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Before class on Monday January 25, I was not aware of the Myers-Briggs questionnaire. The Myers-Briggs is like a personality test with an outcome of sixteen different personality types. This test is based on four pairs of interactive factors: Extravert/Introvert, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, Judgment/Perception. After the presentation by Brandon and Desiree, and taking the Insight Game, I now am aware that I am an ISFP. ISFP’s are quiet, practical, sensitive, and spontaneous. I feel that the description of an ISFP fits my personality perfectly. I am a very shy and retiring person. In class before taking the Insight Game I noticed myself being drawn to all these sides, and after taking the Insight Game, sure enough I am ISFP. Though the Insight Game is not the same as the full-length Myers-Briggs questionnaire, I believe results are very similar. The game allows you to flip through cards, and for you to pick the best one that represents your styles, and ideas. I feel a lot more aware of how different everyone is. No two people are the same. We are all like puzzle pieces unique in our different ways, yet compatible with each other, and when we all come together, is when we can create a beautiful masterpiece!
With this being a week of Unity here at Ball State University, The Multicultural Center and the Office of Institutional Diversity sponsored a couple organizations. In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr, there was a presentation held in Pruis Hall at 7:00 p.m. Reverend Joseph Lowery presents "Civil Rights: Now and Then". Rev. Joseph Lowery is a legendary leader of the American civil rights movement as co-founder, with Martin Luther King Jr., of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
I had chosen this activity to attend because I enjoy listening to talented speakers, I find them very interesting and that you always learn something new.
We were all treated to a small gift, as we walked into Pruis Hall on January 19, they were passing out water bottles at the door that said “Culture Shock. Unity Week 2010”. As I walked into the large lecture hall I was surprises to see all the people that where there. We were welcomed by an opening choir of about 28 members known as the Voices of Triumph, who sang loud and proud. We were informed that tonight occurs on the eve of the one-year anniversary of his rousing benediction to close the inauguration ceremonies for President Barack Obama, the nation's first African-American chief executive.
After a couple opening speakers Joseph Lowery finally took the stage. He was an older man, 88 years of age, and you could tell he was full of love. As he spoke he kept the interest of the crowd, and had us all laughing. Joseph Lowery is a very gifted man, who has many achievements. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) with its lifetime achievement award, which hailed him as the "dean of the civil rights movement." He has been at the heart of the civil rights movement for more than half a century. In addition to his civil rights work, Lowery was a pastor in the United Methodist Church for 45 years. Lowery continues to press for social justice on many fronts. He has made a difference in our world, and it was an honor to listen to him talk.
After a long, relaxing, much needed break, we are all back at school, and ready for the new spring semester. It is never easy jumping right back on schedule after such a lengthy break. It takes a little time to get back into the swing of things, and back to our routines. Not only is this a new semester, but this is also a start to a brand new year. Starting with a new slate is a perfect time for new years resolutions, and goals.
My goal for last semester was to better my writing skills, which I have seen such a difference from my first blogs, and papers to my more recent ones. This semester I plan to really focus on what comes after I am done writing my papers. Focus on really rethinking and revising my work. To really look into my paper, take it apart and see what needs to be altered to make it better. Looking back on peer feedbacks helps when thinking about how to reconsidering your ideas to make alterations to have a meaningful paper!
