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life goes on...sometimes we have an awesome day sometimes not so awesome...but it is definitely a lesson that should be mastered in life. Regardless good or bad we have to....

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES, A new perspective

Online Social media networking groups such as Twitter, Facebook, blogs etc. are only good for keeping in touch with family and friends, right? Wrong! That is probably the common misconception that influences thousands possibly of people including myself. Washing away my ignorance, ALES 204 is showing me how these online social networking sites can have many useful purposes .


Knowledge
I can:

•  read about new discoveries made by scientists in short understandable passages on Twitter
• With other people whose interest is in nutrition or food science, we can share knowledge and I can learn from others. This can be done via Facebook and blogs
• Receive current news updates from around the world!

Online Profile
I can even create a business profile on Facebook which introduces me in a professional way. I can upload my credentials, my resume (past work experiences, volunteer experiences, awards and, skills, strengths etc.) This profile can help me connect with organizations and companies! Although sending resumés to companies by hand shows sincerity, an online public professional profile can be creative, attractive and is easily accessible by others.


Now I can utilize Facebook to help me befriend other individuals who who are in the same career field as I am! 


Here’s my business profile, take a look if you like!

I uploaded my information, resume, some pictures of me in my profession (nutrition and Food Science) and a few recommendations for some websites related to Nutrition and food Science.

go to my flickr site:http://www.flickr.com/photos/67889358@N08/6184436468/in/photostream

COMMUNICATION IS AN AMAZING MIRACLE!!

             HI EVERYBODY! THIS IS SILLY WILLY HERE! Actually I'm not a silly as you may think. My name is Wilson Leung. For those who know me, they just call me Wilson, or my Chinese name. I am a third year student at the University of Alberta. I study in the Nutrition and Food Science program.  However, whether I go to school or not, I think I'm a student for life! You may ask, "Like what?" Well, for instance, this year I'm taking a class called ALES 204--Communication Theory and Practise. I think Learning how to communicate ideas to other clearly and effectively may take a LIFETIME! There's even a "lab" for this class, (My lab section is D6). In these labs, we get to practise communication. That's awesome!

            Incidentally, communication plays a big role in my life, and I think it should! When a newspaper journalist effectively communicates to me about the current events, I can properly learn about what happened. When I read a textbook, and the author uses proper grammar and good flow of ideas, I can successfully understand the content. The best part is that there are so many techniques of communication: television, internet, books, magazines, posters...Simply amazing!

            I personally think communication can bring happiness, too! If language and communication didn't exist, we wouldn't be able to ask IQ questions! For me,  during a family meal or gathering, we ask each other IQ questions. It's sparks our critical thinking skills, builds some discussions (while we discuss we may let out a few jokes here! Afterall laughing is the best medicine, just as Paul McGhee said, “Your sense of humor is one of the most powerful tools you have to make certain that your daily mood and emotional state support good health.”) IQ question discussion is definitely a good time to apply communication skills!
How about we do an IQ question now?

            There was a wealthy man who hired a security guard to watch his house during the night. One day, he was going to ride a plane to Canada, and booked his flight for the tomorrow morning. The next morning, he was about to leave his house when the security gaurd came to him and said, "Sir, don't go to Canada today, last night I had a dream that your plane you were going to ride would crash. Please don't leave!" The wealthy man said, "Alright, I won't leave today." So the wealthy man did not go to Canada. On the third day, the wealthy man heard on the news that the plane he was going to ride actually crashed! Luckily, there were only minor injuries. That night, the wealthy man thanked the security guard, "Friend, you saved my life! But I'm afraid I have to fire you."

            It seemed like that the security guard HELPED the wealthy man. But why was the guard fired instead of being given a raise?


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Take  a look at this. Communication is great, but definitely we need to validate what we percieve: http://www.scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au/news/2011/08/18/joy-communication I agree with Mrs Heather Norton