I value respect when making decisions, so that no one is left out of the decision making process. I also value equal distribution of work, so no one is doing nothing or all the work, and so that everyone can participate. Something that can support me in group work is to communicate well and to […]
Month: January 2018
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TWC2: What is the best way to defeat discrimination?
I do find it quite appalling that there is a large amount of discrimination against transient workers, as Seema said. However, I think there needs to be more of an awareness of where these feelings towards the workers come from because I feel that in order to make the citizens treat everyone equally, their concerns […]
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Deborah Emmanuel: Going through life one poem at a time
The talk by Deborah Emmanuel was a talk that really stuck with me. The way she expressed her emotions and experiences through poetry was very insightful, as they were full of insight and emotion. I think the reasons her poetry stuck with me was because what she went through seemed like very traumatic and sad […]
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Robyn Hayes: Ending Child Marriage Through Photography
Today we heard human rights activist and photographer Robyne Hayes speak to us about the issues regarding child marriage, as well as what she does to make a change. Her talk really surprised me, as the things she shared with us were shocking and made me understand what is going on in the other side […]
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Chetan Bhagat: From Banker to Change Maker
We had the opportunity to listen to Chetan Bhagat today, and he was able to share many inspiring tips and advice, as well as make us all laugh! To start off with, Chetan was a banker and had worked in a number of banks, though he was never really happy about this job. So he […]
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Steve Dawson:
We had the opportunity to listen to Steve Dawson today. We learnt how to conduct interviews successfully by asking open-ended questions, setting answers free, not interrupting, asking clear and one questions, and listen to the answer. These tips helped me understand that there is more to interviews than simple questions. Steve started out as an […]
B2 Transpiration Video Explanation (Speed Drawing)
I learnt quite a lot making this video, as it required me to have a full understanding of transpiration. So while making this video, the understanding was there, but we had to think of an appropriate method of displaying the information while also talking about it. A challenge while making this was that we had […]