2V- The Reasons Why

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There are times in life in which you have to stand up and take control of a certain situation.  It may not always be easy for us, but there are certain instances in life in which we have no other choice but to do so.  This is where the vocabulary word of the week comes into play.  The word is initiative.  In the dictionary you would find that this word means, "the power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do."  This word is important in college because in order to stick out from the rest of your peers you need to do this.  This is what your teachers, employers, and other influential people will notice.  You also use this in instances in which you need to take control of your life.  Personally I have based many of my previous decisions on other people. In late summer I decided this was no longer going to be the case because these people would not be living the rest of my life for me, so I had to do what made me happy.

Since last week I had a difficult time in finding words in which I struggled with, I decided to take a new approach.  My new strategy involves making a list on the top on my notes of words that came up that I did not recognize.

The first word I did not recognize came up during my critical thinking class.  This word was implicit.  This means that something is implied although it may not be plainly expressed.  It is something that is to be assumed about a certain situation or statement.  I like this word because  it is a common occurrence in daily life although up until this week, I did not know the true meaning of this word.

Another word that arose in this class was relativism.  It means the view that truth is a matter of opinion.  There are many sub topics to this word such as subjectivism and cultural relativism, but I will focus more broadly on this word.  This is also a commonly used situation that most people in the world would not be able to identify.  It is just a theory and cannot be proven because it is a matter of opinion, but I found this word very interesting.