Reflective Essay

Vital signs are a fundamental component of nursing care and indicate the body’s ability to maintain blood flow, regulate temperature and regulate oxygenate the body tissue. Taking vital signs are essential in revealing any sudden changes in the body, which could potentially indicate clinical deterioration of the patient.

One important lesson that I learned after getting certified as a sniper is the importance of selecting and adjusting a quality trigger. When shooting it’s important to have an adjustable trigger that will allow the shooter to have a light and crisp shot. In the military a heavier two stage trigger is used, and this aids a soldier with better accuracy under pressure and when using winter gloves. It allows the soldier to feel a little extra creep or bump before the shot breaks. If these rifles are used in the civilian market, the trigger may need replacement to accommodate the bench rest or sports shooter.

The first time I realized that writing was what I wanted to do in life was on the corner of Powell Street in San Fransisco. I had just ended a call with my comatose grandfather, telling him I loved him and goodbye. Standing in the middle of happening San Fransisco, I’d bid the longest goodbye to my best friend and all I could think to do was write out how I felt. I sat in the closest McDonald’s, drank copious amounts of coffee, and wrote for hours on end. While being a Jane Austen and Sylvia Plath lover, my bawling over a styrafome cup was less than romantic, but at the time, there was nothing stopping me. After befriending the 24-hour staff at McDonalds, I returned home and kept on writing. This story has always stayed with me as the day I figured out my coping mechanism, my love, and something that has shaped every aspect of my life. I often think that maybe I have known my whole life that I was meant to write through constant reading and writing, but it wasn’t until that day that I really understood what it meant to be driven to do something forever.

“I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.” (Carl Sandburg) Throughout the semester my english class had had a number of writing projects and also one design project. The first project was a paper on a time in our lives that had changed us or someone. Next, was a review on a how we felt about a movie, book, or tv series. The third paper was a article summary of a article in our field of study. The very last project the class was assigned was to design a poster for an event. The assignments that were assigned opened my eyes about myself as a writer. In this paper I will reflect on what I learned, my goals, and what I need to improve on.

Having bestowed with the responsibility of Accountancy managerial in Southwest airlines, I was tasked with overlooking after all accounting operations in the organization. As an astute manager, I had to observe the contributions of the non–managerial employees as an important contribution that can facilitate the success of the organization. Thus, I took the necessary steps and measures to recognize and consider the efforts of all employees in the organization. This is one of the philosophies that drove me as an accountancy manager in the Southwest Airlines. My philosophy of management was partly derived from the Bolman and Deal philosophy where Harris had quoted a question on how much a

The topic “Discovering Yourself” was about the many different learning styles. This topic also was about how different individuals use various learning styles. My favorite assignments that I completed when this topic was covered are the Discovery Wheel and the Learning Style Inventory. The Discovery Wheel weighed strengthens and weaknesses of self- discovery, career planning, time, reading, notes, and tests. The Learning Style Inventory measured the importance of things

Reflection is they key to growing and developing any new skill. With teaching being such a complex skill that involves many layers of practice and theory, it requires equally in depth reflection in a variety of formats. Watching my teaching video in front of the class helped me get over my self-consciousness and provided me with a number of action points moving forward. I feel motivated from the character and lesson based glows, challenged by the management based glows, and directed by the detail oriented “next steps” that I received through this feedback session.

At the time, I did not feel I had handled the situation well, nor had I considered the patient’s feelings and perhaps anxiety. There were cues which I should have picked and addressed before things got out of hand. When I first spoke to Roy and noticed that he was frowning, I should have picked on that and asked if he had any concerns. I should have also consulted with my senior when I first noticed that Roy was nervous about me inserting a cannula into his arm. At some point I thought he had something against me personally and became more frustrated when he declined being attend to by a senior doctor. However, after speaking to one of the senior doctors, I later found out that he was his wife's main carer who suffered with dementia and when I went to cannulate him, he thought he would have to stay in hospital overnight leaving his wife with no one to look after. Later on, Roy told me that he had had a bad experience years ago at a different hospital when one of the doctors tried catheterising him causing trauma, therefore it wasn't anything personally directed towards me, but a reaction revoked by memory of a previous bad experience. On the other hand, Dr Hill’s presence in a tense atmosphere helped me to compose myself which in turn made me feel confident to complete the task. I could have given up and walked away but I was determined to learn how to work under stressful conditions and still give the patient the best outcome. With Roy’s reassurance and inspite of being

Writing overall has never been my strong suit during my years of education, but this year I feel like I grew as a writer and improved. English has never been one of my easier classes, but I still put in the same amount of work that I do for my other classes. I know that compared to most students, I have a really strong work ethic. With essays, I never waited until the last moment to write the whole thing. For every essay, I planned my time wisely and split up for myself parts of the essay and when I should have them done by. Additionally, this year I tried much more to revise my essay and reread over it to improve it. Overall, my effort for writing essays was very good, but some of my essays could have been focused more and not drift away from the prompt.

“Landon, how are you such a good writer?” My brother asked me one night while I was helping him finish up his homework.

Introspection is an important activity that adults should take time to do. I find myself thinking more about the world and others than I do about myself. This activity is beneficial as it helped me do some self-reflection prior to taking any assessments to confirm or reveal who I am.

Although a criminal justice major, the different topics within the study of English has always peaked my interests. I enjoy exploring the cultural variety in literature, enhancing vocabulary or simply fixing grammar mistakes. Being in my first semester at FGCU I was unsure what to expect in my classes, I was surprised by the number of take-always I gained from my enrolled courses. More directly, by taking Composition, I was able to pinpoint my strengths and weaknesses, while also learning new writing techniques along the way. In this class, I read a famous book that upheld my attention, acquired strategies to read and retain information as well as recognize what I need to work on for upcoming semesters.

Coming into college I had only taken one advanced placement course in high school that had somewhat prepared me for the writing we would be working on in this class. I took AP Language in eleventh grade and I believe it helped me create solid argumentative essays at that time, however, I do not believe that course actually taught me how to properly write an essay. Coming into this class I thought this course would be overwhelming and I would not be able to keep up with the workload along with the standards of these essays. Yet, this class actually helped me learn how to write an essay for example, what belongs in the introduction as well as the conclusion. My view towards this class has not changed much since first entering college, however, I did learn this course was a lot more beneficial than I originally thought it would be.

When I started high school, I was afraid of taking senior English. I wasn’t very good at writing papers. Once I met Mrs. Jenkins, she made me realize that I was safe because she helped us how to understand "TIQATIQAW". She first made us sit in a circle to know more about us and what we are struggling on because she made the promise about making us a better writer. I've learn that never give up on writing a paper because at the end I will look back and realize that I did a good job with it. I struggled a lot writing, but Mrs. Jenkins helped me a lot and without her I wouldn’t be passing English because she wants us to be better writers.

The classic tragedy, as defined by Aristotle, has six major parts. These parts include a plot, characters, theme, melody, spectacle, and language. All stories, according to Aristotle must have a beginning, middle, and end, and must follow a logical sequence according to these six elements.