day 2 – feb 1

How did culture shape my Covid-19 experience?  Throughout this pandemic, I have noticed and witnessed different cultures reacting and responding to several rules, regulations, guidelines, and research in a multitude of ways. I found that the people who were interested in knowing more about the virus tended to seek out new and everchanging news, and … [Read more…]

Race & COVID 19 – Jan 27

How does race impact COVID 19? There are several racial and ethnic minority groups that are disproportionately affected by COVID 19 whether it is clear to the human eye or not. Many don’t realize how a virus could impact their lives directly but when you look at the conditions in which people live, learn, work, … [Read more…]

day 1 – jan 20

How has my life been impacted by COVID 19? COVID 19 placed many challenges, both mentally and physically, on almost everyones lives no matter where they reside. It wasn’t just our country, my household, our school, or me; every human, family, business, and life style was effected by this pandemic. Before this, all I had … [Read more…]

journal 11

Overall, I really enjoyed presenting speech 6. It was my last hoorah and honestly my biggest achievement. It is nice to look back to the first speech and remember how nervous I was to give a 1-2-minute speech, and now here I am trying to fit everything that I want to say in under 4 … [Read more…]

journal 10

            In my eyes, from the dry run to my final draft speech I saw and experienced the most growth in speech 2. I think it is important to state that I not only saw the most development but also felt and experienced the most growth and change throughout this speech. At this point and time, … [Read more…]

journal 9

Right off the bat, I cringe when I see the title of the chapter being Principles of Persuasive Speaking or Constructing a Persuasive Speech. I know that as a kid and even as a teenager, being persuasive towards something I was or am passionate about is easy, but as soon as it comes to a speech or research that … [Read more…]

journal 8

            I am truly amazed by the progress I am not only seeing, but feeling, after completing four speeches. When starting out I really had no idea what went into a speech because all throughout high school, I would try and hide notes on my presentations so I would remember what I had to talk about. … [Read more…]

journal 7

Chapter 25 opened my eyes up to so much. Before reading, I had no idea that there was such a variety of speeches, and how much went into each one. I was amazed by the detail, thought, and meaning behind each individual speech, and was touched that there was a specific, but different, focus for … [Read more…]

journal 6

            While reading through the speech 3 prompt I was immediately struck with an idea. I knew that this idea wasn’t anything special, but I also knew that there were plenty of unique ways to do it, and most importantly, I had to be taught how to do it myself, so I instantly thought “why not … [Read more…]

journal 5

            While reading through chapter 13 I learned an enormous amount behind the importance of outlines. Not only have I learned a lot from this chapter, but I also learned a lot from just the two we have done in this class. They are the base line for putting together and delivering a successful speech. This … [Read more…]