Damon's Comp1 Blog

 What Myers means by "lying is a cooperative act" is that a lie has no value until both parties agree to believe the lie. I do agree with this because its true that a successful lie needs to be believed. It works if someone lets themselves believe the lie. When Myers says lying is a way of connecting what we wish we were with what we are, I think she is trying to say that people lie to make themselves feel better about themselves. I would agree with Truth #2 because us as humans are morally against lying but then we see that it is incorporated into our very society. We see that in some situations lying can get us places, so we live with the morally wrong act. When people lie they tend to speak in more formal language while distancing themselves from their subject. People who lie tend to have slips in their own body language. It is important to learn these lie detection strategies because its important to know when you are being lied to. I think is honesty is worth preserving ...

 By the time I leave college I want to be able to succeed in a workplace, function as an adult, learn to deal with stressful situations, manage my time effectively, and be able to complete difficult tasks. Functioning as an adult would be like being able to be take on responsibilities like paying taxes, showing up to places you have to be at. Succeeding in a workplace would being able to respect yourself and the work environment. learning to deal with stressful situations is important because life always involves some degree of a stressful situation. Being able to manage time effectively will leave more time for recreational activities. Having the mental fortitude to complete difficult task would benefit you because life is full of difficult people from bosses to stubborn coworkers. I wish to gain these particular skills because in my opinion these are vitals skills for succeeding in life.

 To whom it may concern,          College isn't as big and scary as many of my high school teachers made it seem like while I was in high school. One thing that worried me as a high school senior was stigma that all college professors don't really care if you pass or fail. This thankfully turned out to be a lie because in my college experience, as long as you communicate with your professor and let them know of anything that is relevant to the class. They actually guide and try to help you through it. Like any good teacher they want their students to succeed. If you put the effort in, they will mirror you effort and try their best to help you in anyway. What was also told to me as a senior was how strict college professors will be about deadlines for assignments. In reality this isn't necessary true because as long as you communicate with your professors they would be more accepting towards a late assignment. Communic...