When someone ask me what are my thoughts about midterm exams and my preparations towards it, I always say the same thing which is, that I think midterm exams should not be applied in college and I am not prepared for my midterm exams. I hope that after I explain my reasons why I think midterm is rather time wasting and why I am never ready for it, you the readers would agree with me. I also hope that I do not offend any pro midterm exams people who read my blog as I do not mean to insult you. As I write this blog I’m writing this according to how I feel about midterm exams.
Firstly I would like to explain what I think about midterm exams. I find it rather harsh that college students have to go through midterm exams as we have already go through it at school. Having midterm exams in school is understandable because teachers in school have to access students on the rate we are going. Having midterm exams in college is simply a waste of time because we college students are moving towards the adult hood and I think midterm is a way of showing where we stand in the academic level in a certain subject.
As a college student we the students should only be given final exams because we need more time to study and do our revision. Having it right after the first half of a course is really hectic for students who still have not adjusted themselves to the college lifestyle. Midterm also causes most students to do last minute studying thus to stay up until wee hours studying and trying to get the very last information into the brain. What ever that comes out in the midterm exams would come out in the final exams in the end and it makes no different why must be do a midterm exam when we are going to do the same question again during the final exams.
As about my preparation towards my final exam I think that I am never ready for any papers. May it be when I was in school or in college I always tend to do last minute studying no matter what. It is a habit I picked up and it is really hard to get rid of and I have since been doing all my preparation two to three days before my exams start. I know that doing last minute studying is not that good and should not be practiced by the younger generations who are reading this, but it always tends to work for me. I believe that students who do last minute studying always tend to do well, as the notes that were studied 5 hours before the exams are still fresh in their mind.
This has been all that I am able to talk about my preparation towards the midterm exams. Either how I think of it or how my preparation towards it, I know that no matter what I would still have to sit and I would have to do the last minute mugging by myself.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Preperation for midterm (Part 1)
It has only been a month and a half since college begun for me and I have already my midterm exams waiting for me next week. The feeling of just starting fresh in college has been long gone, but it still feels just like yesterday when I first started college. There was no more play time and a lot of people always say that when someone is new to college they are bound to suffer from culture shock.
As usual I am not ready for my midterm exams as I have been slacking the whole time in class and not paying any attention when the lecturer is teaching as I concentrate more when I hear my friends talking. I know that I need to do some really hardcore last minute studying I plan on at least passing my midterm exams. I know all the notes that the lecturer has given must be read and understood by me. I have realize that it is not school anymore and I should not be praying for miracles anymore but start managing my time other than going out and enjoying my college lifestyle.
In my opinion I think that the midterm as come a little bit too fast as I’m just fresh out of school and I’m still in my honeymoon world. Having a midterm after a month and a half in college is too fast as it gives me limited time to get adjusted to the college lifestyle. I think that the midterm exams is going to be tough as I do not even know what is coming out and I’m forced to rely on friends who have been paying attention in class to help me out.
Since its kind off too late for me to score an A in my papers I am looking on trying my best in at least getting B’s or C’s in my paper. I think what I should do is start doing questions after questions hopping that I can at least get some of this information in my brains. I also think that I should mute my friend from my life for at least this whole week until I get through my papers so that I can concentrate more. I also have to draw up a schedule to study for my midterm papers so that I can divide my time equally for all the papers so that I am able to pay equally same attention for all the other papers.
This is all that I can say about how I am going to prepare for my midterm as I have no other ways of preparing for my midterm. I know that I need all the hope in the world to pass my midterm exams as I know it is impossible, but as my mum says “its not over until the fat lady sings” which means that do not give up until you are too sure, thus I would not give up in myself and believe that I could at least score B’s or C’s.
As usual I am not ready for my midterm exams as I have been slacking the whole time in class and not paying any attention when the lecturer is teaching as I concentrate more when I hear my friends talking. I know that I need to do some really hardcore last minute studying I plan on at least passing my midterm exams. I know all the notes that the lecturer has given must be read and understood by me. I have realize that it is not school anymore and I should not be praying for miracles anymore but start managing my time other than going out and enjoying my college lifestyle.
