Social Networking Debate Outline

Position: Deputy Leader of the Opposition

Motion: We should Accept Social Networking Websites

I.                    General Defense of (LO)

1.       Reiterate what Sean says about accepting social networking

·         Stay connected at a distance

·         Share information and collaborate work (School Work)

II.                  My points

1.       A large majority of the population of the US is taking part in online social networking as seen in a study done this year.  [46% use social networking while 36% do not and 18% showed no interest.]**

a.       With such a high number of individuals involved, the ease of communication is increased and it provides another mode of communication.

2.       Personal information, if displayed properly can be easily accessible to friends and family.

a.       The owner of the social networking site is responsible for the information they make public and when it is presented properly it can be very useful.

b.       People can find birthdays, events, mutual friends, shared interest and connect with people and like Sean said earlier this can be done with people globally.

III.                Rebuttal

Al Quaeda and Facebook:

Bulimia and anorexia

Cyber Bullying

Time wasting

Privacy Settings

Pornography

Hacked Statuses

IV.                  Conclusion

                We believe that social networking has many benefits that far out way the negative factors.  We would also like to note that the responsibility of the safety of the individuals is in their own hands and the social networks are completely optional. 

            In regard to social networking, we think you should side with the opposition and not reject social networks.

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Bibliography

“Reject Social Networking websites,” Retrieved from, http://socialnetworkreject.blogspot.com/ on                       December 16, 2010

“Benefits of Social Networking Websites,” Retrieved from                           http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/social-networking-benefits-validated/  on           December 16, 2010

“Pro-Con Debate on Social Networking Websites,” Retrieved from

http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:Social_networking_sites  on December 16, 2010

“Facebook is a Harmful Debate,” Retrieved from

http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_Harmfulness_of_Facebook   on December 16, 2010

“Global Publics Embrace Social Networking,” Retrieved from 

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1830/social-networking-computer-cell-phone-usage-around-the-world   on December 16, 2010

                               

My Resume

	Mason Wheeler 2915 112th Avenue SE Lake Stevens, WA – 425/422/0014 – masonswheeler@gmail.com
Objective	My career objective is to work with people and provide positive understandings of communication to enhance functionality of small groups and large organizations.
Experience	Soccer Referee U.S. Youth Soccer Association April 2004 – Current Manage and Coordinate the successful completion of youth soccer games Responsible for 22field players, 2 coaches, substitutes, and other officiators Enforced and upheld the Laws of the Game and dealt with disagreements on the field
	Café Employee Aerie Café, Kirkland, WA Fall, 2009 – Current Friendly and helpful relationship to customers Manage the register, calculate costs, and exchange money with customers Learn and know how to make dozens of complex drinks Clean and maintain a pleasant café atmosphere
	Photographer Private Contractor, Seattle, WA Fall, 2009 – Current Coordinate and communicate with engaged couples about wedding photography Schedule and shoots and rent equipment necessary for jobs Constantly take photos and document every detail of a wedding day Edit, organize and distribute finished product to clients
	Resident Advisor Northwest University, Kirkland, WA Fall, 2010-Current Manages the dormitory floor and creates a positive living environment for the residents Mediates conflict and enforces living community policy Coordinates events for the floor and interacts with the residents to promote unity
Education	High School Diploma Snohomish High School, Snohomish, WA June 2009
Interests	I love photography, soccer, jazz, coffee, and singing.
References	References are available on request.

Evaluation of my mock job interview

My mock interview with Levi Davenport (Area Coordinator of the Men's Dorms) went really well!  I went in with the intent to apply for a job similar to his own which brought about good dialog.  I never felt tripped up by any questions and I was able to properly swing all the questions toward my benefit.  I was honest and passionate and I think that the interviewer saw this as well.  I went into the interview with eye-contact and open, and inviting non-verbal communication that showed that I was interested and passionate about the interview.  I carried eye contact and good body position throughout the whole interview.  I felt good at the end of the interview knowing that I was prepared and able to ask questions to show that I am passionate and interested about the position and the requirements of the position I was applying for.  Overall I was really prepared and I felt the difference between this interview and those I have had in the past where I was not prepared and I prefer the preparation.

Answers to three job interview questions

• What are some of the things you do in your spare time?
•      In my spare time I love to take pictures.  I have a camera that I use for taking abstract pictures of nature and cityscapes.  I love be artistic and creative and this is a way I can express that part of myself.
• Do you prefer to work by yourself or with others?
• I am extremely capable in both environments and can work well by myself with individual responsibilities, but what I really enoy is working in a group to accomplish a single goal.  I think that I can guide a group toward a goal and inspire communication and positive energy toward an idea or objective.
• What are you long range career objectives?
• My long range career objectives are always going to be working with people.  I am currently fine-tuning my education to best equip myself for this fact.  I would love to move on to working with college students and at a University.  I would love to work at Northwest University either in the dorms or with a student based campus ministry.  I have a passion for this aspect of the learning process we all undergo and would love to make a contribution to the college community

Transferable skills (based on Six Good Exercises)

After interacting with members of my group in class based on my life stories, I have developed a list of transferable skills that can be drawn out of my experiences:


Leadership, Compassion, Perseverance, Love, Passion, Integrity, Dependability, Teaching Ability, Consistency, Supporter, Team-Player, Understanding, Learner, hands-on, Care, Athletic, Technically Proficient, Intelligent, Servant, Spiritual, God-Fearing, and Loyal.

