Self Evaluation

I came into freshman seminar confused. At first I thought the class was going to be  structured very differently than it actually was, and just that alone was enough to make me not like the class. But over the weeks, with the different scholarship from all over the world coming in and lecturing us on the importance of contemporary issues, I began to take my first opinion of the class and change it a little. I realized that there are things at hand greater than myself, and one of the greatest lessons I learned in the class is reaching back while moving forward. Turning around after my success and helping those less fortunate, or those that want to be successful in life. I learned that if I don't advance the community around me that my success will have been for nothing, for what use is a successful man if he has success alone and does nothing for others? There's no values in that. I looked at some department heads and excellent professors get up and deliver impassioned speeches, that really showed how involved they were with helping others and advising us, the class of 2010. So I was very grateful for that. The class also taught me a little about group work and research, that through the combined effort of many individuals from many different fields that it's still possible to solve today's problems, from many different perspectives. I learned that with a common goal in sight, that any group of people can achieve success if they work hard enough through good means.

self evaluation

To be honest, When i signed up for this class thought it would be a waste of time due to prior students filling my head with their own opinions about the class. After the first lecture with dr.Carr I immediately fell in love with the course. There were spme days that were very boring I have to admit, but all in all this class was very beneficial in my first semester at Howard University. I experienced some of the finest teachers at Howard without having to take their courses and I recieved advice on what to expect and what to do to reach my ultimate goal of being a Howard University Graduate

Presentation 2

I walked into class today not really feeling thee whole freshman seminar presentation thing. I had a stressful night the day before and I did not get that much rest. The group that was presenting was speaking about stress so I payed attention to what the group had to say because I was going through a lot of stress in my life during that time. Turns out, the group touched on several basises of stress and how college students are more than likely to be more stressed than any other people. We go through a lot of different trials and tribulations throughout our college careers and it takes a lot to succeed with all of the odds against us. The group then passed out some test for everyone to take to rate their stress levels and most of us recieved high scores due to the amount of stress in our lives today.

presentation 1

This presentation started with a video of a girl who thought she was a dog. The video basically showed how we are products of our environment. The little girl was raised by dogs so now she crawls,barks, and eats just as a dog would. The video showed how if we are socially deprived y the human rce and raised by animals, we too can begin to think we are savage. The video freaked me out because I was puzzled to see how a human being could think they re an animal.

Faculty Interview

I interviewed Coach Travis Lyons of the Howard Mens Basketball Team on how he felt about race in sports. Coach Travis uttered that race plays a big role in sports in the pros and definitely in college sports. Blacks are unable to express themselves as individuals in sports because they are looked upon as thugs or uneducated individuals. Coach Travis also said that the black coach is definitely rare nowadays in sports although they are always interviewed to meet certain quotas. This does not mean that black coaches are not qualified but it means that black coaches are frowned upon in professional sports and also in collegiate sports. Lastly Coach Travis spoke on how race plays n important role in salary as well. A white pitcher in baseball will be paid more than a black pitcher of the same quality due to race.

African burial ground

The African burial ground was a very interesting and informative field trip. Firstly, New York was a great experience in itself. The scenery and the environment was a great experience. At first, I initially just wanted to go shopping in New York and that was mostly why I went on the trip. My opinion was suddenly changed once we embarked on our journey at the African Burial Ground. The things that were talked about were very interesting and I learned that much more about my African forefathers. Another thing that interested me as well was the video shown inside of the building about how the slaves lived decades ago. The sculptures seemed so realistic that I thought they were regular people. After the African Burial ground I went shopping in Harlem and found a lot of things that fit my taste. All in all, the trip was a splendid success.

Dr. Carrs lecture

Dr Carr introduced us about the African history. The history helped me open up on different parts I f Africa. He talked about the language. He was so intrigued about the African culture he began to talk about the African language.  The different words he was bringing up shows how important the culture was. The words he talked about I never even heard them before. He also said that our ancestors went through so much.  They were being carried in chains on ships to be taken to work in the fields. They had it hard and I wish it wasn’t them that had to go through it. They Growing up I never even learned African Literature because my teachers never told me about it. In class we would always talk about the Civil War and the Vietnam War but never anything about how our ancestors struggled just to be here. I was amazed how he preached the African literature. He was so strong about it. To this day I’m still amazed and I want to be in one of his classes so that way I can understand more about the subject. I enjoyed this lecture a lot which is a reason why I liked freshman seminar for the semester.