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Looking back: Presentations part 2 featuring my insane ramblings - Ian Teresa-Calleja

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     These presentations just about lived up to my expectations. Or… I suppose they technically exceeded them. The only group that I have any faith in is probably group one. I’m less confident in the other two. It’s like a scale from most to least sociable. Group one is pretty responsive, and group three has a few good eggs, but group two took a day to even consider giving me access to their presentation so that I might edit some things. There are always some concerned members that reach out to me but there’s always very little that I can do to help them except maybe confront their group members on their behalf. That's the sad part of trying to help people who don't want to be helped. Ultimately, however, it’s every man for himself in the classroom.      I just can't imagine a world where I'm not working, producing, or contributing anything to society. I feel like a life where I can't be productive is a life where I can't find fulfillment. There are people ...

Reflection of presentation 2

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    For the second set of presentations, we explored some really beautiful and fascinating topics. Group 1 presented on the topic of “What Happiness Does For Society”, group 2 presented on the topic of “Paying it Forward”, and group 3 presented on the topic of “Self Care & Eating Well: Heart, Mind Body”. Each topic was as interesting as the other and these presentations really allowed us to see each other's personal ethics and opinions about certain issues. The first group to present this time was group 3, giving an in depth look into personal self care and what that consists of. What was different about this set of presentations was the fact that each group was tasked with creating a brochure for their topic. Group 3 created a beautiful pastel colored aesthetically pleasing brochure that explained all the different sectors of self care which included: Mental Self Care, Social Self Care, Emotional Self Care, Physical Self Care, and finally Good Eating. They included a sent...