Life Experience #6

My sixth life story is about becoming an RA at Northwest University.  During my freshman year at Northwest I started to feel called toward a ministry role at Northwest.  At first I thought that that role was through ACTS the Northwest traveling drama group, but God closed that door for me and had something else in store.  Shortly after the door closed I became aware of the need for RA’s and I eagerly applied.  I went to meetings and interviews and got asked many questions about why I should be an RA.

Through being interviewed I became more confident that this was what God wanted me to do.  I felt at peace and confident that I could do this.  After a lot of waiting through the selection process I was informed that I had been selected.  I was so excited to get down to business, God’s business.  He had selected me for the position and given me a vision that he had for my role in his plan.  Through the role I have now as an RA I am able to interact with student and minister through love.

Life Experience #5

My fifth life story also involves my referee career.  Shortly after the regional tournament in Hawaii I was nominated as Young Referee of the Year and given the opportunity to be given the title this award holds.  I will let you know that I was not selected as the Young Referee of the Year, but through being nominated I learned a lot about myself and how people think about me. 

            Through being nominated I learned of a lot of people who think very highly of me and wanted to see me succeed.  I was put into a spotlight within the referee community and it forced me to become more professional and to grow into a better referee.  My mindset changed to become more professional and more aware of who I am and what I am doing.

I became more aware of myself through the nomination and I grew into a better referee and even though I did not win I became better at my job and gained respect from lots of people in the referee community

Life Experience #4

I'd like to tell you about my career as a soccer referee.  I have been refereeing for seven years now and I have had many accomplishments one of my greatest was being selected to officiate at the Region IV tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii.  One year before the selection, I would have never thought that I would be selected for the job.  Only the best of the best youth referees got selected for this highly competitive honor.

            My journey began with my local boss asking me if I would be interested in going to the Olympic Development Program summer tournament.  I accepted the offer and spent two weeks refereeing in Idaho during the summer.  Through doing this I made many high level connections and got to learn some great stuff about my job.  I met the man who would be doing the selections for Regionals and I got to show him what I had to offer. 

            After showing my abilities in Idaho I was asked to participate in the Washington State tournament which is the highest level tournament in the state in which all the best teams in the state compete.  From there they would make the selections for the regional tournament.  After many weekends of staying in hotels and tournament meetings it was all over and I waited to hear back.  After a while I was informed that I would be going to Hawaii to be one of only 35 referees in the state to represent Washington at a tournament where all the best teams from a fourth of the Country would be competing.  It was a great honor to be there and I plan to maybe return to this prestigious tournament.

Life Experience #3

Many wonderful things happened as a result of Oasis and one of these things is my third life story about when I led my first soul to Christ.  Through Oasis I had an outlet to get people I knew needed the Lord to come into an all student environment of love.  One of these people was a girl from my high school that I had met a few times.  At the time I was attracted to this girl and was looking to get to know her as a friend.  Knowing she was somewhat interested too I asked if she would like to come to Oasis.  She was happy to come and went to come and came to Oasis later that week. 

            As my friend came to the gathering more and more, I began to see a change begin in her life; I could see her desire for something turn into a fulfillment.  She was asking me questions and perusing the Lord in a timid way.  One Monday night she came in and my friend Stefan was speaking and gave the opportunity for anyone in the attendance to accept the Lord into their life.  When I saw my friend’s hand go up and her heart get humbled before God I began to praise the Lord.  I cannot describe the joy I felt to welcome my now sister in Christ into the kingdom. 

            Now my friend is like my little sister and she has been saved for many years.  As a result, her whole family now regularly attends church and they are all on their way toward God’s plan for their life.

Life Experience #2

My second life story is also from my high school days and also involves my friend Stefan.  I had just recently met my best friend Stefan and he brought up the idea of a student led youth group to me.  At first I was skeptical but after thinking about it I saw the potential.  Much like our school club, we started a large gathering of students who live the Lord.  The only difference with this was that we were on our own and had a lot more potential.

My friend’s parents owned a wedding chapel in our home town and this served as a perfect location free of cost that we could go to worship God.  We would meet every Monday night to worship, pray, minister and basically follow the spirit’s plan.  We saw ourselves as tools and our gathering as a canvas for God’s glory. 

