Cumulative Family Assignment & Social Issues Exam

Well, I finished my Human Services Cumulative Assignment. It was based on my own family dynamics. I made a graph of three generations, looked at five themes throughout those generations, and then did a discussion paper on them I also did an in-depth review of my dynamics in my family at home, looked at the strengths and areas for improvement  that I developed as a result of these dynamics and intergenerational themes, and  then I wrote a piece on something that has inspired me.

The piece I chose was my spirit stones that my Aunt gave me as a Christmas present when I was young. I have three stones, each with a painting of an animal on them. I  was meant to adapt the character of each respective animal as I grew. The animals I received were, Bear, to give me strength, Coyote, to give me cunning, and Whale, to give me wisdom.

I have them in a Malian satchel that I got with some wooden animal carvings on the market, so I wroteabout the symbolism behind that, too.

I had to go home for the weekend to get my inspirational piece. I was in luck, as my grandparents were swinging by. I hadn't thought that I would be able to visit home, as my schoolwork is keeping me too busy, even if my grandparents were coming over. But, just so happens, it was school that brought me home, and since it was an assignment on family history, my grandma was even able to help me out.

I had a Social Issues exam today, too. It wasn't so bad. I got back my Student Success paper. 92%. If my goal is to beat 90%, then I guess that's a success.

This week I have a Self and Career paper for College Prep and then an argumentative essay for English due the day following. If I can survive this, then it's smooth sailing for a couple of weeks, with only a few Math quizzes, a Psych quiz, and a pretty reasonable Psych assignment. Then Christmas vacation.

I got a 95% on the last Psych quiz, and 100% on a group discussion question. Only thing that's in danger of dragging me down is math. Since I don't have it next semester, I'm hoping I can build my average to over 90%  even if I don't quite manage it this semester.