Assignment 5

Kindness is a virtue and often we do things that are perceived kind without even thinking. Throughout the week I had to be attentive of the things that I was doing for others. Most of the things like paying for a friend or calling my grandmother in Ukraine came natural without even thought. The thing that struck me the most is often I would feel sad in certain instances instead of happy that I helped. I would find myself wishing I could do more to help. Pro social behavior was something I never knew about but it turns out that is what makes us want to volunteer. I will in the future be volunteering with my daughter because I want her to have empathy towards the world.

Assignment 4

Almost every individual craves one thing in life and that is love. It does not always mean that they want to get married but they want to find someone who does not make them feel as if they are alone in this world. This assignment made me reflect on all of my relationships throughout my life. It also allowed me to realize that our love styles change throughout our lives and based on the circumstances on who we are dating. This is due to our need for affiliation and our desire to feel understood. Due to attachment styles people have various desires for who they want in their life, while some people claim they are not interested in finding love they still have a desire to be accepted by society. This assignment really opened my eyes to my attachment styles and my desire throughout my life to find my other half.

This is one of my most cherished pictures, it was taken on my wedding day. Looking at this photo makes me realize how far both of us have come. We both met in Bahrain while we were in the Navy, this makes me realized how proximity makes a huge impact in love. Our relationship was a whirlwind romance and we married quite quickly. This year is our fourth year being together. He is not only my best friend but also brings out the best in me, due to our relationship my love style has evolved and matured.

Assignment 3

This assignment was one that opened my eyes as to how far our society has come. Human rights activists, sensitivity training, and education have all contributed to a better and more understanding society. I truly believe that as long we as a society must know our history in order to have a better future.

This photo represents how the world has changed and evolved for the better. This shows that we as humanity care about those who are suffering and hopefully we can stand together to make a difference. This is something that means so much to me since Ukraine is where I was born, my whole family is still there, and to me it will always be home. Just as society has zero tolerance for racism there should be zero tolerance for war.

Assignment 2

This has to be one of my favorite assignments that I have ever done. I thought it was absolutely amazing to be able to look back through all of my photos throughout my life and try to explain who I am as a person. Each photo brought back so many wonderful memories and made me reflect on my life. The question who am I really and how has my life changed throughout my life. Another aspect of looking through all these pictures that I did not quite expect to happen was the emotions that flooded back. It made me realize how much we as humans grow and the way our life circumstances affect our decisions.

This photo is a direct representation of how I felt doing this assignment. It was as if I was looking inside a mirror trying to describe my life and how the world perceives me. I think it was a wonderful experience to sit down during this busy season of my life and reflect. I realized that although the general words like wife and mother do represent who I am but there is so much more to me than that. The biggest takeaway from this assignment for me was that you can never truly judge a book by its cover.