In my opinion I think that the midterm as come a little bit too fast as I’m just fresh out of school and I’m still in my honeymoon world. Having a midterm after a month and a half in college is too fast as it gives me limited time to get adjusted to the college lifestyle. I think that the midterm exams is going to be tough as I do not even know what is coming out and I’m forced to rely on friends who have been paying attention in class to help me out.
Since its kind off too late for me to score an A in my papers I am looking on trying my best in at least getting B’s or C’s in my paper. I think what I should do is start doing questions after questions hopping that I can at least get some of this information in my brains. I also think that I should mute my friend from my life for at least this whole week until I get through my papers so that I can concentrate more. I also have to draw up a schedule to study for my midterm papers so that I can divide my time equally for all the papers so that I am able to pay equally same attention for all the other papers.
This is all that I can say about how I am going to prepare for my midterm as I have no other ways of preparing for my midterm. I know that I need all the hope in the world to pass my midterm exams as I know it is impossible, but as my mum says “its not over until the fat lady sings” which means that do not give up until you are too sure, thus I would not give up in myself and believe that I could at least score B’s or C’s.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Sports or Music (Music)
After speaking on sports in my previous post, I have decided to write about music this time since I was given the choice between music and sports. In everyone’s daily life, music is something that everyone listens to. If there is someone in this planet who does not listen to music, it would be either he or she lived in the jungle for their whole life or they might be captured by underground monster. Music industry is one of the highest money making “scheme” ever in the economy. Most musician are not affected by the economic downturn because they are protected by contracts which liable them to their direct income.
In this world there are so many types and genres of music that it is very hard to keep count of. There are reggae, rap, blues, rock, metal, country and so much more. Different people have different taste in music. Some prefer having a loud noise that pumps the heart to the core and some prefer having a cooling beat that relaxes their heart.
One thing that the types of music that have in common is that, all of them are able to release stress. People look at rap as a symbol of violence, but when the lyrics are actually read and the inner meaning is found there is a different side of rap. There have been people who said that metal music is bad and it goes against religion, but then again most of metal songs are about love.
There is also reggae music where most people say that reggae is all about marijuana. Most people miss out the fact that reggae is about the low tempo and slow instrumental. Reggae music is sung with so much of passion in it and there are a lot of moral values that can be learned from reggae. Like for an example Bob Marley’s hit song Is This Love, where many people thought the song was referring to marijuana. The song was actually referring to love.
Rap songs have proved its worth in the music industry, beating out the other entire genre. Rap which became more hardcore when rappers such as Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G, Suga, 50 cent, Eminem and Snoop dogg. Even though there are still criticism over rap, that rap is bad for children and it would create more and more violent, people still fail to realize that what is being rapped is not fake but the truth of the untold world that the government might be trying to cover up.
People may criticize the different types of genre’s all day long, day or night but it is a well known fact that becoming someone who creates music that pleases others is not something that is as easy as eating left over pizza’s, but it is something that actually turns the world around. Music is always going to be music, may it be pop, rock, blues, country, hip hop, rNb, rap, metal or what so ever, they all have the same motive, which is to entertain people.
In this world there are so many types and genres of music that it is very hard to keep count of. There are reggae, rap, blues, rock, metal, country and so much more. Different people have different taste in music. Some prefer having a loud noise that pumps the heart to the core and some prefer having a cooling beat that relaxes their heart.
One thing that the types of music that have in common is that, all of them are able to release stress. People look at rap as a symbol of violence, but when the lyrics are actually read and the inner meaning is found there is a different side of rap. There have been people who said that metal music is bad and it goes against religion, but then again most of metal songs are about love.
There is also reggae music where most people say that reggae is all about marijuana. Most people miss out the fact that reggae is about the low tempo and slow instrumental. Reggae music is sung with so much of passion in it and there are a lot of moral values that can be learned from reggae. Like for an example Bob Marley’s hit song Is This Love, where many people thought the song was referring to marijuana. The song was actually referring to love.
