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For my topic I am looking forward to using questioner, interview and survey to carry out the data collection towards my research topic. In the research proposal I listed out questioner, I am going to use in the data collection.

Questioner I am going to use this method by listing out the different questions I asked people. Questions with a choice for filling the answer that you believe are right to you as regrets of the topic at hand. I plan look at the answers to the different questions and compare the to see the difference between the different and use the answers to Enlighten my ideas of the topic.

For the survey I am going to write questions with answer. The answers are going to compare what I know from the research topic vs my agreement of what is not being said in the topic and the intention to see if people support my agreement through the survey.

As for the interview I plan to talk to different students about my point and hear out the different points they make toward my topic to see if people support my agreement.

What I hoping to learning as I collect the data. How different students deal with depression and anxiety. How it affect them and what the cause is. I am sure different students have different reasons why the get depression and anxiety it affects all in different. I for one in the fresh year here at buffalo state college is when I first faced symptoms of depression and anxiety I felt like I was taking in so much and couldn’t control the pace at which the inform and everything was going on in my life. It was due to the transition from high school where I just felt I was not ready. My depression and anxiety  was towards  tests that I never felt ready no matter how much I prepared I left like it was never enough and I would spend most of my days worrying this not health for me in any kind of way. So given my history I don’t want to see any other student go through what I went through so by me understanding how the different people react towards depression and anxiety. I believe I could help other students and let them know that they are not alone and they can fight it with help.   

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Cause of Depression and anxiety in college students and how to prevent it.

The reasons I choose this topic is to help me understand what causes so much stress to us college students and what we can do to prevent this from happening. Coming to college has being a process for me the transfer was not easy it was a challenge because I was alone here and knew no one to help me easy into the process. I love school so much but at that point going through so much stress due to the transition I start having depression and anxiety of tests because I never felt prepared or ready. The stress made me lose interest in things I enjoyed to doing all I did all day was worry.

So that’s why I picked this topic I want to understand the causes of depression and anxiety in college and we can fight it. I know so many of my friends going through the same situation  so I have come to believe if I understand the causes of depression and anxiety in college students. I could be able to help my friends going through the same situation understand.

While I was carrying out my research on “Cause of Depression and anxiety in college students and how to prevent it.” The mainly focused around “stress”.  (Stress→Depression → Anxiety). Stress is the leading cause of depression and anxiety in student. Most students do know how to deal with stress. We do every wrong thing to deal with stress and forget the right thing. Student mostly try to deal with stress by doing activities that don’t completely take away the  stress it takes it away for a short but shortly after the activity. We refuse to seek for help with the idea that we can do it on our own which is not true because we lack the knowledge and experience of how to deal with stress hence making bad choices which lead to more stress. College students have poor planning and time management we put unimportant things before important things which is school. All this are cause to stress which adds up to become depression and anxiety

But their way to prevent the depression and anxiety stress cycle. Students can become more involved school activity that increase the productive and feel more hopeful and have value in what their do in school. If straggling seek help from a friends and consolers in school        

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This presidential campaign what I think is most important is uniting people. The people of this country have never come together as one they have always been divided that’s the country has not reached its best yet. I believe people should come together and form one unit. We need a president who is going to unity Americans. We are so divided and self-centered that we fail to see the bigger picture. We forget or fail to see that everyone around us has an effect or impact on our lives direct or indirect.

The division among Americans has made as weaker. We waste time fighting and hating among  each other yet we could use that same time to build stronger relationships working as one unit because we all the same people in one country, because this something that has prevent us from growing and reaching our full potential. We all need to thinking as one. For when we are one we are at our strongest.

We are stuck on seeing one another as different people that we forget we are same in our differences.  We all fight after the same goal. The goal to make our country a better place for all. But we are so divide that makes it so hard to move forward. We need a president who is going to share goals and b=dreams with people. Someone is going to bring together so that we have a stronger fight.

Division is what is letting our country down for as long as we stay divided we are going to keep fighter among we other. The presidential campaign should target the division because it’s the main problem holding back our country we lack the love for other that is something very important that   will make as so strong as a country 

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i LUHHHH my mama.

For most of my life, I’ve been a problem child, I’ll admit when I was younger I was bullied and that turned me into the bitch I am today lol. I always got bullied because I had kinky hair and I was Haitian. I always wondered why me until one day I got the courage to face my bully, to be honest it was my mother. My mother has always been my rock, don’t get me wrong I’ve had my “I hate my mother “times, but looking back on it I wouldn’t trade my mother for the world.  My mother had me at a tender age of just seventeen, when my mother was pregnant she was kicked out of her home and became homeless. Every one told my mom to get an abortion but she refused, she tells me today that she something in her body told her “don’t do it”. My mother slept on trains just up until her delivery. She was then admitted into a shelter. My dad was in jail when I was born and I didn’t mean him until around six years old. All in the meantime it was just my mother and I, she still managed to get her Bachelor’s in Art and Science. My mother is now a social worker, working on her Master’s.