We called our gathering the Oasis and at Oasis we saw many wonderful things.  On our first night my friend spoke and there were four people total in attendance, my friend speaking, his brother playing the guitar, and his girlfriend and I talking during worship.  While this may seem comical, we were very faithful to God in this.  We went from four to eight and eight to 20 and before we knew it we had a regular attendance of about 35 students with one night totaling near 60.  

Life Experience #1

My first life story is about when I started a Christian club at my school.  I feel a great sense of accomplishment when I impact people and this is one of the times in my life where I feel that I accomplish this life goal of mine. 

The summer after my 10^th grade year my friend Stefan and I had the idea to get a gathering of all the Christians at my school for a weekly bible study in one of the school’s classrooms.  We would take turns speaking and sharing what the Lord had laid on our hearts in the past week, and we would get large numbers of students to attend our weekly meetings at two different lunches. 

The next year my friend and I decided that we would take the gathering a step further and gain school recognition as a club.  After meeting with the student body representatives and the administration we found ourselves official.  We went on to sell concessions at football games and get recognized in the yearbook with bible verses in quotations.  I was voted the Vice-President of the club and got to leave my high school having impacted the students in the name of the Lord.

Ethics Questionnaire

After reading through chapter one of our class textbook and taking into consideration my scores from the online ethics questionnaire I have confirmed a lot about myself.  I scored 5=C(Care) and 4=J(Justice).  Before I took this quiz that examined my hypothetical ethics situations, I thought that I would find myself somewhere along the middle ground.  The results show this fact and lean more toward that fact that I am concerned more with Caring than Justice, while still respecting the need for Justice.
After looking into the books ethics section closer, I can see how many people can see a single situation from different angles based on their ethics.  I also see that there is a need for a better understanding of this fact and the consideration of different individual's ethics in comparison to our own.

Communication Style

How does my communication style based on my code (ENFP) relate to the following areas?

Choosing a major:

-Typically indecisive about picking a major

-Gravitate toward majors that let me initiate new ideas

-Typically end up in counseling, teaching, the arts, journalism, advertising, or sales

Learning style:

-Material must stimulate my mind

-Impulsive energy helps my process'

-Enjoy Complexity and Abstraction

-Like 

variety

-Express myself well

Reading, writing, studying:

-May avoid necessary details

-Dislike routine

-I work well in groups

-Prefer "Talking Out"

Playing:

-Involved in social activities

-Spontaneous activities

-"Work must be fun"

Possible causes of stress:

-Test Limits

-Easily burn out

-May commit to too many things

-May not always finish projects

Dealing with stress:

-Burst of energy at the last minute

-Naturally versatile

-Must have some alone time

-Need to pay attention to physical needs 

Goals and Mission Statement

Goals:

• To have a long and happy marriage
• To own a Photography Studio
• Become a more professional Photographer
• To be seen as an honorable man
• To incorporate photography into future  ministry opportunities
• To Photograph the World and be involved with a missionary organization (as a Photographer)
• To be secure and honorable in my financial dealings
• To live a comfortable, prosperous life free of distraction
• To be able to give away what God has given me (my "Treasures")
• To Die a Happy, Old Man 

Mission Statement

"It is my mission to live a life of integrity that is worthy of honor; one that brings me joy through the prosperity of others through God's involvement in my life."

Past, Passions, Purpose Reports

My Passions and My Purpose:
      I love Photography and I love capturing things I see in an artistic and unique way.  I have a passion to incorporate photography into my career after college.  I would love to  have a studio some day to take portraits and display my work.   My other passion is ministry and students.   I would like to be involved with college students after college, I see a growing need for good communication between students and administration.  I would like  to work for a University like Northwest in this way.  I Enjoy working in my church's youth ministry and I am now stepping into a position of leadership as the photography team leader where I will get to work with students and staff to coordinate the use of images for sermons and promotional work within the ministry as well as display students work as an expression of God's gifts in their lives.


     My passions show my purpose in an amazing light for me.  I feel that God has a calling for me and that there are people in m life that  will be impacted through my interaction them.  I see my gifts and my passions as a tool given to me by God to be used for His glorification and ultimately to be an ambassador for Him.  Even though I may not be a ministry major I know that God can use me to touch those who ministry majors cannot.  In all I do I plan to do for the Lord.  Two of the biggest influences in my life would be my mom and my dad; their consistent support and love has given me a foundation for me to discover my talents and  passions and given me the strength to grow closer to my ultimate purpose in Jesus Christ


An Achievement:
     My biggest passion is for Photography and being a professional is one of my many goals.  One of the ways I am trying to make my dream a reality is by just doing it. I have been learning and studying all of the aspects of professional photography and putting them into practice.  I have just recently started photographing weddings and shooting engagement photos and the return has been very rewarding.  I find it hard to talk about, but the response of my very loving support group of family and friends was very positive.  With my initiative and the positive and encouraging attitudes of loved ones I am succeeding in my endeavor to become a professional photographer!  I cannot wait to see what God has in store for me and may all glory be to Him!