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Week 4 - Community Connections

What is a community, what is a connection, and how are they related? 1. A community, to me, is a group of people. For example, people who live in the same area, or go to the same school. A c onnection, is when at least two people meet and find out that they have similar interests and thus form a bond. These communities usually use connections (typically social media) to meet like-minded individuals and thus creating friendships. In other words, a community is the physical group of people, while a connection is the metaphorical bond that binds the community together. Connections are usually made in public settings, but now more connections are made through long-distance thanks to social media. Where there is a wider platform that stretches all over the globe and thus creating a wider community and, in turn, more connections. An example would be when I went to school in Whittier, California for a couple years. I was part of the Whittier ...

How to Make Your Idea Stick - SUCCESs Model

The Keys to SUCCES(s) Infographic First Level of Reading S imple - To stick to the main points of the topic and to bring attention to the core of the topic. Rather than having longwinded explanations and unnecessary filler. As well as, being careful to not oversimplify and "dumb down" your topics. U nexpected - Ruffling feathers, so to speak, in order to grab people's attention. One way to do this is to leave topics up for discussion and/or interpretation in order for people to become curious to find the answers. C oncrete - Using imagery in order to solidify an idea into your audience's minds. One way to do this is to give plenty of examples and/or analogies in order for people to better understand what you are trying to say. C redible - When talking about a topic that involves data it is best to provide evidence to help back up your claims. When you provide evidence from credible sources your audience will be more inclined to listen. E motion - Bring out people...

Images Blog Post

The Golden Rule Example: Always putting your things away so that others won't trip over them. Especially in the living room. First Level of Reading "Avoid All Problems and Use Public Domain Images" Basically, to avoid getting in trouble with copyright infringement and plagiarizing someone else's work. Which, would then lead to legal ramifications. You can avoid running into trouble, in the future, by using images that are available to the public domain. This means that anyone can use these images without having to pay royalties or even having to credit the main source. Just because these pictures are free to use, doesn't necessarily mean that they are low quality pictures. There are lots of pictures with decent quality free to use. It may take longer to search for the perfect images but it will definitely be beneficial to you in the long run. "Just Because Other People Do it Doesn't Make it Right" Just because some people manage to get away with ...

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