Cubing our writing.

When we cubed a topic together it lets us see our subject different perspectives.

Describing something means we have to look for what defines it, what makes it its own, by explaining what it may do, its shape or possibly size. When analyzing it lets us look deeper into the subject and figure out what it is made out of. If we compare it we can see what and how things are similar to it. When we apply it we look at what the topic is useful for. Associating it is a lot like comparing by seeing what it is connected to. And last, but not least we can argue for or against it depending on our point of view.

When we did this exercise in the class it let us get different information about the same things from each other, and that can help to see what others think or know about the subject to obtain more knowledge or possibly know how to reconstruct our own papers to relate to a bigger audience.
With that being said, I will use some of these sides of the cube to analyze my possible subjects for the first paper this quarter, which once again are; the responsibility and experience of the job world or what I have learned from my first year of motherhood.

The Work World -

Describing :: To start off I work at Dairy Queen. I have been there since I was 16, so a bit over 5 years. My position is a supervisor and that just means I have to make sure everything runs accordingly, moneys pulled, people get breaks, count the food order, and so on. I never saw it happening but my boss has taught me so much and I am treated well there, so I have stuck around. I know I aspire to make it farther than I have and learn more to better myself. Ultimately it's stable and very flexible while I get school going and making sure my child is taken care of.

Compare :: I could compare my life starting out at 16 in the job world and what it has made me become today. I would say in some ways I started off with a pretty bad work ethic. Everyone was friends and it was fairly easy to just joke around and not be to serious about it all, after all, I'm sure some people looked at it like it was just fast food. But when it comes down to it, you are still serving a customer and to do that you need to make sure things are prepared and of course clean. As I grew up I started to realize that workings not necessarily just a hang out place, I mean, she was paying us for a reason right? And that was to work. :) It's funny because now it can almost drive me insane when nothing is getting done and there is nothing to distract the employees, don't get me wrong, social interaction is good though and it keeps the crew like its own little family, but we still have tasks to tackle.

Apply :: I can use the skills I have and continue to receive working as a leader and a good employee in general. This job has taught me to be able to have simple human interaction at the very least. I have learned many things about making decisions or sometimes even having to say things when you don't necessarily want to. I have learned to keep busy in a work environment and always try to help out. Also, to try to always push yourself to learn more and grow as a person.

Mama Bear -

Describing :: The last year has been remarkable. I have experienced firsthand a lot of things people have said about parenting. The good, the bad, and the ugly. I'm sure I will be learning more and more as the years go on. It's funny how a practically lifeless newborn can keep you up more hours of a day more than a toddler. With the fascination of "I created that?", and well, the constant hunger, peeing, pooping and burping. It's still mind boggling that we can reproduce and help a life form. My son is one year old and it is incredible to see how much he learns and grows practically every day. I never knew one could love someone so much.

Associate :: I can associate being a parent with some of the lessons I have learned about myself in the process. I need to be more confident in my decisions, be comfortable in asking for help and possibly strange for a parent but, not worry so much.

Apply :: Each and every one of the things I listed in the associate part I can use for real life as well as being a parent. To be a leader in the work place and home I need to be confident in my decisions or I will be hard to follow, you have to know what you're doing. Everyone needs some help from time to time, even if it's just a simple "can you do the dishes tonight?". In my experience as a mother it's very hard to do on your own, and why do it alone when you have your partner right there? For the ones who don't have the father around they usually have some family or friends that are willing to help in some sort of way. As far as worrying goes, well I worry about anything and everything, all the time. I couldn't tell you why, maybe I just get anxious. But I have learned I need to catch myself and realize earlier that whatever it may be is not a big deal and there is no need to stress about it.