Week 13 Post

Below is a list of my top ten songs that describes my life. However, I am not going to go into why I like them and this that and the other. But with this said, I am actually going to shows you examples of how these songs are relatable to my own life but in a way that is relatable to you as a reader. In case you do not know a certain song or may not remember a song, each has a hyperlink, so you are able to click on them and are able to be transported to the song itself. Lastly, I hope you enjoy my connection of the songs to your own life.

1.     Humble and Kind- This song is the number one on my list due to partly because of the title, but also the lyrics. The reason that both are important because in this song shows how being humble and kind is important concept to master in life. Without these two characteristics, a person’s approaches and meanings life would be different in nature. This song is where I understood the importance of being kind and humble to others.

2.      You Should Be Here- "You Should Be Here", portrays how inside others and my own life there are friendships and other relationships that have went sour due to a variety of differences/reason; as well as how distance between friends and significant others has an influential impact on your life whether you admit it or not. An example of this would be with dealing with the loss of a close pet(s).

3.      The Man I Want to Be- This song shows how myself personally always has had an ideal picture of where I would like to see myself in six months, a year, and in five years. They are many things I can improve with myself personally. Same goes with others regardless how “perfect they are/see themselves.

4.     Today- The song "Today" shows the importance of current and live parts of people's lives. For myself personally this includes college work, paying for college, and keeping up with other requirements outside of academics and work employment. However, one should also focus on the trivial things in life. Some examples are late nights with friends, small talks with close/extended family, and lastly time you have with just yourself.

5.     Woman Like You /Hard to Love- I linked both songs at number six because each prove a common experience in our lives, but an important experience. These songs show how our relationships makes us better at a person on a conceptual level but also makes us better and makes us question our own selves. An example of this is what makes us unique and special that someone may want to deal and spend possibly the rest of their life with you "till the end". Whatever this may mean for you and your significant other.  

6.     The Dance- "The Dance" demonstrates how there are certain events or stage memories that have alter are lives one way or another. Some examples are an individual own future marriage if applicable, seeing family and friends get married and begin a new chapter in their own life. 

7.      I Don't Dance- This song, is like the one above it but the major difference is this song focuses on how an individual who normally do not “dance” on a normal basis in front of /with others, but one individual is able to get you out of your comfort zone. So, in other words, this song the importance of how others encourage us out of our comfort zones.

8.      Remember When- "Remember When" purpose in my own life was showing how no memory/event is too small not to remember and reflect upon. An example of this in everyday life is talking about found memories as a de-stressor during frustrating times.

9.      There Goes My Life- "There Goes My Life" displays how in my life as well as other of how humans tend to over react to new uncertain, unplanned, and stressful situations. On top, of this single demonstrates how typically these events make our lives more challenging at first, but also makes are lives better off later on. An example of this is higher education or having an unexcepted child.  

10. Don't Blink- This song has an influential impact on myself, because it reminds me not to take day to day life's gifts for granted. Some example of this includes family members, the joy of growing up, and being young. This also incorporates anyone.

All and all, this was what I saw as my top ten songs that have alter my life threw out the years.

What is Dyslexia and What Can Be Done to Help?

Dyslexia

What is Dyslexia?

       

Dyslexia is a type of learning disability that involves an issue with processing or understanding language. Normally, this involves use of the grapheme phoneme principle. In other words, an individual has difficulty with connecting a letter to its sound and vice versa. This knowledge plays a huge influence on the use written and spoken language. An example of this is thinking of the word specific but saying or writing the word pacific down.

According to LDA American.org some symptoms and signs of dyslexia are:

-          Reads slowly and painfully

-          Experiences decoding errors, especially with the order of letters

-          Shows wide disparity between listening comprehension and reading comprehension of some text

-          Has trouble with spelling

-          May have difficulty with handwriting

-          Exhibits difficulty recalling known words

-          Has difficulty with written language

-          May experience difficulty with math computations

-          Decoding real words is better than nonsense words

-          Substitutes one small sight word for another: a, I, he, the, there, was

In addition, I strongly recommend looking at this website,    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3480257/What-s-REALLY-like-read-dyslexia-Simulator-reveals-letters-words-appear-people-condition.html .  This website simulates what it is like to have/experience dyslexia. 

