Big F Bomb

I hate profanity because I want to grow and develop as a communicative human being. I want to improve my speaking in every way. When I want to explore a foreign language, I want to learn formal speech just as I want to improve my formal English. 

Nothing is more wonderful than when a person wants to speak with me as a possible friend who wants to know me better. It is a very rare privilege when a person actually wants to find out about me as a person rather than a subject of gossip. When people rush to hear a negative assumption, opinion, judgment, and eventually condemnation, without asking for any facts or information, it is a clear indication that they will not be friends.  

There are a lot of 'F' words that are potentially offensive. The culture today has become so lazy that there is no real effort or work ethic to search for truth or facts. This is so offensive to expect people to run with every doctrine based on a short, second film clip or an implied narrative without background or explanation. 

Any relationship, especially the search for facts, takes hard work and time. To fail to learn and grow invites a very poor and failing society. We may be paid enough compensation for a lifetime of ease for quoting the popular and easy rhetoric, but the price means a total degradation and failure of human life; we stop growing and learning. 

I chose to think for myself and weigh every option possible. I want to work in research and find the best solutions for problems rather than the popular vote or doctrine. Should I agree with every idea expressed at the Oscar Awards? I wish I could earn the amounts of pay that these speakers earn for their speeches. Should I agree, in a fearful state, with every protester on every street yelling at me? I think I would rather grow and develop as a thinking and intelligent human being rather than play dumb and follow the aggressive, abusive four-letter word flatulent.

Study - How to Read Difficult Material - Sharing What Works for Me

Here are a few preliminary steps to follow before reading a difficult assignment. It will only take 3-5 minutes, but will help you glean.

1. Hold the book and just look/skim the front/back cover; remember to enjoy the art and how it applies to you.

2. Skim over the paper dust cover on the inside front and back cover.

3. Take note of author(s) and publisher; do they mean anything to you at this point? You may like books from a particular author/publisher, or those significant to your field.

4. Skim, top to bottom, highlights from the Table of Contents; this is one of the most critical steps. The Table of Contents tells you the order, priorities, stages of study, and really separates the trees from the forest when you feel overwhelmed. The Table of Contents will be your anchor when you are in the tempest. Do not be afraid to stop reading and just 'visit' the Table of Contents from time to time.

5. Look at the first chapter title, subtitles, and general outline. Take note of bold/italic typesetting, punctuation marks, and how the chapter is organized.

6. Look at only the first page of each following chapter and the main title. Mark them with a light bookmark such as a plain paper strip that will not distract your concentration when you begin reading.

7. Last step - repeat this step when you begin reading each chapter: Re-skim the main title and headings in the first chapter and read carefully the last paragraph of the chapter (usually no more than 10 lines). Remember to skim the paragraph first for typesetting and punctuation, and then read for content.

Now you are ready to begin reading, take notes, outline, and have a great time with fellow gleaners.

Post Script: Don't forget the pocket dictionary. Always stop to look up words you don't know and can't define by the sentance structure. Your dictionary should be the worn out copy you have used since junior high; the one that turns by itself, like the Bible you always carry to church.