Working Motivation

Poem ‘Mother’ is written by me myself. 

* If you want to use this poem please give credits and ask for permission.

Mother

“A precious gift from God,

To every child on this earth; 

                “A Mother.”

Someone who understands our emotions,

Through our motions.

She doesn't understand the meaning of partiality,

Her daughter and son are one for her.

She taught us how to speak,

The first word of our month was 

             “MOM.”

Which means mother.

Always scolded us for the mistakes we did;

Who taught us to write A,B,C;

Whose finger we caught and stood up

And learned to walk.

From the first step, we took till the present second. 

Each moment we need the values taught by our mom,

she is the rain of love towards her children,

Her child is her life;

Till the end breath of her.

We never tell her “Thank you,”

So, today a big thank you ma......”

After reading this poem if you felt some emotions for your mom, then please go to your mom right now and tell her thank you. 

The poem ‘Just a normal girl’ is written by Leanne Blount. I found this poem on  Family friend poems - Loving. Healing. Touching.

Just A Normal Girl

I'd like to think myself as normal,

Just an ordinary girl.

But I'm not into butterflies,

I don't do ballet twirls.

I hate wearing make-up, No eye shadow or blush. I don't have time in a morning, As I'm always in a rush.

I don't wear fancy underwear, Especially not a thong. For all the girls who do out there, I think it's kind of wrong.

I don't spend hours on the phone, Just simply chatting away. I only need to take five minutes, On my hair every day.

My room is not spotless, My room is not a tip. I don't put powder on my nose, I don't give teachers lip.

I don't go after every boy, That I come across. I don't think I'm better than everyone, Don't think that I'm the boss.

I don't walk with my breasts, Held high up in the air. I don't try to shake my bottom, Or twirl and flick my hair.

I just want to get through, These taunting years of school. I don't care what you think of me, I don't care if I'm not 'cool'.

And I do have a good time, A laugh with all my friends. I balance it with learning, This is my beginning, not my end.

25 Questions checklist for choosing a college 

Right now, it's my time to select a college as my school has told me. Irrespective of that I am in DP1. So, I researched a lot of websites and finally found a source which would guide me to select my college. So, I decided to share it with you all, have a look at it. 

1.) Is the city or town that the college is located in one that you’d like living in? Or has location never been something that’s negatively affected your day-to-day life?

2.) Is dorm life, as portrayed on a school’s website or seen during your campus visit, the experience you’re looking for?

3.) Does the school have the major you want and is the program sufficient? If not, is there a similar major offered?

4.) Is it a city that will have internships in your field or will you have to travel for that experience?

5.) Is it a social campus, a commuter campus or a quiet campus? Which do you prefer, and are you willing to compromise on this point?

6.) Is the school within your price range or worth going into debt over? Are they offering you scholarships or grants if you go there?

7.) Is the campus visually pleasant and a place you’d be okay spending a good chunk of your time on?

8.) If you end up landing a great job in town before or right after graduating, would you be okay living there? Same question for if you get married or meet the love of your life.

9.) What’s the weather like there? Is there a lot of one kind of weather, like snow or rain, that you love or can’t stand?

10.) Are the professors at the school renowned in their fields? Do they have doctorate degrees or books published? Do you care?

11.) How well does the school rank academically? Are you in a field where that matters at all?

12.) Has the school had significant price hikes from year to year, making it difficult to gauge how much it’d cost to attend for four years?

13.) Are the students at the college happy? Have you researched that or asked around, perhaps by emailing current students?

14.) Does the school have any interesting electives you’d like to take, such as philosophy of film or yoga?

15.) Are there any infringing rules the school places on students even off campus, such as no drinking or smoking, that you’d inevitably rebel against or despise?

16.) Does the cost of living in the city sound reasonable for a college student? (Remember, unless you’re living off financial aid in the dorms, you’ll likely move off campus for most of your years there).

17.) Is the school a weekend trip’s distance away from home? Does it matter to you how far away from home it is?

18.) Do you have any friends or acquaintances attending the school or living in the city? Or does it sound more exciting to you to go knowing no-one?

19.) Is there a line of successful alumni from the school? Have you browsed through the college’s alumni magazine or checked the alumni section of the website?

20.) Is the school located within a reasonable day’s drive to other thriving cities? This could be a consideration if, during your junior and senior years, you can apply for internships and jobs there and be able to drive there and back within the same day for interviews.

21.) Is there a good scene for whatever niche group you’re parts of, such as a Christian club on campus or a libertarian group? If not, how about in the city?

22.) Does the college have big or small classes or both? Which do you prefer or think you’d prefer?

23.) Is the campus big or small? Can you reasonably walk from class to class in a decent length of time or would it be better to bike or bus?

24.) Are the professors kind or approachable? Have you checked some professor ratings on sites like ratemyprofessors.com or asked current students?

25.) Can you imagine going to any other school more than this one? Or does this one just feel right? How important do you regard your feelings vs. logic?

Of course, you could select a college without the help of this checklist though it may help a person who is confused to select which university or college to go to. 

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6 Note Taking Skills You Need to Master in College

1. Prepare & Organize

Come to class prepared, and be organized.

Read your assignments before coming to class. Note-taking is easier and comes more naturally when you already have some understanding of the material.

Start each class, or lecture, on a new page. It is essential to put a date on every page of notes.

Be sure to add a topic, or heading, on the top of each page to help you find specific information easily.

Write on only one side of the paper for better legibility.

Use loose paper notebooks to make it easier to organize your notes when you review them, or when you need to rearrange them, add additional materials like handouts, and/or insert notes borrowed from classmates.

Don’t worry about using up all the available space. Give yourself room to add information as your professor lectures, or when you make connections in class.

2. Note-Taking System

Create your own note-taking system – outline, paragraphs, charts, diagrams or graphs. There is no right way to organize your notes.

