Assignment Takeaway 5
For this assignment, we had to choose to do five acts of kindness over the course of a week and then write about their reactions. I genuinely enjoyed this assignment because it was nice to see their reactions as do acts of kindness for those. In my paper, I talked about how my acts of kindness were not that big but I could tell that those that I did that for were extremely thankful. This assignment somewhat brought me peace because it allowed for me to remember the smallest things could bring the most joy. Overall, I was enticed with the whole assignment, from performing the acts of kindness to writing about it.
I chose this picture because it really is about the little things in life. I think that we all become caught up in receiving big gifts or big acts of kindness, that we take for granted the smallest things. This picture allows for me to express that it really can be the smallest things can make someone’s day.
Assignment Takeaway 4
I honestly really liked this assignment because it allowed for me to learn about the different types of love and what each type of love entails. This assignment allowed for me to dig a little deeper and understand why I am the way I am when it comes to relationships. I also liked learning a little bit about how the scoring worked when it came to the six sections, and if you scored low fro a certain type of love, then meant that is what you look for in a partner. However, if you scored high for a certain type of love, then you do not look for that specific aspect in a partner. Overall, I thought that this assignment was just interesting and gave me an in-depth about myself as a person when it comes to love.
The picture below represents my results. This shows the six types of love that were presented in this assignment. After interpreting my results, I learned that I scored in both the eros and agape love types. Overall, I was not surprised by results because I know that I tend to have poor love interest habits due to my last relationship.
Assignment Takeaway 3
For assignment number three, we were told to watch this two minute YouTube video and decide whether or not a racial slur could exist without any racial intent behind it. I did like the assignment, not the video so much, but this assignment made me think about something I have never thought about before. It made me realize that even if people do not intend for racial slurs to have racial intent behind them, they still are offensive due to the fact that they were made for specific racial groups.
I chose this picture to represent what I think about racial slurs. As mentioned above, a racial slur cannot exist and be used without any racial intent. I feel that it is more of a respect thing and how you are as a person if you decide to use racial slurs. Yes, they were created and some people may feel they can use them more than others, but that is hypocritical given the situation, so I think really no one should use them.
Assignment Takeaway 2
For assignment number two, we were told to select a handful of photos that described us. I honestly really liked this assignment because it made me analyze a lot of the pictures that I chose. Whenever I look at pictures whether it is on social media or my camera roll, I fail to realize that the moment captured is just that. There often is so much more to a picture than what we see. For example, one of the photos I selected of myself looked like it was a great day and I was so happy, but the memory associated with that photo was not a good one.
I chose this picture because this is what I think every time I take a photo or I look at a photo. The picture below is how I feel when I decide to post a picture on social media. Because this is how I often feel, this assignment made me think of the chapter we are learning about in my human services class. The chapter has to do with perception. I often believe that we think we have to put on this facade for the world to see. We want the world to perceive us in a way where life is somewhat perfect when in reality it is not. A picture might be worth a thousand words, but it is only part of the memory it holds.
