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Self Control

Why can't people control themselves, their emotions, and their actions? I'm not sure and not one to be preaching because it is a known fact, when life gets rough, I cry :'-(. If someone yells at me, I cry. If something is sad, I cry. If something is happy, I cry. Yes, I need to work on that. Toughen up woman! I am mostly talking about controlling anger and actions (male & female). Why do people get aggressive and what to argue or get in a fist fight? If someone accidentally bumps into you, does that mean punch them in the face? If someone says something to you that you misunderstand, does that mean you start yelling at them? Even if you are alone and upset, does that mean you can throw a temper tantrum screaming and yelling? Yes, you have a right to be angry. However, anger is no excuse to verbally or physically abuse others (by the way, anger comes from fear). You also have the right to choose how to express our feelings. But please try to find a constructive way to ex...

Critical Thinking?

So we learned about Critical Thinking in 1 of my classes, which I would have to say I am not very good at. However, the point is to learn the concepts and can get better at it. For instance, there are Richard Paul and Linder Elder's Standards of Thinking. These are the principles applied to checking the quality of reasoning about an issue and consist of: clarity accuracy precision relevance depth breadth logicalness significance fairness There also Gerald Nosich’s Elements of Reasoning. These are tools to use when we reflect on our thinking and consist of: purpose question at issue assumptions implications and consequences information concepts conclusions point of view context alternatives You probably have no idea what I am talking about so I leave you with this situation: An elderly coworker of yours is out climbing in the mountains with you and falls and gets very hurt. His last dying wish is delivered to you as "I have $1 million dollars in my safe at home, clean, legal, a...

CO Headlines

1. 09/04/09 - The CA Wildfires haze Rocky Mountain view. 2. 09/22/09 - Up to 16" of Snow Expected in CO Mountains. 3. 09/22/09 - CO Woman Attacked by Elk Near Home. 4. 10/05/09 - Colorado Grandma Uses Pillow to Fight Off Black Bear. 5. 10/06/09 - CO's Loveland Ski Area 1st to Open for Season. 6. 10/09/09 - New Jobless Claims Fall to 521K, Lowest Since Jan. (nationwide) 7. 10/09/09 - Denver Among America’s Smartest Cities. ( #5 ) 8. 10/15/09 - CO Release 1st 10 Prisoners to Save Money. 9. 10/15/09 - 6-year-old CO Boy Floats Away in Balloon. 10. 10/20/09 - The Financial Times Ranked the Daniels College of Business #85 in World. 11. 10/21/09 - Daniels College of Business Ranked #20 Globally According to the Aspen Institute's Beyond Grey Pinstripes. 12. 10/31/09 - City's Nude Halloween Streak May End. (discusses The Naked Pumpkin Run in Boulder on H-Ween) 13. 11/30/09 - Pot Patients Suing City Over Closed Dispensary. 14. 12/28/07 - Birth Control to be Tried on CO Elk. 15...