I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for my mother, not only physically but also mentally. Where I come from if you don’t have good parents, you aren’t going anywhere. I commend my mother, being that she was a child herself, who didn’t know what she was doing and raised me to be the strong woman I am now took A LOT of strength and courage. I love my mother for never giving up on me, when I was 16 or so I just started acting so dumb. I started fighting and I used to like to fight just for the fun of it, I started cutting school, I basically didn’t care. Everyone else around me gave up on me, family members shunned me, and started telling me I would end up just like my mother seventeen and pregnant. My mother has always seen the best in me and has always tried with me and for that everything I do now is for her. I won’t be satisfied with life until my mother won’t have to work, and she can depend on me. After all, I put her through a lot of shit.

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I feel as if you just gave us a snapshot of your life in the few words you used. But the few words had a lot to say about you, where you are coming from and where you are heading in life. Showing us your falls and accepting. You have the power to make positive out of negative which a good trait you are a person who learns from experience and mistake. You are on the right path just keep being yourself. Because there is nothing better than being you. I like your writing very inspiring. Fellow your heart it doesn't lie.      

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With everything going on right now throughout the country, I felt it was only right to talk about the recent killings of innocent black people. On September 16th, 2016, Terence Crutcher was shot and killed by a police officer by the name of Betty Shelby. Apparently Terence’s car had broke down in the middle of the street. A couple of people called the cops about the abandoned car and later officers showed. Since he wasn’t cooperating( they wanted him to stop moving and reaching in his pocket), they decided he needed to be tased but instead was shot and died later that day in the in hospital.I don’t think it is fair how all of these people lost their lives. The list of people goes on and on. All of these innocent lives lost due to the actions carried out by under trained cops. If some of these cops knew how to handle all of these different situations, lives could have been spared. For instance, in the case of Eric Garner, excessive force was used. Even after being heard shouting out that he can’t breathe, Eric was still wrestled down in a choke-hold. Terence was killed because the officer had mistaken the gun she used for a taser.

Besides the people losing their lives, their families are broken. Most of these men (and women) killed have siblings and children that will never be able to see them again. All because of what? A misunderstanding? The officer was in the heat of the moment? It was a mistake? None of these answers are justifiable. These shouldn’t be used as an excuse. Justice needs to be served. The cops that are killing these innocent people are just getting slaps in the wrists. Before Officer Shelby was charged with manslaughter ( and released on a 50,000 bond after being processed,) she was put on PAID administrative leave. Other cops haven’t even gotten that far in the cases where they killed people. Daniel Pantaleo, the cop that choked Garner, wasn’t charged in his incident.These people are able to return to work and life their life. In 2015, there was a study that showed 97% of officers that were involved in violent cases weren’t charged. Do YOU think justice has been served for these people? Do you think it is okay for these officers to be free? I personally don’t think so.

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I like your writing. I feel as if it deep meaning to you and you a very strong opinion about it. Like a voice inside calling waiting to be heard. Your writing is informing us and helping us see the truth that so many of us hide from and try to hide in the shadows of others. But speak the truth and the truth is the light that casts away the darkness. So I believe you voicing out what really matters to you is very unique. it looks simple but its not. Not everyone has the strength. So l like you writing   

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How I Overcame High School Depression & Bullying.

As you can see from the title this is going to be an emotional story from my heart, and everything about it is one hundred percent true. I’ve never told anyone about this before because it’s so hard for me to get it out my mouth, but I guess now is the right time to share my story with you guys.

Upon moving to New York with my family and starting middle school was tough, because everything was new and I wasn’t adjusting to the system. I was bullied because I was considered the “new kid”. They would take advantage of me because I wasn’t one of them, because I wasn’t wearing their branded name clothing, the way how I looked, the way how I talked, the way how I walked, they would even call me names that I never even knew existed.

All I could’ve done is to just look at them, and let them say and do their thing. I had no one to help me because everyone was on their side. It came down to the point where they would hit me some days because they were in some of my classes. I thought that this would be the end of me, because I fear what could happen next. It wasn’t an easy road, but I took the right step in reporting them, and show them that I still had faith and power in me to do the right thing. I found people that went through the same thing I did, and we did what was right because we believe in justice. It didn’t took long enough for depression to slip in, because I still felt like half of me was gone and the other half just give up.

