Snopes is not a website that I’ve used in the past and
sadly, I hadn’t even heard of it until today.
It seemed very interesting to me and I spent quite some time on the
website as I am very inquisitive and am always trying to find out the “truth”
based on facts. I guess that’s the Human
Resource in me. Something that I liked
about Snopes is that they present the facts and mark it a green check mark if
they’ve researched the information and it’s factual and if the information/rumor
checks out to be fake, then it’s marked with a red “X”. Now if the information/rumor is partially
correct, then they have the marked area half green and half red which tells you
“only half of this is true’’. My
personal opinion is that everyone has a bias.
They say that the news is “unbiased” and that they don’t present their
opinions, they just present the “facts” but if that’s the case, why is CNBC
known for their liberal views? And why
is FoxNews known for their conservative views?
It’s because no matter what, you’re stating facts with a covert spin
(and sometimes not so covert). While I didn’t
notice a direct bias on a specific topic on Snopes, I am certain that they
exsist. I will certainly continue to
visit the Snopes website in the future as I see it provides information on an
array of topics from Business, College, Crime, Travel and heck … even love!
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Sentinel - KSU Newspaper
Whether or not I agreed with the articles on the Sentinel,
they all seemed interesting to me. Two
articles in particular got my attention.
First, “Student petition for extended hours at the Commons”, March 17,
2015 and “Report pushes In-State Tuition for Immigrants”, October 13,
2015. The March article argued that the
Commons dinning should open past 8:00 pm from Monday thru Thursday in effort to
accommodate working students.
Apparently, there have been 400 signatures collected to make this
happen. The Director of Culinary and
Hospitality Service argues that if the demand is there, he has no problem with
extending hours of operations as needed; however, there is a cost associated
with the extended hours and if students are able to cover this cost, this is
basically a non-issue. The students
that signed this petition are okay with the cost being added to everyone with a
meal plan. What’s frustrating to me is
that I have a meal plan which I didn’t ask for; therefore, I would be stuck paying
yet another fee for something that doesn’t apply to me. Awesome!
The October 13, 2015 The article asked: “How can in-state
tuition given to undocumented immigrants affect KSU”. Pretty loaded question in my opinion. I couldn’t agree more with the Director of
Global Admissions, Julio Espana. “It’s
hard to take a side. I believe in
education and we should be supportive of everyone, but having said that, I
think they should go by the law, follow the rules and then be able to have
in-state tuition.”
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Letter to the Editor - Cosmopolitan
Letter to the Editor - Cosmopolitan
Original Article:
Cosmopolitan’s 21 Beauty Trends That Need to Die in 2015 (January 5,
2015)
There was a break down on Twitter (“straight up racist "@KillioussBey: Boycott @Cosmopolitan this is downright
disgusting. pic.twitter.com/1KN7RwHIYP")
where Cosmopolitan was being accused of being racist. Their article included several pictures of women being compared for
beauty “do’s” and “don’ts” and the images included the captions “RIP’s” and
“Hello Gorgeous”. “RIP” represented the
fashion statement that should go away and “Hello Gorgeous” represented the new “in”. Sadly the perception was that the images that
were used with a woman of color were all “RIP’s”. Even before the letter to the editor was
released, Cosmopolitan put out this apology as a rebuttal to all of the
negative social media on Twitter regarding this article at the time:
“This article focuses on beauty trends with images that
represent those trends. Some images have been taken out of context, and we
apologize for any offense. Celebrating all women is our mission, and we will
continue to work hard to do that.”
Letter to the editor:
“With certainty, the insensitivity of your decision to
dichotomize fashion do’s and don’ts with the use of Black models, has been
called to your attention. That must be the reason why you released this
apology”
As you can see, the Cosmopolitan reader to this article is
highly upset because “as a 25 year old black woman with a career in media and
avid fashion lover, she could not identify herself with the article.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Thoughts on Literature and Literature Analysis
Interesting enough, I can’t answer most of the questions
being asked for this blog assignment. I
attended high school in Puerto Rico in 1994.
It’s no secret because I’ve said it in past discussions and maybe even a
past blog but I am almost 35 years old.
English classes in Puerto Rico were more so conversational and didn’t
require us to read literature. I don’t
remember ever having to write an essay or even a research paper. In fact, I’ve never done more writing than I
have done for this class. I’ve truly
enjoyed every bit of it because it’s not only helped me to learn but it has
also helped me in the other classes that require essays. With this being said, my first encounter with
literature was when I read the short stories posted recently. My favorite was The Occurrence at Owl Creek
Bridge. I personally had to read it
twice before I understood what the writer wanted to get across which was that
the main character never really made the escape that he made the readers
believe took place. The annotated
bibliography was a little challenging for me.
I had to keep reverting to the instructions and to the example given by
the professor because I had never don’t anything like that. While I enjoyed reading the short stories, I
don’t think that reading literature and more importantly, analyzing literature
will become a passion of mine. I’ve
never enjoyed reading fiction in the past.
I am more of a “true story” kind of gal.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Why am I Psychology Major?
Why am I a Psychology major?