Experiment with different ways and see which works best for you.

Find ways to add visuals to your notes, as any kind of visual helps you emphasize what is most important to remember.

Make your notes as brief as possible and develop a system of abbreviations you can use wherever possible.

3. Think, then Write

Think about what you’re writing down.

It’s not the best idea to write down what your professor is saying the word for word. If you do this, you will have no time to think about what you’re writing and why you’re writing it down. And this will ultimately make you fall behind.

As you listen to the professor and take notes, be sure to think about what information might be on a test or what might be an essay topic for later.

Focus on the points that are directly related to your reading and/or your professor’s emphasis points.

Be attentive to verbal cues from your professor that indicates essential information, and highlight any information that your professor thinks is important.

4. Include Questions

As you listen and take notes, make sure to add any questions you have and record what other students have asked the professor. This will help you remain aware of any gaps in your understanding, and will keep you focused on those parts of the material when reviewing your notes.

Keep a list of questions. This will give you an easy reference point when you need to review your notes again for any upcoming assignments.

5. New Content

Pay close attention to the content being introduced to you. Definitions of words are also significant.

Knowing what to include, and what not to include, in your notes is sometimes difficult. If you are not sure, write down the note and decide later if you should keep or discard it.

Rely on the details and facts that explain the main points mentioned.

Writing down the important words and phrases would be quicker and more effective than writing full sentences.

Make sure that your notes make sense (to you); otherwise, they will essentially be of no use.

6. Review

Reviewing your notes after class is known to be the most important part of note-taking and critical to increasing learning capacity.

It would be a smart idea to review your notes within 24 hours and edit words and phrases that don’t make sense to you. This is the time to write out the abbreviated words that you wrote in a hurry during the class lecture.

Fill in keywords and questions and highlight concepts that you don’t yet fully understand.

Half Girlfriend Review

The movie which I watched at Hyderabad during the 4 days. I rated the movie 3 out of 5 because I had read the book and saw the movie. If you do like this then I would rate 1 out of 5. But, I gave the movie a 3 out of 5 because of its song and how some things are understandable. It was an okay okay movie. 

Half girlfriend is a movie based on Chetan Bhagat's novel Half Girlfriend. The movie half girlfriend starring Arjun Kapoor, and Shraddha Kapoor. The movie is directed by Mohit Suri.

First thing first, the full name of the movie is Half Girlfriend - Dost se Zyada Girlfriend se kam (Half Girlfriend - More than a friend and less than a girlfriend). The movie doesn’t start as the book starts in writer Chetan Bhagat's room.  The movie a lot altered than the original book. But chopping out Chetan Bhagat's parts from Half Girlfriend has probably done it more bad than good. 

So Madhav Jha (Arjun Kapoor, trying hard to look like a 17-year-old but failing miserably) 'coming from village area' reaches St. Steven's (sic) College for the interviews. He tries hard to impress the panel with his knowledge of 'samajshastra' (Sociology!). After a half-English-half-Hindi speech, Madhav reaches the basketball court for the trials (he's applied through Sports quota) and spots Riya Somani (Shraddha Kapoor, learning how to get on your nerves, one film at a time). 

He falls in love, at first sight, with next-to-no attention from Riya. He tells her a few basketball moves with which she nails the trials and fist-bumps follow. Madhav and Riya bond over basketball, bad English, and worse chemistry. Madhav's roommate Shailesh (Vikrant Massey in an earnest supporting role) is not very happy with this 'Riya naam ki sonchidaiya' who is making him dance to her tunes.

One fine day, Shailesh decides to ask Madhav to test Riya on whether she loves him or not. 'Test?' asks Madhav. The answer is obvious, get her to your room and do the do. When Riya is hit by about of a headache in the middle of their basketball practice sessions, Madhav takes her to his room, making sure it is visible to his friends and roommate.

The turning point of the novel Half girlfriend follows, 'Rehti hai toh reh, varna kat le' (F**k me, or f**k off).

After the turning point Half Girlfriend then takes the viewers from Delhi to Simraon in Bihar. Though in the novel it is Dumraon in Bihar, but in the movie its Simraon in Bihar. Then the movie goes to Delhi to New York, and then back to Simraon. There's a Bill Gates Photoshop on some random white guy.  Its looks artificial not real. Director Mohit Suri tries hard to save the half baked story with many wistful songs. In the movie there are half speeches on patriotism and loving your own language 'Hindi.' There's even a reference to the 'Bati Bachao Beti Padhao' (Save a girl child, and teach a girl) campaign too.

One of the important sequences in the film is Riya helping Madhav to deliver a speech for Bill Gates, in English. So when Madhav recites to her 'We needing', 'we wanting' and what not, and you see Riya nodding - this Steven's alumna whose life is spent breathing in English - you realize that this is the Chetanverse. All English is correct here.

All of these, however, lose their way and land in Madhav's journey to find his half-girlfriend.

The redeeming factors of Half Girlfriend and there aren't many, are Seema Biswas (who plays Madhav's mother) and Vikrant Massey (always the dependable friend). The film is peppered with absurdities of the kind that would make you want to slash your wrist. Madhav and Riya climb on top of the India Gate to exchange half-relationship glances first, and Riya's wedding card later. There are tracks involving Riya's marriage and the Simraon School which you can't feel for no matter how much you try.

Arjun Kapoor tries his best to step into the shoes of Madhav Jha, but thanks to the story of Half Girlfriend, there's nothing much he can do. His half-girlfriend in Half Girlfriend, Shraddha Kapoor, seems to be excelling at the art of distancing the viewer from her on-screen avatar. So much so by now, that there's nothing that makes you feel for Riya Somani. She might be laughing, crying her heart out, dying, living, and all you can do is yawn.