Round 1 Reflection

First off, I would like to say that i enjoyed the debates. Overall, the debates went well. Everyone did their parts and defended their sides even if they didn't agree with it. on the other hand, I don't feel I preformed the same. I was nervous and I stuttered profusely. My strength of the debate was in the conclusion. I tried to leave the question up to the audience to answer. My weaknesses were abundant. I couldn't speak clearly, and I couldn't think of any refute questions. If I could change anything I would change the fact that I had points instead of a fixed dialogue. I am not very talented at speaking off of my mind. I will improve my questioning in the cross examination area next debate. I feel the rubric is fine the way it is. It has all of the different categories generalized.

1)November/December Topic - Resolved: The abuse of illegal drugs ought to be treated as a matter of public health, not of criminal justice
2)January/February - Resolved: In the United States, juveniles charged with violent felonies ought to be treated as adults in the criminal justice system.

My Values

I have many different values that show from the survey. overall, I agree with the results from the survey. my main two values are to be financially sound and secure, and to have a great love and marriage and friendships in my future. First of all, I agree that I don't want to be always stressing about money and not being able to pay bills. I would rather worry about grades (or jobs later on), and more important matters then money. That would be the first agreement. Next, I want to be happy with someone that makes me feel that way. I like friends being with me and a lover to always be able to turn to and make me smile. Friends and love are important to me because they are both up-lifters. In all, I was not surprised by the description of my values because all of the things that i hold dear and value came up in the description. Finally, my perception of myself matches the survey's perception of my values closely because they both share being financially secure, and having friends and love.

Outliers, chapter 7

Chapter seven in Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell talks about how a plane crashes due to mitigated speech and unfavorable weather. Due to mitigated speech the lives of many were lost and many costly damages resulted. the pilots were stalling and pausing, wasting valuable time. time they needed to use landing the ship and figuring where the runway was. Mitigated speech is a bad habit. It shows you are not aggressive at what you want and that your undecided.
What i learned from chapter seven is that mitigated speech is a bad practice. I learned that speaking clearly and to the point is more effective then just the "ah" and "i guess" way of speech.

The Cultural Legacy of Me!

In the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell he talks about how there are cultural legacies. A cultural legacy is the importance of a persons reputation in a location. For example he uses the Howard-Turner family rivalry to portray cultural legacy. These two families were homes around the Appalachian mountains. These two families hated each other, generations after generations. Due to my communication patterns and habits I've been a different person then say, my brother has. We both grew up in the same place and same standards, but he has been more successful due to his communications with parents and other powerful people. I am limited to my teachers and occasionally my parents, to gain the most from my childhood I must increase my connections and lower my mitigated speech.
My cultural legacy would be to turn from something average to something successful and happy. To learn more about Malcolm Gladwell click the link below.
About Malcolm Gladwell

-Andrew

Hi, im Andrew

I am Andrew, a 16 year old sophomore I play junior varsity basketball and football at Northern Burlington high school. for basketball i am #25 and I play as the center. for football I play tight-end and defencive end. this class is to learn more about life and extend our knowledge to its maximum possible.