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  I find it ironic that I have a topic in my course pertaining to growth mindset. I'm in the Miss Black OU pageant and my platform is "Moving your Mindset," which embodies the same content presented by Carol Dweck concerning a fixed perspective. This assignment really clung to me, as I have come to the age where I must learn from failures and engage with my weaknesses. I can attest to having a fixed-mindset at one point, and I'm learning to remove myself from this sort of thinking. In the Ted, Talk,  The Power of Believing that You Can Improve , Dweck used a medical analogy as to why our mindsets can inadvertently become fixed. As a pre-medicine student, her usage of the medical processes regarding brain activity when humans ere pulled me into the talk even the more. She explained to the listener how it is logical and innate that we reply to such errors, but the issue that we must understand is how to alter the response to the negative stimulus and electrical impulse....

         Image Information: Bulletin Board of Post its   Flick r           "Our motivation to start any task depends on us seeing value in it, yet we place more value on what is happening currently over what the future holds and justify this decision by emotionally disconnecting ourselves from our future selves" (Just Starting). These words from Jory Mackay in the article The Important Habit of Just Starting epitomizes the main reasoning as to why we procrastinate and why some of our personal goals remain unaccomplished. A lot of the time people say focus on the now, because we don’t always have tomorrow. This ideology seems to be running ramped in my generation and the generations beneath me. Focusing on the now gives people the opportunity to forget about their responsibilities and to make rash decisions. This is where the term YOLO, you only live once, was derived. After staying up late studying for an exam well in...

           During middle school, all students were required to take language arts. Within the language arts unit, there were several modules that focused on Greek and Roman mythology, fables, and epics. These were my favorite topics to study in middle school, and I've carried those stories with me into adulthood. I've always enjoyed those stories because they parallel to real life and other stories and proverbs in the Bible. I liked learning about the gods and goddesses. After reading to Rama: Avator of Vishnu of Public Domain Editions of  the Ramayan, I read about how the gods ascended to earth as humans and how sacrifices were being made. The passage focused a lot on the war between good and and evil between gods and demons. It continued to speak a sacrificial offerings, wisdom, and the mark of higher gods. I'm excited to learn more about the Indian culture and history. I've only skimmed the surface of the Indian culture, meaning the only information...

After scrolling through the lists of storybooks, the following stories were my favorite. I went through both the storybooks from the Indian Epics as well as the Myth-Folklore course.  Fifth Dimension        Fifth Dimension captured my interest just from the title. Since my middle school years, I have always been interested in the genres dealing with the supernatural occurrences and romantic fantasy. Even now, as a collegiate student, I enjoy reading novels fantasy novels having do with vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural beings. I watch shows such as Vampire Diaries, Shadowhunters, The Originals, and many others. Therefore, when I saw the title fifth dimension, I immediately had a connection and conjecture that this title is associated with a supernatural world. After reading the introduction, my hypothesis about the content of the story was correct. The title page consisted only of a single picture of the words The Twilight Zone, which wa...

  Image information: Personal photo at Coffee Shop and Pizzeria in Italy May 2015          Coffee is available in all types of flavors and states; you have hot coffee, frozen coffee, coffee beans, chocolate covered coffee beans, frappes, cappuccinos, and macchiatos. Beyond the different consistencies of coffee there are thousands of flavors. Life is a lot like a cup of coffee. At first, coffee can be bitter, but you learn to love it or find another blend that best suits you. I've always loved coffee, but there are definitely a few flavors that prefer over the rest. Everyone has different aspects of their lives that they enjoy and choose highlight. Now, you will learn about the favorite aspects of my life, (outside of the coffee). {A hot caramel macchiato with an extra shot of espresso is my go-to beverage all year round.} My full name is Hannah Elisabeth Pope and I’m a full-time junior here at the OU. I’m studying Health and Exercise Science/Pr...

Deep in the heart of the Eastwoods, where weeping, willowy trees can barely be seen through the dense fog, is a petite, wooden cottage paved with cobblestone. Inside the cold, mysterious, and barren cottages lives the silver haired man. The sound of the creaking old chair echoing off the walls signaled the beginning of the elderly man’s daily routine- his only routine. Every day for hours, the silver haired man wrapped in luxurious linens leans back with eyes closed, humming the tune to inaudible music.    An Old Man Asleep by the  Fire painting by Rembrandt This  is the only image that replays in the mind of the villagers that inhabit Westwood, a town at the edge of the swamp that intersects both Westwood and Eastwood. All other talk concerning the silver haired man is hushed. Only the curious and adventurous villagers dare to cross the swamp and peak into the dust collecting window of the silver-haired man, but foreigners peering into window is the grea...

I can hear the seagulls calling in the wind and the children laughing. I hear the crashing of the waves as they lap against the shore and darken the beautiful white sands. I feel every grain of sand compiled into soft mounds underneath my toes, making my feet white. People in patterned and pastel swimsuits are running across the sand with shovels, pails, seashells, and surfboards. I'm at my favorite place, Florida. Since middle school, Florida has been one of my favorite places. There are so many memories associated with the state and the attractions that the state offers. Every year, my family travels to the airport to fly to one of the many cities in Florida. Most of our visits are to the cities of Miami, Orlando, Tampa, or San Destin. Welcome To Florida Sign courtesy of Joel Kramer Source:  Flickr Florida is the ideal place to adventure. You can go to water parks, theme parks, the beach, or the outlet mall. Even though my family goes to Island's of Adventure, Uni...