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Assignment 3.1- My Act Now Task List

My Act Now Task List

Task 1: I plan to go to tutoring for my calculus class so that I can start to understand and do better with my calculus
Goal: This is going to help me fulfill my goal of getting good grades so I can advance in college
Outcome: I went to tutoring and finished my take home quiz in there and I think it went very well. I feel very confidante about my answers and expect a good grade.
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Task 2: I plan on studying hardcore for my Abnormal Psychology test so I can come out of it with and A
Goal: This goes towards my goal of getting good grades so that I can move on in my college career
Outcome: I studied hard and got my A smile
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Task 3: I will drive around the block at night
Goal: This will help me reach my goal of learning to drive
Outcome: I think I did a pretty good job though I did kind of freak out when a car came by but over all, good
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Assignment 3:2 - Scenario Action Relay

My Answers:

1. If Jimmy wants to pass the eleventh grade what he could do is collaborate more with his teachers. He could talk to his teachers about what he can do to be able to pass and then complete these tasks to the best of his ability.

2. If Linda would like to make beautiful artwork what she could start out doing is maybe taking a beginners art class. A beginners art class will help her learn the medium she likes and works with best. Also the class will teach her techniques to work and from there she could practice those techniques.

3. I think what Mark needs to do is talk to someone, whether it be to his parents, friends, or even a trusted teacher. What Mark is dealing with has gone too far and is getting to big to handle so what he needs to do is reach out someone so they can reach back and help him with his depression and pain.

4. To deal with the break up Mel should get a new hobby or try to have a stronger relationship with her friends. To elaborate, I think that Mel should find something to do that takes her mind off this boy and the break up, do things she loves to do or find something new to do to keep her busy. Or she could take her mind off romantic relationships for a while and focusing on strengthening the friendships she has.

5. What Aron should do to make his life feel more fulfilling is get involved. He could, if going to school, join a club or he could decided what is important to him and go volunteer with something that deals with what he cares about.

6. What Christina should do instead trying to quit cold turkey all by herself is maybe get support, go to an AA meeting or talk to someone who has had the same problem to help get her through this hard time.

7. For Carl to become more in sync with the God's he could try praying more or do some rituals, those things often bring people closer to God. He could also try meditating and focusing on his God while doing so, that might help.

8. What Malinda should do is talk to someone, tell them how she feels and when she is strong enough to pull herself out of this hole of depression she is in then maybe she can talk to her doctor about what she can do to prolong her life or what she can do to be more comfortable while she is dying.

Assignment 1 - Goal List

1. Work on the ships as a cook.
2. Go backpacking across Nova Scotia.
3. Make a home for myself.
4. Learn my family culture.
5. Make a family for myself.

~What you did / thought / tried:
I joined an internet dating site. Not just to find a boyfriend, but to expand on the number of kinds of people I talk to.

~What you felt
I felt a bit awkward, actually. I'm not particularly socially apt, so it was a little nerve-wracking.

~What happened
Well I've had some nice chats, met a couple of people and am planning to meet another - taking precautions of course.

~Would you continue this technique
I think so. I need to expand on my horizons and saying "yes" to things that I wouldn't have normally is a good way to push myself

Sorry, I'm not use to explaining to people sweatdrop
I live in the maritimes where we have Halifax Port so theres a lot of shipping ships of sorts and jobs for people to work on them. I'm hoping to someday be a cook on one of the shipping ships. So I can travel to different places and work.

As for making a home for myself, I'm pretty much starting all over again and the place I'm living now was the only place I could afford until I get back off my feet. It doesn't feel like home since theres nothing in here that's mine and nothing to make it like home. I'm hoping to find a place to live that's comfortable, slowly get stuff for the place and do some paintings to put up (an artist with no artwork lol), get some funiture, necessary things like a bed. So making a home for myself is literally starting from scratch and finding a place to live and settle down again, and making it comfortable so I feel like it's my home

Thank you for clearing things up. That sounds awesome, cooking on a ship and getting to see the world, or at least where ever it is going to. And the family thing sounds sweet. I know you will get there, and I wish you all the luck and give you all of the help you need.

Assignment 1:2
Magnificent. Most students use the 5 bullets as a place to write the answers to the five individual questions. You actually answered the questions for all of your goals. Very impressive and they were very in depth. This is an amazing foundation for the rest of the class.

Well done. There is one question that I forgot to add to that assignment. If you don't mind, do you think tracking this helped to open your eyes to the good and bad things you do every day (according to your own moral conduct.)

Also, I would like to point out that you might be more positive than you think you are. You said "I spent some time playing games on the internet" was a negative thing. I have to say, going non stop with no down time is also negative, so if that was your time for you it would have been totally fine.

And please notify me if I am speaking against what the assignment already said. You are so far along, no other student can match you, so I have never actually had to grade this work. So I have forgotten a little about what I posted in the summer.

I'm already quite good at examining my own actions, seeing whether they are positive or negetive, but sometimes (as you probably noticed) I can be a bit harsh on myself. I know where this comes from and it's a habit I'm working on breaking, or at least dampening.

I'm struggling a little with the next assignment, the Deconstructing Emotions one. I have problems with emotions, and I'm not entirely sure what I'm supposed to do for this exercise. Could I possibly have an example to help me?