Word of the Week #1

1. Ontogeny

2. Hauser, Marc D. (1997). The Evolution of Communication. Massachusetts: The MIT Press.

3. Sentence where word was found: A close look at what we know about human language suggests that our understanding of mechanism and ontogeny is sophisticated, whereas our understanding of function and phylogeny is relatively poor.

4. Definition: The development of an individual organism or anatomical or behavioral feature from the earliest stage to maturity; Part of speech: noun.

5. My Sentence: The ontogeny of a species heavily depends on its genes, the environment in which it is raised and any other random factors that may contribute to the overall make-up of an organism.

Blog #1 - All About Me

Word Count: 266

Working with Capernaum, a ministry for kids and adults with mental and physical disabilities, has taken me to places such as Kauai and Macedonia where I help lead week long camps with a team of individuals.

I am a public relations major at San Jose State University and would like to do something in either sports or music/entertainment.

My passion for music has allowed me to dive deeper into who I am as a person.

I write my own songs, play guitar and write poetry in my free time because it allows me to express myself better than any other way.

I'd love to start playing at different places in the near future to share my gifts with others.

I come from a Christian background and it is definitely the core of who I am as a person.

A huge part of my life are my two brothers, Zack and Sam, who are my best friends.

When it comes to writing, I feel that I am a very strong creative writer and that I am good at adding details to encompass the message at hand.

I struggle with commas a lot as well as cutting down on my descriptive language.

At times it can become a bit overwhelming.

If I had to pick one favorite color it would definitely be blue because I love the sky and the ocean.

In my spare time I like to play my guitar and take pictures.

Photography is my newfound hobby and I am having so much fun going out to different locations in order to take new pictures!