After graduating middle school it was time to start a new chapter which was high school. I had no clue what I was getting into. Once I put my foot into the building, I had to put a brave face on and pretend like I’m ready for what’s behind the door. After completing a few weeks I was depressed because of what the outcome was. I was struggling, my grades were horrible, and it was hard for me to make friends. Then one day it even got worst when my guidance counselor told me that I got testing anxiety. That just made me think what’s the point of me living, what’s the point of me being here, and doing all this when I know that one way or the other it’s going to come out as a failure. I was depressed every day. I would cry myself to sleep because I had to clue what to do, or who to tell what was going on at that moment.

After weeks and months of crying I saw a light at the end of the room. Something was telling me to follow that light and listen to what it had to say to you. My life was starting to gradually change as I got further into high school. I sat down and looked at myself into the mirror, and said to myself that what are we doing? Why are we like this? That’s when I realized that we can’t be like this forever. It’s not going to get us anywhere in life. Having testing anxiety was tough; no matter how hard I work it would come out as something else. I had to fight it, I had to show that hard work does pay off, and it does! I was able to show people that I did it. I was able to prove to myself that this is not the end, this is the beginning of something new. I graduated high school with honors and now I’m a second year college student.

My point in telling you my story is, because I want you to know if you are going through the same thing I did, I want you to know that there’s hope. There is an end to it, and it’s up to you to make sure that happen. You’re going to hit a lot of bumps down the road, but you got to fight it and prove to yourself that you are worth it, that you got what it takes, that you can follow your heart, and become whatever you want to become. Dreams do come through, but they don’t come through if you don’t work for it. I’m still struggling with the fact that I have testing anxiety but I’m still living my life every day with the faith and hope in me that one day, I will be able to fulfill my dreams.  For me to overcome this in my life was hard; I had to pretend every day that nothing was wrong, that everything was fine, but it was not. It took confidence, bravery, and courage to step out of depression, and overcome bullying. I hope you can see the light at the end of the room like I did.

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Sharing your story about change truly means a lot to mean. I feel as if you have shared a part of your life that hold deep meaning to you. I liked your writing when I was reading it I was able to really picture what was going and this helped me to reflect what is going on in my life and try to compare the two. I like how you gave example of the difficult situations you went through and you showed us how you over came them that was nice. As I was reading your blog its like I saw you grow. It must have been a painful time in your life. But you used pain to grow in to the strong person you are today. Your past made you into the wonderful person you  are today. 

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Change.

Adjusting to something new was never really my favorite thing to do. I’m not that big of a fan of change and sometimes that can be someone’s biggest downfall. Throughout my life I had to make huge adjustments and during each time I notice growth in myself which makes me very happy. When I was eight years old my grandmother passed away, she was my best friend. The months following her death were the hardest, trying to really grasp the fact that I would not see her again was really the hardest part. It took time though as I grew older in age it started getting a bit easier but don’t get me wrong it still hurts. It was hard on my grandfather as well but that was until he found love again.

 When I was in about 10th grade he got remarried and I was asked to be in the wedding. At first I didn’t want to do it, I couldn’t even believe that it was actually happening. I was told that I was being selfish, that my grandfather is allowed to be happy and that no matter how we feel about the situation that we were and always will be there for him. I soon realized that they were right he should be happy and if he can make that adjustment then I can too. They are still happily married but then after the marriage another big boulder hit me. My grandfather who I lived with since the day I was born is moving out to go to South Carolina. My heart was so heavy I didn’t want him to leave I would miss him to much and I still do. Although I didn’t have a choice in the matter I am glad that he did move, I've never seen my grandfather so happy. After seeing how happy he was and how good things were going I decided maybe change isn’t so bad. 

During spring semester last year my mom called me one day when I was in practice and asked one question that little did I know would change things for me big time. She said “How would you like it if I moved to Georgia?” and even still to this day my response to her still shocks me. I told her that whatever makes her happy and whatever she decides to do that i’m behind her 100%. Well my mom did actually move to Georgia and so far that has been the biggest adjustment for me besides my freshman year of college. 

I had to go to a whole new state that meant learning new places and where I was, making new friends new faces and adapting to new weather. I spent my whole summer making new friends from the people at my summer job to my new friends in the neighborhood, learning whether I was on one street or another or even what county I was in. It still is a big challenge to me being so far away from my other family, friends and well my home. My younger siblings had to adjust to being in a different school system as well as the same challenges I faced. But then I had a dejavu moment one day, I just sat back and watched my family and it made me smile. I realized that my family has never been happier just like my grandfather, my mom used to be so sad worrying about everything rarely cracking a smile. Now she’s all smiles along with all of my siblings my shy ones even cracked out of their little shell. I even cracked out of my shell being in Georgia this summer opened me up to new things that opened up new doors for me. 

Change is not as bad as everyone may think it is but don’t get me wrong it can be hard. Adapting to the changes in your surroundings is a key to survival for animals but as well as humans too. ”Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it.”.

