Month: September 2018

Reading this article I got a sense of an overvaluation of Wikipedia’s affect on society. I don’t believe Wikipedia is credible because of the way users update the data. There is a lot of room for error in their process and no guarantee the data is accurate or true. This isn’t really talked about in the article and that left a bad taste in my mouth.

The writer mainly focused on the glits and glam. Talking about celebrity appeal, its rapid growth as a business and of course mass popularity. Wikipedia is mainstream and deserves its spot on the top, but it is reliable and is it credible?

Reading the article the somewhat bias writer said themselves in not so many words that, Wikipedia fails to paint a full picture. Using the creator’s unique appearance and personality as an example, Wikipedia wasn’t capable of describing it’s subject well enough to give the reader the sense of  an authentic experience. In this ever changing and technologically based society, it is becoming more and more important to have authentic experiences as opposed to looking at numbers and vague descriptions. Appreciating authentic experiences is important for people. Understanding that info, data and stats don’t paint the full picture is an important thing to learn. I agree with the teachers for censoring this from their students!

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Respect is a recurring theme in my life and every time I cast astray it returns with a sharp prick in my, well you know where. These sharp reminders come in many forms and have a way of branding themselves on my consciousness.  Stern words from my grandfather stay with me forever.  Serine moments turning dangerous, add an interesting pinch of fear in the mix and the affects of not eating healthy my be more subtle, but drastically effect the mind and body long term. The countless examples I have and continue to experience, reinforces that respect for all is what I believe.

Being a Judoka (student of Judo)  is a crash course in respect, literally! The first thing you learn is break falls. These teach us how to fall safely,  in preparation to be thrown head over heels and slam into the mat. Once you are able to practice fighting, we are taught to respect our enemy. This means not underestimating and controlling our emotions, a hot head leads to mistakes. We learn about the founder and Judo’s origins, which brings the respect full circle. When this fighting style is shown the respect it deserves, you then understand why Judo is a martial art.

Watching time pass over the land can be both slow like the sunset and fast like an approaching storm. Nature has its way and nature has its pace, it is in our best interest to respect it. Upsetting this delicate balance can be catastrophic and today’s rapidly changing climate is the perfect example. Possibly completely caused by a lack of respect, it might be the toughest challenge ever faced by humanity. Our ambition in the name of progress seemed like a good idea at the time, but is proving costly. Our rapid pace has far advanced nature’s, rendering her unable to catch up amidst the destruction. Nature’s pace cannot be predicted, but must be listened to and felt. Like riding a wave: Once the required level of respect is given you no longer have to search or struggle because she will show you the way. It is when you choose an unnatural pace things go awry. Nature is our home and also our being, to respect ourselves is to respect nature and vice versa.

I’ve never once went wrong choosing respect. When a situation gets awkward or even becomes dangerous, having respect is the way to go. Through countless trial and error, over time I have proven to myself a philosophy and can boldly say: “Respect, this I believe!”

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My experience at Frost campus has inspired me to reach for the stars and still feels larger than life! I have gained reassurance that course is inline with my dreams of owning a business while living and working in back country wilderness.  Socially Fleming has also blown my expectations out of the water. Students and faculty alike have been friendly, understanding and helpful. In conclusion I have found where I need to be in order to reach the next rung on my ladder of life.

The classmates I have chosen to be my two peer editors are Liam Ellis  wpflemingcollege.ca/building1rules

and Mike Burt wpfleming.ca/michaelburt

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