Reading Programs are Effective for Students with Dyslexia?

        

   Typically reading programs in school are not suited for children whom have dyslexia. However, there are some reading programs design for them.  These programs may help your child in other areas but not with reading issue. Some examples are: 

o   Kumon

o   Sylvan Learning

o   Hooked on Phonics

o   Reading Recovery

o   Accelerated Reader

o   Vision Therapy

o   Brain Gym

o   Special Diets

-          A program that will benefit a child with dyslexia is any reading program that uses the Orton Gillingham approach. This approach is the oldest and most researched method for helping/teaching individuals with dyslexia.

 

Ways Parents Can Help their Kids with Dyslexia:

According to Dyslexia Read Well, they are several things that parents can do to help their child with dyslexia Some ways to help are:

•          Read to your Child
•           Share Reading
•           Overlearning
•           Silent Reading
•           Make Reading Fun
•           Promote Confidence

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Week 12 Blog

In the short film, "Elevator Music", what occurs is two individuals get into the elevator at first and each plays their form of musical entertainment  for the ride to their destination. Eventually the elevator is full of several individuals play their form of entertainment. However, everyone stops playing their music when an individual walk in the elevator with a boombox. Everyone proceeds to wait in anticipation, but the guy put in headphones. Then elevator music kicks in.  

Using the film, the author who submitted their film to Virgin Media Shorts wanted to portray how and why elevator music was incorporated into the elevator for the rides to various floors. The author of the film purpose in the making of the film is to show his ability to make a film. I am making this inference base off the fact that the channel the film is posted on is a channel with the goal to find the best undiscovered film makers in the UK. In terms of the audience of the film, is anybody that has ever been been a part of an elevator ride and had to listen to the music in an elevator. My reasoning for making that connection is by how everyone became distracted by the elevator music at the end of the video. 

The film itself, has three qualities of a community embedded in it that proves a variety characteristics of community. One characteristic that the film shows is the ethnic diversity of a community. The film uses a variety of sexes, career, and race. A second similar characteristic the film portrays is how communities can a have a variety of interests in an area. The film shows this by the variety of genre each person listens to.  A third characteristic the film portrays is how some community can be isolated and only talk to other members when necessary. The film uses how each member in the video do not say a word and only look at one another for a moment upon entering the elevator. There are several other characteristics of community within the film. 

Communication Impact on the Civil War

How we choose to communicate with others in our daily lives has had profound impact on our skills of communicating later in life. On top of effecting our skills in communication, how communication occurs also alters other ways of life. One historical example of communication impacts others day to day lives was during the Civil War. Three methods of communication that have direct impact on how the war went and others interpreted the war; these methods of communication included the Gettysburg Address, the newspapers, and the telegraph.

The Gettysburg Address by President Lincoln was a short speech performed after the fighting between the North and South had ended. This speech was a minor speech with regards to the other speech performed that day. However, this speech by Lincoln help turned the American public opinion around and help the public obtain the last fighting desire to finish the fight. 

The newspapers reported the fighting that occurred on a day to day basis. This news coverage lead to difficulties for public opinion on the war but allows for the war to be transparent to all. Below are 3 examples of newspapers.  Theses newspapers effects how all viewed the war. 

The telegraph also had a key impact in the war. Lincoln used this to communicate to his generals directly. Truthfully, Lincoln was able to stay on top of hour by hour developments of any battles. This allowed for effective changes with any sort of plan of attack or defense. This was one of the main reasons why the North end up being victorious in the Civil War. 

The Civil War is just one historical example of how communication has affected the world around us today. A current example is how social media communication has affected every one's lives. Whether good or bad forms of communication, each plays a role in how the world has developed to where we are now and will reach in the coming years. So, the next time your communication imagine what affect it will have one yourself as well as others. 

URL: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-newspapers-reported-the-civil-war-17280757/