Chapters I-IV Questions

1. Give an example or two about situations in which you are "...attending to universal issues and withdrawing...attention from the stream of immediate sense experiences" (2). For myself, I quickly found three: 1. Emailing a local friend instead of doing something or making a call. 2. Hanging out with someone - by going to the movies. 3. Having a party but being too busy to spend time with guests.

 I often read books without remembering or understanding anything from a whole chapter. My mind often “thinks for itself” while I am reading. Even though I do not notice it, I read in my head while thinking about other things about my life. I do this even when I am reading out loud! Even when the book may be very interesting, my mind wanders off to other subjects. Because of this, I usually lose the whole experience of an awesome book. In addition, I do not always remember to pray to God.  In pages eighteen and nineteen of the Screwtape Letters, Lewis explains that Christians do this often. I often do not realize the greatness of God when I talk to Him; I don’t always get the full experience of talking to my Savior because of surrounding thoughts.

2.  What are your "daily pinpricks" (11)? For myself, spiral paper eats at something deep inside.

 I have a lot of weird “daily pinpricks.” For example, I hate when people touch my shoulders. It makes me feel gross and gives me “the chills.” What makes more aggravated is that people touch my shoulders purposely to irritate me! In addition, I hate when my folder paper isn't exactly folded in half. My OCD kicks in and I have to fix it until it’s perfect. Finally, I hate when people don’t listen to me when I am leading an activity. I get stressed out when my class doesn't listen to me! When any of these things happen, my frustration comes out! I know that instead of showing frustration, I should show peace and appreciation because of God’s mercy and grace. What are your thoughts on prayer? Compare your prayer life to this chapter. I often pray during the mornings and night. Before I go to sleep, I thank God for the day. I often pray on my rides to school for my class and family to grow closer to God. Like most people, I tend to pray “more intensely” while I’m in panic or stress. Like Lewis mentions, I often don’t have the desire to pray or talk to God. I take God for granted because of my selfish desire for worldly things.

What is eSafety?

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Copyright

What does copyright mean to me? When I think of copyright, I usually think of pesky laws or rules getting in the way of copying or sharing things. Copyright is a protector of one's hard work. It is a fair way to prevent plagiarism and illegal sharing. Because of copyright, one is able to keep the credit for their own work.

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Questions and Answers

A. Besides social media, texting, or homework, I don’t write much. Writing has always been a struggle for me. When I was in intermediate, I would take writing classes over the summer in order to improve.

B. When I was a child, I used to go to the library and read many books. I loved reading books like the magic tree house. As a teenager, I buy books from Amazon or the Itunes stores. I tend to read books about adventure or basic chick-books.

C. Although I do not know much about technology, I tend to utilize it the majority of my day time. I am always on my Iphone or my windows computer. I am active on Facebook and Instagram but don’t post much.

D. I learn best by visually or kinesthetic learning. I strive to exceed not only grade wise, but knowledge wise. I would rather have a hard teacher than an easy teacher. This way, I am more challenged and prepared for life. I tend to panic when I take tests and quizzes, even though I study for them.

E. I took this class because I wanted a challenge intellectually and technologically. I enjoy hands on learning and I knew the class would provide that for me.