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Bree Bueno PRE 101 Howard Graham Capstone Wellness Project When signing up for my Fall 2012 semester of my freshmen year of college at The University of Kansas, I was unsure of what major I wanted to study. I began taking my general education courses, which were math, English, science, and some elective courses such as PRE 101. My advisor suggested that since I didn’t know where to began my journey that by taking this course would guide me in a step closer of the field I would find interesting. Luckily the instructor of this course helped me learn more about myself as well as helped me find a path towards my future. This course definitely helped make my freshmen year easier in adjusting to a large University and not only being taught the course but as well as important aspects that I will need throughout the next four years in college. Throughout the class we learned different values in different subjects as we got to explore a large variety of schools and arts. This class got to do many projects that helped us learn more about ourselves. The Art Minute project is where we got to pick a meaningful piece of art displayed in the Spencer Art Museum on campus and we got to share and explain the meaning behind the art. I found a piece that stuck out to me. It was called the Thread Man, which allowed me explore art in a way I never did. This was a new experience for me that I enjoyed learning in class because I got to say whatever my mind thought of the art to the class as someone else who could of observed this might of thought of something different. I learned

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Bree  Bueno  PRE  101  Howard  Graham      

Capstone  Wellness  Project    

  When  signing  up  for  my  Fall  2012  semester  of  my  freshmen  year  of  college  at  

The  University  of  Kansas,  I  was  unsure  of  what  major  I  wanted  to  study.  I  began  

taking  my  general  education  courses,  which  were  math,  English,  science,  and  some  

elective  courses  such  as  PRE  101.  My  advisor  suggested  that  since  I  didn’t  know  

where  to  began  my  journey  that  by  taking  this  course  would  guide  me  in  a  step  

closer  of  the  field  I  would  find  interesting.  Luckily  the  instructor  of  this  course  

helped  me  learn  more  about  myself  as  well  as  helped  me  find  a  path  towards  my  

future.  This  course  definitely  helped  make  my  freshmen  year  easier  in  adjusting  to  a  

large  University  and  not  only  being  taught  the  course  but  as  well  as  important  

aspects  that  I  will  need  throughout  the  next  four  years  in  college.    

  Throughout  the  class  we  learned  different  values  in  different  subjects  as  we  

got  to  explore  a  large  variety  of  schools  and  arts.  This  class  got  to  do  many  projects  

that  helped  us  learn  more  about  ourselves.  The  Art  Minute  project  is  where  we  got  

to  pick  a  meaningful  piece  of  art  displayed  in  the  Spencer  Art  Museum  on  campus  

and  we  got  to  share  and  explain  the  meaning  behind  the  art.  I  found  a  piece  that  

stuck  out  to  me.  It  was  called  the  Thread  Man,  which  allowed  me  explore  art  in  a  

way  I  never  did.  This  was  a  new  experience  for  me  that  I  enjoyed  learning  in  class  

because  I  got  to  say  whatever  my  mind  thought  of  the  art  to  the  class  as  someone  

else  who  could  of  observed  this  might  of  thought  of  something  different.  I  learned  

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that  not  everyone  thinks  the  same  way,  which  makes  me  different  from  everyone  in  

the  class  as  I  got  to  observe  others  perspectives  in  art.      

  Our  instructor  assigned  us  to  take  a  Strengths  Quest  quiz  that  would  help  us  

determine  our  signature  themes.  My  quiz  results  stated  that  my  five  top  signature  

themes  were  empathy,  adaptability,  consistency,  restorative,  and  developer.  I  found  

that  this  quiz  would  be  correct,  as  my  number  one  signature  theme  was  empathy,  

which  I  could  find  to  be  reasonable.  I  get  the  energy  from  the  people  around  me,  

which  would  make  sense  that  I  can  sense  the  emotions  of  those  around  me.  I  found  

this  quiz  helpful  in  learning  more  about  who  I  am  as  a  person  and  what  strengths  

and  weakness  I  have.  Now  that  I  know  my  five  top  strengths  I  will  use  this  to  help  

me  become  a  better  person  in  society  as  well  as  help  me  get  the  job  of  my  dreams.  

By  identifying  myself  with  these  five  traits,  I  will  use  them  as  strengths  to  help  me  in  

the  real  world  when  it  comes  to  finding  a  job,  partner,  and  making  a  life  for  myself.    

  Now  that  the  second  semester  has  come  to  an  end  as  the  summer  heat  comes,  

it  is  now  time  for  me  to  set  a  limit  for  myself  for  the  next  semester  of  my  sophomore  

year.  I  am  currently  enrolled  for  the  Fall  2013  semester  and  signed  up  for  PRE  210,  

which  my  advisor  recommended  me  taking.  This  class  is  the  next  step  in  helping  me  

choose  the  degree  as  well  as  start  my  resume  which  is  one  of  my  goals  for  my  

second  year  of  study.  Another  goal  of  mine  is  to  pick  a  field  of  study  and  getting  a  

degree,  which  will  help  me  by  taking  PRE  210.  One  big  goal  of  mine  is  to  end  the  

semester  with  a  GPA  of  3.5,  which  is  manageable  but  will  take  work  in  order  to  

accomplish.  By  achieving  these  goals  it  will  help  me  figure  out  what  I  want  to  do  

with  my  life  after  graduating  college.  These  three  goals  are  not  hard  to  accomplish  

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but  will  require  my  hard  work  in  becoming  a  successful  person  that  I  dream  of  one  

day.