Stuff the Disney Princesses Taught Me About Life

Growing up, I loved Ariel from The Little Mermaid. I mean who doesn’t want to live underwater, have fish friends, sing about thing-a-ma-bobs and brush your hair with a fork? In fact, on several occasions I attempted brushing my hair with a fork. That didn’t work out.

This doesn't hurt at ALL!
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I wanted to be like Ariel. I mean, she is adventurous, has many talents and is extremely sociable, what’s not to love? Now, looking back, I see that there are a few huge drawbacks with Ariel’s story that Disney legitimized. Like… selling your soul and your voice to an evil sea witch for some guy you just met.

For the last portion of my “Stuff I learned” section, I’ll be giving close inspection to the fair, the sweet, the animal-charming Disney Princesses. The negative messages characterized by Disney Princess movies and franchises can be broken down into four parts, so let's get this video cassette tape rolling! 

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Stuff I Learned From the "Axe Effect"

And Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty...



So you’re walking down the aisles of Wal-Mart, land of everything you want. On this particular day someone is giving away free kittens in the parking lot. You pet kittens. It’s magical. And then you smell it; the powerful, strong, almost pungent odor. A group of boys walk by, none of which could be more than 15 years old, and that’s when it hits you. You’ve just been engulfed by an Axe cloud. That’s right, the “Hot” guys fragrance that was a staple during my junior high years. So maybe it IS a 90s kid thing, but the fact remains- Axe is still a leading line of body sprays, hair products, deodorants, shower gels and face creams.

If you haven’t already guessed, this is the second installment of my “Stuff I Learned” blog series. And the Axe products offer a wide array of knowledge! (Most of which can only be actualized if you buy an excessively large amount of Axe products).

Creeeeeeeper...
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STUFF I LEARNED FROM AXE:

Woe is me!

So. My Tech 2323 is a core for business majors here at school. The class is basically to give everyone a refresh on how to specific business writings.We also learn and use Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word. We're also taught how to use Microsoft Access. The final project of this class is a collaborative group presentation on a made up company of the groups choice.
   I happen to be in a group with the professors TA which both raises the standards and also gives us some lax.
Anyway, why I am writing this whole thing is. This class is making my brain all mixed up. Right now i'm on a current train to possible becoming an Architecture major. But this class is making me having inner dialogue with myself much like this:
Me: You like buildings
Me: I like money
Me: You like to draw
Me: I like determining how to market a product
Me: You need a bigger challenge than marketing
Me: How would you know?
...That's it
    So i'm extra excited for Spring Break because hopefully the beach will ease the fighting in brain.

Psychmarkcrimaccountturejustice is my major

Courtney Sheets and Megan Allen already talked about choosing and deciding their major. Now it's my time to shine!

I've been told by many many people that changing your major is okay. Everybody does it and it's good to change because you learn what works best for you.

I believe this but this does not calm down my mind as I calculate the income of my future job by my major and my future happiness in this job and field.

This past semester alone, I have bounced around changing my major over FIVE times (Criminal Justice, Marketing, Psychology, Accounting, Architecture). But i'm still a Marketing major.
(Eli thinks this means i'm trying to be Batman with indecisiveness with my majors)

Through my accounting class, I've learned I shall never be an accountant because basically my head explodes in that class when we go over something new.

Currently i'm on a kick to become an Architect. I've done tons of research about it but I have NO idea whether I can get into a program and all that jazz.

So I keep telling myself "One step at a time, Obi-Wan". So first step! sign up for Physics 1301 next fall and beast mode or fail the class to decide if I want to still be an architect. For now i'm drawing buildings in a moleskin while going through life.

Sunday Vlogday

UT Tyler Hosts Region Model UN Conference

UT Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications

NEWS TIP: UT-Tyler to Host Region VII 2011 Model UN Conference

January 27, 2011
Media Contact: Hannah Buchanan
Public Affairs Specialist
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
903.565.5769

The 2011 Model United Nations Conference for area middle and high school students will be held at The University of Texas at Tyler Ornelas Activity Center, Dr. Robert Stevens, UT-Tyler professor of education and Model UN Conference coordinator, announced.
Sessions are Jan. 27 – 28, Feb. 1 – 2, and Feb. 3 – 4.

This year, there are three sessions to accommodate the growing number of participants. About 450 students
representing 13 school districts in Region VII will participate, Stevens said.

Student groups will make presentations representing a pre-selected country. They also will propose solutions to global problems within their respected countries and debate.

For additional information or interviews, call Hannah Buchanan, 903.565.5769.

Thoughts on my Teachers so far

Well I've had each teacher twice now, so I can give my thoughts on them! This is mainly for other business students and marketing majors that are thinking about what to take and aren't sure. Hope this helps!

Krist Swimberghe: This is my teacher for Marketing Research, the class seems okay so far. He seems to be really passionate about the subject and he's been all over the world. His name is a little tough to pronounce but I think I have it down. He picks his voice up a lot when he talks so it really gets your attention. But overall I think he's really nice, he's trying to memorize all of our names and faces and I always like when that happens. It makes you not want to miss class more, because they'll notice.

Barbara Wooldridge: I've had her in my Principles of Marketing class, and I'm in her Service Marketing class now. She's a really nice but also very difficult teacher. She's one of those teachers that makes sure that you earn your grade and that you get your moneys worth out of your degree. I know her class is going to be really difficult but I also know that that's important. You have to have difficult classes so your degree means something.

Jana Rutherford: I had her last semester in my Consumer Behavior class and I have her for Integrated Marketing Communications class. Again, she's one of those teachers that makes you earn your grade and expects you to show up for every class to put in the effort. Very nice teacher, tries to get you involved into the lectures, very professional professor, makes your degree mean something.

G. Hwan Shin: This is my Finance teacher, an Asian fellow. His class is really interesting, he seems to know a lot about finance and it shows whenever he speaks about it. He is of Chinese origin, I have to warn you, if you have to take him it might be just a little bit difficult to understand him, but as of the 2nd class I can understand him pretty well. At first I thought the language barrier would be an issue, but once you pick up on the speech pattern it's not a problem. There were a lot of drops after the first class, that's understandable, but he's a really nice, really funny teacher.