I distinctly remember the first week of school when the course directors had a “did you know one of your classmates _______” session. Did you know one of your classmates invented _______, or worked for ______, or volunteered as a ______? I watched so many people go up in front of the class and receive acknowledgement for their incredible feats of scholarship, service, and leadership. At that time, it was nice knowing that these are my classmates, and I told myself that I too have a niche somewhere in the grand scheme of things. Read more
If you’ve ever watched a semi-controversial YouTube video and read through the text comments, I’m sure you’ve seen users get into pointless arguments employing their vast curse-word ridden vocabulary of four letter words. What baffles me is how these cowards actually think what they’re saying has any clout. It’s relatively easy to hide behind a computer in a shade of anonymity as they blindly criticize their fellow users for trivial matters. Read more
We often hear people speaking about the powerful, non-verbal communication inherent to body language. A person’s preoccupation with their hands, face, and other body parts during conversation reveals a lot about what he or she is really thinking. Now let me talk about a specific application of body language – courtship.
I had a random flashback this morning. For those who are guilty of using “Internet slang”, i have sum news 4 u – it’s nonsense. In no way, shape, or form will using Internet slang get you anywhere in life. In fact, quite the contrary… you’ll develop bad grammar habits and ultimately end of having to remind yourself to use proper syntax in writing formal essays for school.
