One topic that interested me in researching was how few women and minorities there are in top executive positions. In the past, men have been the dominating group within the business field. Now, more women and minorities are going into business and accounting. I am motivated by this topic because I am a woman and I am majoring in accounting. I have many goals I want to reach in my career and this issue could be one challenge that keeps me from reaching that goal.
This is an important to me because this can affect me now and also challenge me in my future career. I feel strongly about how much this affects women in the field that I am studying now. I can be a stubborn person and do not like when something stops me from achieving my goals. I like having a challenge and by doing this it could be the first step in overcoming that challenge. An important point to this would be to raise awareness of this situation. Some people think that we have gotten past discrimination against women in the workplace. Businesses have come a long way to have more women and minorities in the workplace, but there are still some discrimination. There is still the salary differences and also the problem I want to research of so few minorities and women in top executive positions. If there are more people who are aware that this issue is still around, I feel that more people will take action to make a difference and change how things are.
I'm not sure how I'm going to go about conducting my research. I would like to find articles of people's experiences and how they overcame their challenges. Another way would be to try to find a documentary about someone talking about their experiences. As of right now, my main way of conducting my research is going to be doing extensive research of articles.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Diversity
When I hear or think about diversity, the words differences and variety come to mind. Diversity is the differences among people, cultures, religions, etc. I fee social change is when a community or group changes and makes steps towards diversity. A community where everyone is the same would be uneventful and boring. With no variety, it would be the same thing day in and day out. The town where I grew up and went to school had very little diversity. Caucasians make up the majority of the people in my town. I was not exposed to a lot of diversity until I came to IUP. I think it is great how diverse the campus is because, you get exposed to different cultures, languages, people, and organizations. In my business classes there is a lot of talk about businesses and organizations becoming more diverse. With a diverse work environment, employees can contribute a variety of skills, ideas, and other attributes to build a strong business/organization.
I think that by promoting diversity, through social action, will make more people aware of different social issues. Social action can bring out social problems/issues that need to be changed or dealt with. By promoting diversity, you can show issues through different culture's, race's, gender, and religion's points of view.
I have come up with a few topics that I would be interested in exploring. Since I am an accounting major, I want to focus on something business related. One topic is to research diversity in the workplace. I want to focus on why there are so few women and minorities hired for top executive positions. Another topic would be researching employees' ethics in business/accounting and how their decisions affect the community. I could focus on the downfalls of companies such as; Enron and WorldCom, and see how people's decisions affect other businesses and the community. My third idea was to take more of an economics approach and study and research the unemployment rate among different minorities.
I think that by promoting diversity, through social action, will make more people aware of different social issues. Social action can bring out social problems/issues that need to be changed or dealt with. By promoting diversity, you can show issues through different culture's, race's, gender, and religion's points of view.
I have come up with a few topics that I would be interested in exploring. Since I am an accounting major, I want to focus on something business related. One topic is to research diversity in the workplace. I want to focus on why there are so few women and minorities hired for top executive positions. Another topic would be researching employees' ethics in business/accounting and how their decisions affect the community. I could focus on the downfalls of companies such as; Enron and WorldCom, and see how people's decisions affect other businesses and the community. My third idea was to take more of an economics approach and study and research the unemployment rate among different minorities.
Activity Five
When I think about the word family, I can't help but think about my own family. I am a very family-oriented person, so my family means everything to me. My family consists of my dad, mom, and I have a younger sister. I think of my family as more of a traditional family, since it's the two parents and children. When I think of family, I think about trust, love, eternal bonds, support, laughter, crying, and complaining. These are just some good words to describe my family.
For the assignment of thinking about "The Family in the U.S.A," I thought about how much times have changed. In the past, people were getting married and starting their families at young ages. Today, more people are waiting longer to get married and have children. Also, in the past, people had more children and had larger families than what we have today. For example, my grandmother had seven children and each of those children had either two, one, or no kids of their own. That just shows how much of a difference one generation can make.
In the past, the mother was the one to stay at home and take care of the children, while the father went to work. I have seen many changes in that way of family life. Even though it is still around, there are more women and mothers who have full-time careers today. In many families today, both parents work and the children get taken to daycare or to a babysitter. There are also families that have a stay at home father, while the mother goes and works a full-time job. In today's world, more people take advantage of these different family-life options and aren't sticking to how thing use to be or are "supposed to be." A family does not always have to be made up of a dad, mom and children. There are a lot of families where there is only a mom or only a dad; or there are families where there are two dads or two moms. Just by writing and thinking about family in the U.S had opened my eyes to how much things have changed over time.
For the assignment of thinking about "The Family in the U.S.A," I thought about how much times have changed. In the past, people were getting married and starting their families at young ages. Today, more people are waiting longer to get married and have children. Also, in the past, people had more children and had larger families than what we have today. For example, my grandmother had seven children and each of those children had either two, one, or no kids of their own. That just shows how much of a difference one generation can make.