Disclaimer: I will be thirty-five years old in December. My collegiate career began when I was nineteen years old. Yup, I graduated high school and decided to take the infamous "break" before going to college. Boy am I paying for that today. College for me began in the year 2000 as a Psychology major. I always knew I wanted to "change the world" one person at a time. Little did I know that in order to achieve my dreams which were (and still are) to have my own patients and my own practice, I needed a lot more than just a bachelor's degree. Sadly, I didn't take the first few years of college serious and decided to switch majors because graduate school simply wasn't an option for me. I was too lazy to even consider that option.
This is how I later became a Business major. I figured that with a bachelor's degree in business, I would never face the challenges that I would have encountered with having an undergrad in Psychology. Once again, boy was I wrong. After many years of going to school and leaving school and going back to school and leaving it again, I relocated to Georgia which is where reality struck. You see, prior to my relocation, I had amazing jobs (notice the word job and not career). The Human Resource field was home for me for a really long time; ten years to be exact. I worked for exciting fashion retailers like Juicy Couture, Calvin Klein and OMEGA and retail giants like Macy's and Bed Bath & Beyond and held roles as HR Generalists, HR Managers and at one point even became the Director for the fashion division at a fashion agency. Needless to say, I thought I had it going on. I truly didn't believe I needed to go back to school to finish what I once started. Making money, (a lot of it) always came "easy" to me. Can you imagine how a person without a degree would feel when experiencing such "success" at such a young age?
The state of Georgia did a number on me. I've been here for over a year and have been highly unsuccessful when finding a job. Everyone asks "did you finish college?" A question that was never asked of me when interviewing for all of my previous roles back in New York. The salaries that were being offered were over fifty percent of what I was earning in the past. So when thinking of what I wanted to do next and what would truly make me happy, going back to school was my immediate response.
Psychology is something that I practice in my everyday life. I truly enjoy studying people and their behaviors especially their reaction to everyday situations. Among my friends, I am the "go to" for career and relationship advise. I find myself truly making a difference in so many lives; I know it's my calling. Once I complete this semester, I will have another year and a half before I complete a bachelor's degree in Psychology. Graduate school is a definite for me; however, I am still undecided as to where I will be attending. Kennesaw will be my alma mater. I choose Kennesaw because my niece attends KSU as a Graphic Design major and has always had nothing but great things to say about it.
From the little I've learned about psychology and what it takes to have your own practice, it looks like I'll be studying for the next four years and working to obtain my license for another 150 hours and I couldn't feel happier about that. When all is said and done, I will be come a marriage and family counselor.
Disclaimer: I will be thirty-five years old in December. My collegiate career began when I was nineteen years old. Yup, I graduated high school and decided to take the infamous "break" before going to college. Boy am I paying for that today. College for me began in the year 2000 as a Psychology major. I always knew I wanted to "change the world" one person at a time. Little did I know that in order to achieve my dreams which were (and still are) to have my own patients and my own practice, I needed a lot more than just a bachelor's degree. Sadly, I didn't take the first few years of college serious and decided to switch majors because graduate school simply wasn't an option for me. I was too lazy to even consider that option.
This is how I later became a Business major. I figured that with a bachelor's degree in business, I would never face the challenges that I would have encountered with having an undergrad in Psychology. Once again, boy was I wrong. After many years of going to school and leaving school and going back to school and leaving it again, I relocated to Georgia which is where reality struck. You see, prior to my relocation, I had amazing jobs (notice the word job and not career). The Human Resource field was home for me for a really long time; ten years to be exact. I worked for exciting fashion retailers like Juicy Couture, Calvin Klein and OMEGA and retail giants like Macy's and Bed Bath & Beyond and held roles as HR Generalists, HR Managers and at one point even became the Director for the fashion division at a fashion agency. Needless to say, I thought I had it going on. I truly didn't believe I needed to go back to school to finish what I once started. Making money, (a lot of it) always came "easy" to me. Can you imagine how a person without a degree would feel when experiencing such "success" at such a young age?
The state of Georgia did a number on me. I've been here for over a year and have been highly unsuccessful when finding a job. Everyone asks "did you finish college?" A question that was never asked of me when interviewing for all of my previous roles back in New York. The salaries that were being offered were over fifty percent of what I was earning in the past. So when thinking of what I wanted to do next and what would truly make me happy, going back to school was my immediate response.
Psychology is something that I practice in my everyday life. I truly enjoy studying people and their behaviors especially their reaction to everyday situations. Among my friends, I am the "go to" for career and relationship advise. I find myself truly making a difference in so many lives; I know it's my calling. Once I complete this semester, I will have another year and a half before I complete a bachelor's degree in Psychology. Graduate school is a definite for me; however, I am still undecided as to where I will be attending. Kennesaw will be my alma mater. I choose Kennesaw because my niece attends KSU as a Graphic Design major and has always had nothing but great things to say about it.
From the little I've learned about psychology and what it takes to have your own practice, it looks like I'll be studying for the next four years and working to obtain my license for another 150 hours and I couldn't feel happier about that. When all is said and done, I will be come a marriage and family counselor.
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