community blog post

My basketball community wasn't made up of a group of random girls, we were an extended family. I played basketball from middle school into high school. The first team I ever played for was Havens Court middle school in Oakland Ca. All the members of this team were classmates and friends I had come to know through school. Our interaction with one another was way past casual we were family always laughing, joking, and playing around.
Everyone on this team had a central appreciation and love of the game basketball along with competitiveness. The way we were chosen for this team was through tryouts and we all strive to become apart of the team, but the decision was ultimately up to the coach. The basketball team also gave us opportunities to fundraiser, help kids younger that us, and for a lot of us this was the first time in our lives we felt apart of something.

The next team I played for was Angelo Rodriguez high school in Fairfield Ca. This teams dynamics were different. On this team you had to be a student athlete which meant you had to maintain a C grade point average. This team gave us the opportunity to travel and meet other players on different teams. To play on any basketball team it takes extreme dedication and motivation.

Every team has there ups and downs. With the competition level there are always emotions and frustration involved. The only disadvantages to being on a basketball team is that sometime you miss out on events, but you have to make sacrifices for your team. There are always internal problems in a team as well because some players felt that there was favoritism or not enough playing time. With the extreme competitiveness also came disappointments as well. The disappointments of losing is what i used to dislike the most because i felt we worked so hard for a loss. Winning is apart of basketball in my opinion the best part. All in all being apart of any community is a great opportunity.

Module1 Reflection Blog

Plus:

• Working well with colleagues
• All homework assignments in on time
• Contributing to all class discussions
• Taking responsibility for my actions

Delta:

• Paying attention in class
• Asking questions about things unknown
• Patience
• Professionalism
• Staying aware of Tech related news
• Taking efficient notes
• Using resources given

One thing I learned about myself is that I don't take efficient notes. I realized that I missed out on a lot of important information because my notes were unorganized. I will challenge myself this module to take better notes. I am proud of myself for always contributing in class discussions. I feel that my voice was always heard within our class discussions and that I brought relevant points to the discussions. I am disappointed in myself for not taking the initiative to read my tech book more, and keep up with the technical current events. I will make an effort to stay up on current events relating to tech, and by using all the resources available to me. Overall I will attempt to have a more productive module in which I learn all that there is to know.

Blog Post#6

                In my opinion a person’s neighborhood shapes them to a certain extent. I grew up in East Oakland in a predominately minority neighborhood. Growing up I lived in a tight-knit neighborhood where everyone looked out for one another, but we weren’t naive to the things that were going on around us. Luckily with my family dynamics I always understood that education was important. In my opinion my community didn’t affect me as far as schooling went. My community shaped me on my thoughts, the way I speak, and my mentality. For example growing up I saw a lot of violence, and as a result now violence doesn’t really scare me. I’ve learned how to analyze different situations and react to them accordingly.

 As far as school went my community gave me an outlook on how I didn’t want to be. I saw a lot of young mothers, high school dropout and used this as an example of what I didn’t want to do. I feel that people sometimes have a choice as to whether or not there neighbor hoods shape them. I said sometimes because there are those extreme cases where people don’t have a choice. In my opinion you can choose if you want to be successful or not despite your neighborhood. For example if you were raised in the suburbs in a nice community, you still have the choice if you’re going to school to learn or not. The same goes for people that were raised inner-city they have the choice to choose if they go to school to learn. The only difference would be the materials and curriculum available to them.

I am who I am despite the neighborhood I lived in. This statement best fits me because despite how I grew up I still choose to go to school every day and learn. There were times when outside things could have affected me but I didn’t let them. I feel that I am a part of the lucky few from my neighborhood that have accomplished some goals, but also have goals to accomplish.

Blog Post#5

In my opinion the companies that were in the article are exacerbating the opportunity divide by taking advantage of people, who are in bad situations, and desperate. For example, car companies knowingly give loans to people who they know can’t pay them back, but salesmen’s get paid off of commission so they don’t care to stop them. Blue-Hippo was a company sending out false advertisement to people with low credit scores trying to purchase computers. The advertisements were telling people that no matter what their credit score they could purchase a computer for a cheap amount of money. In reality Blue-Hippo were not shipping customer’s computers until they could pay the full amount. Many companies get away with taking advantage of low-income earners, because many aren’t educated enough, or willing to take the time out to read contracts before they sign them.

People should be held responsible for their actions. When signing things such as contracts, and legal documents people should read them carefully.  I understand that many people don’t have the proper education but it never hurts to ask the people who are giving you the contract what it is that you are signing. People should take the initiative for themselves and fully understand anything before they sign it. Corporations in return shouldn’t be so money hungry that there taking advantage of their customers. If customers are willing to read the contract then companies should be willing to thoroughly explain it to them. Companies & customers should work hand in hand to make sure that neither is taking advantage of each other. In my opinion low-income earners should be given the option if they want a third party to assist them in understanding a contract. People who really need the help should take advantage of any assistance given to them. Overall it’s up to customers to fully understand anything before they sign it.