Rap songs have proved its worth in the music industry, beating out the other entire genre. Rap which became more hardcore when rappers such as Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G, Suga, 50 cent, Eminem and Snoop dogg. Even though there are still criticism over rap, that rap is bad for children and it would create more and more violent, people still fail to realize that what is being rapped is not fake but the truth of the untold world that the government might be trying to cover up.
People may criticize the different types of genre’s all day long, day or night but it is a well known fact that becoming someone who creates music that pleases others is not something that is as easy as eating left over pizza’s, but it is something that actually turns the world around. Music is always going to be music, may it be pop, rock, blues, country, hip hop, rNb, rap, metal or what so ever, they all have the same motive, which is to entertain people.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Sports or Music (sports)
Picking between sports and music would be one of the hardest decisions that I would have to make as sports and music are both in my interest caliber. But since I have to write two posts on this topic I would write choose sports first. Growing up as a kid, I always remembered my dad telling me that, playing sports could make me fit. A lot of people do not know that running around a field is also a sport. Most people only look at commercial sports as real sports.
Sports have a lot of beneficial to us as it can help us lose weight. Our countries obesity rate is so high that more and more people are going into operation such as liposuction. Playing sports such football, hockey or basketball are only a few of sports that I have choose to name as there are so many more that would take me the whole night to list down.
People don’t know that sports are another source of releasing stress. Due to the economic downturn recently more and more people have got into drugs. A walk in a park for 30 minutes is also known as a form of sport and could reduce a person’s stress and would be keeping a person away from sports. Playing sports could also lead a healthy lifestyle for youths now days, which are easy influence by peers to get into negative culture such as partying, drinking, using drugs or smoking.
Sports could lead to professionalism. A lot of people who have been playing a certain sports as a hobby have gone into becoming a professional. For an example former England football team captain David Beckham started football only thinking of playing it as a passion and he soon became a professional. Someone who has the passion in playing sports could really make it big if potential and interest plays a main role in he or she’s life.
Getting into sports could also make a person not become a couch potato. A lot of people are now just watching television in the evening, when they should be outside sweating and burning calories. A lot of people have said that playing sports is the only way a person can tackle laziness. There are some people who have stated that sports should be played by people who are only good at it. This is by far the most ignorant statement a person could give. Sports are something where even if someone is disabled, he or she could still play. Sports should be played with fun in the mind and not a competitive mind set when it is played for fun.
These are all the points that I can elaborate about sports. My final conclusion is that sports is not only a form of activity anymore but it is now a main part in someone’s life and it is like a basic need in someone’s life. Sports should be done with a smile on a face not something done forcefully.
Sports have a lot of beneficial to us as it can help us lose weight. Our countries obesity rate is so high that more and more people are going into operation such as liposuction. Playing sports such football, hockey or basketball are only a few of sports that I have choose to name as there are so many more that would take me the whole night to list down.
People don’t know that sports are another source of releasing stress. Due to the economic downturn recently more and more people have got into drugs. A walk in a park for 30 minutes is also known as a form of sport and could reduce a person’s stress and would be keeping a person away from sports. Playing sports could also lead a healthy lifestyle for youths now days, which are easy influence by peers to get into negative culture such as partying, drinking, using drugs or smoking.
Sports could lead to professionalism. A lot of people who have been playing a certain sports as a hobby have gone into becoming a professional. For an example former England football team captain David Beckham started football only thinking of playing it as a passion and he soon became a professional. Someone who has the passion in playing sports could really make it big if potential and interest plays a main role in he or she’s life.
Getting into sports could also make a person not become a couch potato. A lot of people are now just watching television in the evening, when they should be outside sweating and burning calories. A lot of people have said that playing sports is the only way a person can tackle laziness. There are some people who have stated that sports should be played by people who are only good at it. This is by far the most ignorant statement a person could give. Sports are something where even if someone is disabled, he or she could still play. Sports should be played with fun in the mind and not a competitive mind set when it is played for fun.
These are all the points that I can elaborate about sports. My final conclusion is that sports is not only a form of activity anymore but it is now a main part in someone’s life and it is like a basic need in someone’s life. Sports should be done with a smile on a face not something done forcefully.
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