cool or awesome. Growing up sick was only used when someone in my family was sick as in had to go to the doctor, get a shot, and medication. If my memory serves me correctly, I think as I was growing up, we used words like gnarly, totally rad and such. I have noticed throughout the decades how words have changed and have been used to mean something else. Hi Katarina, I enjoyed reading your post; you gave great examples of words used then and now. I liked using the word dating myself; it made a relationship seem sounder than just hanging out which looks like being just friends. I still use the term date or dating when I talk to my son who is 23 now and a lot of the time he will give me I've just been hanging out with so and so. So I understand and agree with your thoughts about committed relationships as God has intended. I am not an involved practicing Baptist, but I do believe in the morals and values that I grew up with regarding my faith. You are correct that we should hold one another accountable and help those who have fallen into this worldly pattern. Thanks for a new perspective on the topic. Mitzi Hi Dee, I found your post insight once again, the word "tweet," you have made me remember the sounds of birds. Like many when I hear the word tweet I think of Twitter, I have a few accounts, but I never use them unless they are going to gain me something in a game I may be playing. You brought up the shorthand; that was one skill I was never given the option to learn. I am sure it comes into great use, even today I could see it being useful. I'd love to learn shorthand at some point; I could see the value of it in note taking. I too enjoy Old English as well as just spoken English ( the Queen's English) I should be more specific; I love the British accent and to read it in a book just brings the imagination to life for me. When you speak of the English language and the many words compared to others yet we only teach a select few is a sad thing, it's like the art of writing a dying art. I hope when I become a teacher I will be able to expand my student's vocabulary to more than just the basics. Thank you for the insightful post. Mitzi Hi Jeffrey, I agree with your post entirely; I work in the school system and "what" or "huh" are regularly used. We try to correct them when they do this. It does seem that the English language is becoming lax, and I agree it is contributed to technology today. It is sad to see because the English language has so much to offer to future generations and the recreation of a dialect of the English language will just make reteaching the correct way of using English harder on educators. What are your thoughts on this? Do you agree or disagree with this assumption? Mitzi Hi Sabrina, I am in agreement with your post this week, the examples you showed I have heard except for ratchet that one was new to me. Ratchet to me is a tool mechanics use to work on cars and such. The word dope besides the meaning of drugs I have heard being used as something being "cool." Cougar, yes I grew up knowing it as a mountain lion, but there are an actual website and commercial called Cougars.com where older women can find younger men and vice versa to date. I am not elderly, but my husband likes to refer to me as a Cougar in an endearing way, and he is older than me. Thanks for sharing an insightful post. Mitzi