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Sharing your story about change truly means a lot to mean. I have shared a part of your life that hold deep meaning to you. I liked your writing when I was reading it was was able to really picture what was going and this helped me to reflect what is going on in my life and try to compare the two. I like how you gave example of the difficult situations you went through and you showed us how you over came them that was nice. As I was reading your blog its like I saw you grow. Its a nice essay.  

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Personal Responsibility

 If I take personal responsibility for my education, I will focus on learning to the best of my knowledge and graduate out of college on top of my class. If I take personal responsibility for my career, I will focus on working so hard to become the most successful person in the world and change the world for the better. If I take personal responsibility for my relationships, I will focus on making a difference in the lives of my friends and people close to me. If I take personal responsibility for my health, I will focus on staying health and helping others to become as health as me. If I take personal responsibility for all that happens to me, I will focus on fixing the wrong I have done and appreciating the right I have been.

  I have learned that in life I have to live up to whatever I do, good or bad I have to own it. Life is very hard to understand it keeps changing like the winds, you never know what will happen to you but have to keep on moving forward hoping everything will be fine. Although in reality it may not be that way, that’s just how life is. But something this I know for sure about life is that we have choose and I choice how to live my life. Not all the choices I make in my life are the right ones because “era is to man” and I am all human to make mistakes. When I make eras I take the pride to own them and correct them that is taking personal responsibility of your life.

The time in my life in which I did not take personal responsibility, it was in high school during the finals week we had to take our final tests in that week. A week before the finals weeks my math teachers told me to read for the test and she kept on reminding me but I only ignored her. She went as far as emailing my parents to remind me to read for the test. I always lied to them that I was done reading. The day before the test the class was given a review of what was going to come on the test. I didn’t ever bother looking at it I was busy fooling around in school. The test day came I was not ready I tried reading before going in for the test but if was already too late for me. I did the tests and got and F the teacher asked me what happened I said the test was hard that is why I failed. Yet I knew it was all my fault to fail the test. But I refused to accept it was my fault.

  I have learnt to take charge of my life and own up to my choices in life good or bad. The choice was mine to make.

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Stop allowing them to change your perception of yourself. A flower does not lose its beauty once someone stops admiring it. You are just as wonderful now as you were when they were still around. Act like it.

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Project 1: Photo Essay

My understanding of multi modal composing is using different Medias or senses to get your messages out there. People interpret messages in different ways, so through multi modal it allow people to use they different arbitrates to understand the message.  This project is going to help us learn how to use multi modal to get our message they in a new style which we have not used some of us.  

My head is exploding with a lot of ideas I want to try that I can’t get my hand around any of them. But my best Idea is using photo to trigger emotions in people. How does looking at a picture arise emotion? This is the big idea on my mind now. I am thinking of .

I believe reading this book broadens our mind to thinking out of the box from what we know now. Which is fun to learn as of me   When I was in class this Friday I got a deep understanding of what the multi modal is it gave me great insight seeing the different people presenting different point. Popped up a lot of ideas in my head I was thinking of all the different ways I could send my message  out. 

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Story

don’t believe i can tell my story yet. Because i believe it’s still going, I am young man growing up. Went though middle school, high school and now in college. With each day I wake up, I am going into a man. A man whom I am yet to find as I grow, but I am not scared I enjoy the challenges I face in life cause I believe it’s fun. Even since I was little boy I have always had visions or a goals you would say. But this goals and visions keep change as we grow because I believe we get to know ourselves better as we grow. What we can do and what we can’t. Life is full of a lot of challenges and joy and we most times face the both sides of life good and bad. Now that I am college,I believe I have come closer to my future. To working really for what I want to be in this world, but I can’t forget the past because it made me who I am now. This is my second year in college and just from the first I have learnt a lot about myself. The connections I have made in college have led me it the right path I believe. They is nothing as important to me as making a difference in every place I go. I want to change something for the good. I always try to encourage my friends to do the right thing all the time and still on the right path. As I myself do the same.

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don’t believe i can tell my story yet. Because i believe it’s still going, I am young man growing up. Went though middle school, high school and now in college. With each day I wake up, I am going into a man. A man whom I am yet to find as I grow, but I am not scared I enjoy the challenges I face in life cause I believe it’s fun. Even since I was little boy I have always had visions or a goals you would say. But this goals and visions keep change as we grow because I believe we get to know ourselves better as we grow. What we can do and what we can’t. Life is full of a lot of challenges and joy and we most times face the both sides of life good and bad. Now that I am college,I believe I have come closer to my future. To working really for what I want to be in this world, but I can’t forget the past because it made me who I am now. This is my second year in college and just from the first I have learnt a lot about myself. The connections I have made in college have led me it the right path I believe. They is nothing as important to me as making a difference in every place I go. I want to change something for the good. I always try to encourage my friends to do the right thing all the time and still on the right path. As I myself do the same.