In the past, the mother was the one to stay at home and take care of the children, while the father went to work. I have seen many changes in that way of family life. Even though it is still around, there are more women and mothers who have full-time careers today. In many families today, both parents work and the children get taken to daycare or to a babysitter. There are also families that have a stay at home father, while the mother goes and works a full-time job. In today's world, more people take advantage of these different family-life options and aren't sticking to how thing use to be or are "supposed to be." A family does not always have to be made up of a dad, mom and children. There are a lot of families where there is only a mom or only a dad; or there are families where there are two dads or two moms. Just by writing and thinking about family in the U.S had opened my eyes to how much things have changed over time.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Activity One
One thing I remember about writing as a child, is just trying to think of how and what to write for a sentence or paragraph. A lot of times in grade school, the teachers had you write short stories from your imagination or write about yourself. When I was younger, I loved writing short stories just for fun. As I got older, teachers had me write about certain topics that they chose for me. I found it difficult to write about something I didn't find interesting or something I knew nothing about. My teachers also started to strictly criticize my writing, which was discouraging to me.
I never really liked reading until I got into college. My high school teachers always picked old novels which were good for the literature aspect, but not for keeping students interested. College professors, that I have had so far, pick up-to-date and interesting books to read. I am more likely to keep reading a book if it keeps me interested. I enjoy reading novels that are suspenseful and keeping you wondering what comes next.
In my Humanities Literature class, I wrote over thirty poems. I started to enjoy writing poems. I find it a great way to express how I am feeling. It is also a good way to get different thoughts written down on paper. If I am stressing over homework or exams, I find writing poetry a stress reliever. I find it a good way to focus my stressful thoughts on something else. I send a lot of text messages, which is a completely different way of writing. I use abbreviations, misspelled words, and the writing is very informal. I send most of my text messages to my fiance' or to my friends, so I don't have to worry about writing formally. Since I am in college, preparing to find a career after graduation, I've started practicing writing cover letters and also formal emails. With both of those forms of writing, my grammar, punctuation, and sentences have to be formal standard English. Also, in my last English class, my professor had us write reflective letters. We had to write a formal letter to him telling him our thoughts about the class.
Growing up, teachers and my parents spoke proper towards me and corrected my English. By hearing how others use words and sentences, it helps learn to speak more proper. When I am with my friends, we often use slang when talking to one another.
When I think of an essay or assignment writing, I picture a question or topic being given to me to write about. This would include essay exams. I personally think it is more difficult to write an essay or assignment writing than a poem. I like to be able to pick my own topics to write about and express my thoughts.
I never really liked reading until I got into college. My high school teachers always picked old novels which were good for the literature aspect, but not for keeping students interested. College professors, that I have had so far, pick up-to-date and interesting books to read. I am more likely to keep reading a book if it keeps me interested. I enjoy reading novels that are suspenseful and keeping you wondering what comes next.
In my Humanities Literature class, I wrote over thirty poems. I started to enjoy writing poems. I find it a great way to express how I am feeling. It is also a good way to get different thoughts written down on paper. If I am stressing over homework or exams, I find writing poetry a stress reliever. I find it a good way to focus my stressful thoughts on something else. I send a lot of text messages, which is a completely different way of writing. I use abbreviations, misspelled words, and the writing is very informal. I send most of my text messages to my fiance' or to my friends, so I don't have to worry about writing formally. Since I am in college, preparing to find a career after graduation, I've started practicing writing cover letters and also formal emails. With both of those forms of writing, my grammar, punctuation, and sentences have to be formal standard English. Also, in my last English class, my professor had us write reflective letters. We had to write a formal letter to him telling him our thoughts about the class.
Growing up, teachers and my parents spoke proper towards me and corrected my English. By hearing how others use words and sentences, it helps learn to speak more proper. When I am with my friends, we often use slang when talking to one another.
When I think of an essay or assignment writing, I picture a question or topic being given to me to write about. This would include essay exams. I personally think it is more difficult to write an essay or assignment writing than a poem. I like to be able to pick my own topics to write about and express my thoughts.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
About Me
Hello, my name is Tabitha Barrick. I am currently a sophomore here at IUP. My major is Accounting. I know, boring right? I really enjoy math and working with money and numbers, so I know this is the perfect major for me. I grew up in the small town of Newton Hamilton. I am a family oriented person. I love spending time with my family and my fiance' Jordan. My family and Jordan are my biggest supporters in everything I do. I work part-time for Appleby's Drug Store as a pharmacy tech and really enjoy my job.
I am sometimes a shy and quiet person. I am a very curious individual and love when new challenges present themselves. I strive for success in everything I do and work hard to reach the goals I set.
I am sometimes a shy and quiet person. I am a very curious individual and love when new challenges present themselves. I strive for success in everything I do and work hard to reach the goals I set.
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