Traditions

Describe one or more traditions you value in your family? Why is that tradition important to you?

I would say that traditions are not as important to my family as they may be to other families. My family doesn’t have a set way of doing things that sets us apart. The only thing that is really important to us is that the whole family is together and that we are well and at peace. Isn’t that what is really important? That, during times of celebration or holidays we all need to be there with each other.

While traditions and things are as important, there is one tradition that stands out in my mind. This may be the only thing my family does, there is one tradition that stands out in my mind. When a child in our family turns one year old, they are put in a table in cake and allowed to make as big of a mess as they desire. The child is then photographed to document this wondrous occasion. I’ve always liked this occasion. I thought it was a funny way to get blackmail of my younger sisters and brothers. Now that they are older, all I have to do is threaten to show their friends the pictures of them playing in the cake and they immediately bend to my every desire. This isn’t fair for them, because they don’t know where my pictures are.

Studying for IDC

Please describe the study strategies that you intend to use for your IDC mid-term. (For example, do you plan to annotate your notes, set up a study schedule, etc.) Please be specific. Then explain why you think that these particular strategies will work best for you.

There are several strategies that I am planning to implement to make my grade higher. The first thing I want to do is make a schedule. I want to be sure that everything gets studied, and that nothing is left out. I also want to be sure, scheduling that I don't overload. I need to find a healthy balence of 2-3 hours a day to devote completely to studying.

As for the actual studying goes, I've found in the past that typing my notes and saying them out loud as I type them helps me greatly. Another thing I can do, is to reword the answer. It sounds sort of funny, but the more ways I find to say a particular fact or idea, the more times it is imprinted in my brain. Also, for major people or other key ideas I will make flashcards to help me review. I will make sure to include time to make flashcards when I plan my schedule.

These are things I can do to help me study for my Ideas and Culture exam.