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Learning to give and receive constructive critiques and feedback is a skill that many of us learn too late in life. As a high school student, one of my teachers made sure to instill this skill in her students. she stressed the importance of having tough enough skin to receive negative feedback and enough empathy to give constructive criticism. I like learning about different ways to give feedback in ways that others will see as helpful and beneficial. There are a few tips in the articles that i would like to reiterate, 1. Ask probing questions. Many times, it is easy to get someone to change their minds or see things in a different light just by engaging in a well-thought out conversation. Knowing what questions to ask and how to ask them is the basis of all good conversations. 2. Put aside your initial reaction. THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK. Often times we end up changing our wording, tone, or attitude just by thinking about what we say before we say it. This can save you a lot of hea

Story 1: Adam and Eve (Bible Stories) A popular biblical story, the story of famous bible couple, Adam and Eve paints a picture of the beginning and subsequent fall of human purity and perfection. The story is one that most individuals know of regardless of their own religion. I think this story would be quite interesting to tell and even retell with slightly different facts. Furthermore, I look froward to clearing up some commonly incorrect ideas pertaining to the story. Story 2: Danielle "Dani" Lierow (Feral Children) Stories of feral children, or children raised by animals or in complete isolation, date back for centuries and centuries. This modern day tale of 6 years old Dani, who was severely abused and neglected for the first six years of her life. The neglect left her seemingly with the mind of a much younger child and she was incapable of accomplishing simple tasks perceived easy for other children her age. I think it would be interesting to bridge the gap betwe

The history of Danielle is not one unbeknownst to the common folk. Danielle was sort of a legend in her time and her legendary acts would continue to rest in the minds of generation for years to come. But although Danielle had gained the world, she would soon lose her purity and youth. Just as her story climaxes to its greatest power, Danielle is hit with a great temptation: adultery. Lusting. Danielle, a woman considered royalty in her place was proving to be less of a perfect entity in the eyes of anyone who knew of her wrongdoings. She lusted greedily after a man married to another prominent figure. Benjamin was a married man, who Danielle spotted naked on his roof one dreary afternoon. The clouds in close proximity to the earth were no match for her piercing eyes. Danielle stared fervently, forsaking her purity and inviting evil to take up residence in her mind. She stared without much deviance and only stopped when Benjamin returned inside of his home out of view of Danielle. Wh

This has always been a really interesting story to me. Growing up, I really liked learning about David but often times this portion of his life is skimmed over in private schools in an attempt to shelter the kids or minimize a negative view of such a popular biblical figure. But, Bathsheba was as much a part of his life as Goliath was. I think it's important to bee informed of every part of the stories rather than just the prettiest part. For those of you who might not know, at the time that David was with Bathsheba he was in fact a married man. In the bible, adultery is considered one of the greatest sins. The bible reiterates multiple times that David experienced "love at first sight". Here are some additional facts that I did not know before this read: - Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah, another prominent biblical figure. - Bathsheba ended up pregnant with David's child. - Uriah died. - At that point, Bathsheba wed David. (David and Bathsheba) Bibliogr

These are stories that I have read before. My dad is a pastor and therefore we grew up hearing these stories and learned a lot about the background surrounding them. Regardless of my previous experiences with the specific story and Noah, I was pleasantly surprised by some of my findings that I have never hear do before. For instance, I did not know of the connection between Noah and Adan and Eve, regardless of their obvious relation, you don;t hear much in Sunday school about how each story is somewhat intertwined into one larger anecdote. For me, being able to connect the dots and go from story to story was really interesting. I actually ended up contacting my dad regarding some of the information I was learning. He says that often times stories like these are simplified in order to make it easier for individuals to understand. Having gone to seminary, all that I told him he already knew but he was still very happy that I was having the opportunity to gain a greater knowledge of some