The Nellis Manor & Sierra Ranch Wards Emergency Preparedness Fair is finished. Between work, school, Church, and family, most of my extra time was spend working on this fair; thus the lack of posting for nearly a month.
I created a CD with a bunch of resources. This CD had many of the things found on the Emergency Preparedness & Family Home Storage page, plus much, much, much more. I never really finished it; I more abandoned it and burned it as it was. I’ve already found new things that I wish I had put on it. I guess there is always next year. Oh, one of the presenters wants to sell the Resource CD in her store. And, at Church yesterday, the Bishop told everyone that he wants them to actually study the information on the CD, not just take it and put it on a shelf somewhere. He said that when they are talking to the Lord and they tell Him they didn’t know anything about preparedness, He (the Lord) will show them the CD and tell them they should have! :)
All is going well here at Mike’s World Newsand at the CoxFam. Did you guys miss my updates?
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Thursday, December 18th, 2008 | Author:
michaelcox
“Due to weather conditions and for the safety of students, all Clark County School District schools will be closed today. Students should not report to campus. All administrators, 12-month employees, and office staff should report to work as usual. Teachers, other classroom employees and bus drivers are not expected to report to work since a makeup day may be scheduled later in the year. All school-based Food Service personnel, Food Service truck drivers and warehouse employees are not to report for work. However, all other Food Service personnel shall report for work or contact their supervisor.”
CCSD.net
18 December 2008
I grew up going to school in the Clark County School District. I don’t ever remember a snow day ever canceling school. So much for global warming. Oh, speaking of school canceling, my CERT class from last night was also canceled.
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Today, Mikey typed every word that he knows how to spell on my computer. I then counted; Mikey Cox, who will be 3 in January, can spell 8 words!
All of these words were typed by Mikey on Notepad on my laptop. I then copied and pasted them into this blog entry:
BIBLE
MOMMY
DADDY
JOSH
MIKEY
COX
BOOK
HOME
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This week in my philosphy class, I had to “Choose a recent (±last 2 weeks) event, story, topic, etc. that interests you and write an argument as a letter to the editor. Try to compose an argument and not merely state an opinion or express an emotion.” I figured anything by Erin Neff would be a good article to argue against and found one from June 8 in which she tries to explain how high gas prices will help Democrats win in November. She also mistated why Republicans were against bills like Lieberman-Warner. Here is my response, which I have also sent as a letter to the Editor. more…
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After a semester break, I’m back in school. Perhaps one day I’ll finish it up! I’m taking Philosophy 102: Critical Thinking. I like to post some of what I write in school. This week, I had to “write a paragraph identifying what specific obstacle to critical thinking you personally might be especially susceptible to. Explain why.” If you’re interested, go ahead and read it and then let me know what you think. more…
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 | Author:
michaelcox
In my Communications class a few weeks ago, the professor asked the class to discuss “under what circumstances is it appropriate for a person to use the power he or she has over another person to satisfy personal goals“. Most of the class said it was never appropriate. I was the first (and one of the few) that disagreed with that. I thought my original comment, as well as a few of my replies were good so I decided to repost them here.
My Original Post
I think it is appropriate for a person to use power over another to satisfy personal goals under many circumstances. For example, I have a 22 month old son. As a result, I have legitimate power over him. I have a personal goal to make sure that he is safe. When he does something that could potentially hurt him, I will use reward and/or coercive power to make sure that he doesn’t. I have another personnel goal of growing my business. Therefore, my customer’s rely on my expert power when they hire me.
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Normally I agree with you on these topics, but time I am forced to disagree. I think there are times when it is appropriate and necessary to use power over others to satisfy personal goals. That is the basis for our capitalist society. A person uses their expert power on others when they offer goods or services that others want, desire, and/or use. In return, the person who desires those goods or services uses their reward power to pay for these good or services.
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I agree with you about that a person shouldn’t abuse the power they have over someone. But can someone use the power they have over someone without abusing that power? What if the husband in your example uses his power over his wife to keep her from sitting on the couch all day watching Oprah and eating bon-bons? Is that appropriate?
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I agree that a boss often times needs to use their power over employees to satisfy personal goals. The boss wants his/her department to double efficiency, for example. That’s his personal goal. So, he/she uses his/her power to get the employees to work more efficient. Great point!
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In my Communication 102 class, I had to watch the movie What Women Want and then write a paper on the use of communication in it. I thought my paper came out quite nicely. I thought I’d post it here for anyone interested in reading it. I appreciate the Wife’s reviewing of it and giving me some feedback. My paper would not have come off as polished without her thoughts and suggestions.
Let me know what you guys think about it.
Download as PDF
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Saturday, November 17th, 2007 | Author:
michaelcox
For my Communications class, I had to make up 3 words, along with a defination, and use it in a sentence. Here are my words for anyone interested.
- “Pollism” – the process of directing your message or reaction based on the latest poll.
Hillary is against giving drivers licenses to illegal immigrations this week, but that’s due to pollism.
- “Black rush” – the way people shop on the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday)
I’ll have to black rush to get the $299.00 laptop at Circuit City!
- “Piedout” – the result of pigging out on so much pie that you couldn’t bear to have another piece.
Everything Thanksgiving, I get piedout of pumpkin pie
Who knows, maybe we’ll see one of these words in Webster’s newest Dictionary!
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Thursday, November 08th, 2007 | Author:
michaelcox
No matter how much one would like to take back a rude comment or a hurtful line, it is simply not possible. And, if your communication is aided by use of a mediated interpersonal communication device, the damage the communication can make can grow beyond measure.
Take, for example, a hypothetical example. A man is talking to his wife and tells her that she has a weird looking chin. The wife gets upset by this. The man, releasing he never should have said that, immediately tells her that he is sorry. She will most likely forgive him, but will, at least for a while, remember the comment whenever she looks in a mirror. But, while the man could not take back the comment, eventually, the memory will fade.
Now, if the same man had said the same thing about his wife in a nationally televised event, the same comment will cause greater damage. Others will ask her or comment on her chin. When she walks in a room, people will stare at her chin. The hurt and the pain will last longer. Once the memory of it starts to fade, however, someone could easily replay the original comment and, like an ice pick, stab her once again with the sudden shock of having to relive the comment.
We need to think before we speak, for our words can live forever.
(note: this is a post from a Communications class that I am taking. The Wife liked it so I reposted here)
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| The Clark County School District (CCSD), one of the largest school districts in the country, has announced that they want a new logo. They are now asking those in the community to help them come up with a logo. I’ve created on the right what I think is the simplest, most accurate logo possible. “Clark County School District: No accountability”. |
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Does anyone else ever get sick of the waste in the school district? Maybe its just me.
For those interested in the logo contest, point your web browser over to www.ccsd.net/pdf/Logo_Flyer.pdf.
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