Neos	Average Rating Prediction	Average Rating Response (out of 20 responses)	Most Common Response
1	Evil is nothing but the distortion of good.	2	2	2
2	The unity model is above all else.	2	1.35	1
3	A man is normally scared of the idea of unity with the same woman forever.	3	2.35	3
4	A truly happy couple is like art.	2	2	2
5	One’s ruling love is king.	2	1.9	2
6	Problems can arise in the most awkward situations.	3	2.45	3
7	Affections are eternal in the mind.	2	1.8	2
8	Becomes illuminated as we melt together.	2	1.45	1
9	A spiritual husband loves his wife spiritually as well as naturally.	2	2	2
10	I think I’ve found what flying is.	2	1.7	2
11	In the divine love infinite unique love exist as one divine love.	2	1.7	2
12	Can one go from many to one again?	2	2.1	2
13	There is no way of fully explaining everything.	3	2.6	3
14	Love bonds a pair who are meant to be together.	3	2.15	3
15	Love rules and creates all of a person’s eternal life.	2	1.7	2
16	To love someone is to teach them how to love.	2	2.2	2
17	Every love is unique, possessing some unique feature of good, some unique virtue or quality.	2	1.9	2
18	Enlightenment reaps its rewards in the game of love.	2	1.9	2
19	The meanings we perceive and become conscious of are those that are selected by our love.	2	1.7	1
20	Conjugial love means forever.	2	1.9	2

Neologism Table Discussion

 

- The unity model is above all else.

            - This neo was formed as a way to portray the importance of the unity model in a relationship. By committing to the idea that the unity model is the most important thing to reach in your relationship, you are not only letting your significant other know how vital they are, but also setting a goal to the person you would like to become for them and for yourself. This was a very easy neologism to come up with for the single reason that this is what our course is all about. With all of the information that has been discussed in class and everything that we have been told about what males and females should strive to achieve in a relationship, the unity model is the highest tier that can be reached. The reasoning behind wanting to achieve this type of relationship is because it will be best for everyone involved when we are all on the same cognitive and affective state of mind.

 

            We also found that as a group, we all agree with the desire to achieve the unity model in our future relationships. By completely devoting yourself to your significant other and attempting to change all of the bad aspects of yourself that may have an influence on your actions, you are showing the person who you truly love that you would do anything to be with them and how much you really care about them. We can think of no better way to prove your love to the one who you really care about above all others.

 

- A truly happy couple is like art.

             - This neo was formed as more of an opinion than something to be achieved. The phrase is meant to signify how rare a truly happy couple is. When looking at art, we have our own opinions and ideas about what we think and whether or not we find it beautiful. The same is with a truly happy couple. How often do we go into a new relationship with no real goal about what we want to get out of it or the type of person we are to the other?

 

            In our opinions, finding a couple that is genuinely happy with the other person and loving everything that they do together is not something that you come across very often nowadays. From a statistic standpoint, we all know that half or possibly more marriages end up in divorce. It is the few couples that end up staying together for a long time that gives everyone else hope that they too will find true love. Now even though these couples may be rare, they seem to be fairly easy to spot in public. It is the little things that they do which show how much they care about each other.

 

            Holding hands, paying attention to one another, looking into each other’s eyes; these are the things that most couples overlook. People become so content with being with the person that they are with as time passes on, so by portraying your affection towards one another by doing these little things is proving that you care about them. It also helps to be around couples like this so you can experience and see firsthand what it is like to be one of those couples. A good piece of art may be hard to come by, but it is something that once you see it and admire it for what it truly is, it is a memory that will stay with you for a very long time.

 

- Problems can arise in the most awkward situations.

             - We thought this neo was important for a very simple reason. The truth in this phrase is astounding. Think about how many times and argument or conflict has arisen when you thought everything was going smoothly. Simple conversations can immediately take a turn for the worst at any time. It is our job in the relationship to make sure we eliminate as many problems as we can. This neologism is to be considered as kind of the opposite to the last neologism “a truly happy couple is like art.”

 

            As was stated before, a truly happy couple is hard to come by and that is because of the problems that arise in everyday life. That is what makes this neologism so very important. Avoiding problems is something that has been discussed in our class with great depth. By limiting the amount of problems that may arise in your relationship, it will make it easier to achieve the unity model and become truly happy with your soul mate or significant other if you don’t believe in soul mates. Now it is completely normal for two people to get into arguments from time to time because that is how life goes.

 

            There is no way that two people won’t come to a disagreement for the rest of their lives, it is just not possible. What is important, however, is how you handle these arguments. Do not stretch them out or keep on pushing the argument just so you can say you won because that will put a hindrance on the relationship. Calmly work out it between the two of you to however you see fit and everything will return to normal as soon as possible. By expressing your feelings and showing that you care about how the other person feels regardless of the situation or how you may be feeling at the time, you will be better prepared to deal with these problems when they do come up.

 

            The most important thing to remember is to not let these problems change the way you feel about one another. You will both continue to grow through your experience and spending time with each other. Get to know your true love as soon and as fully as possible because it will only deepen your love for one another and help to limit the arguments and problems that you will possibly have in the future.

 

- Becomes illuminated as we melt together.

             - In this neo, our prediction was 2, but the response was below that. This neo was made up because it felt as if it related with our discussions in class. Illuminated as we melt together is how we want to feel when we find our soul mate. It gives us this feeling like there are not two people there anymore, but just one where they have been fused together.

 

- I think I’ve found what flying is.

             - This neo was related to how a pair or couple would feel like after finding their soulmate. It is the feeling of what it is to be lifted up, feel weightless like nothing can hold you down. Therefore after death, your spiritual connection does not follow the rules of gravity.

 

- Can one go from many to one again?

             - This asks the question of after having many partners, is it so simple to be able to just have one and feel that conjugal love with them? Men who live the life of a bachelor, seeing as many girls at one time as they want, don’t feel tied down. They think they are free and living the life. But after a while this tends to feel less and less like the life they wanted to live. It is possible for these people to still find a partner whom they can spend the rest of their life and the spiritual afterlife with.

 

- Love bonds a pair who are meant to be together.

             - This neo is about bonding. We had that discussion about bonding and the threefold self. When a man and woman join their threefold self, they are bonded. In order to bond, a man has to be willing to be physically, mentally, and spiritually intimate with his other half. To do this, a man has to be willing to express his feelings and open up to her about his problems and such. He also has to be romantic – and the simple things are the most appreciated by a woman. Simple expressions such as: I love you, Hello, I miss you and such are a way of a man to show his intimacy. These doings causes a man and a woman to be bonded because there is mental, physical, and spiritual intimacy within the relationship. It is also good for the man because it provides him enlightenment and a spiritual marriage for both in the spiritual world where they will be together.

 

- To love someone is to teach them how to love.

             - The idea of this neo is that in order to love someone and perhaps be loved in return is to teach them how to love. This is in terms of helping one another out to make the relationship

stronger while working out the issues at the same time. When you love someone, you would do anything for them and teach them new things that they can acquire and use within the relationship. If for instance a man is trying really hard to change for the woman, the woman will willingly help him change if he wants the help. If he does not want the help, the relationship will be in peril.

 

            However, if the man is able to accept this change process, it will be both to their advantage. Not only will he be enlightened and changed for the woman, but the woman will be happy as well. When both are happy, both will have a harmonious relationship with one another because they both learned from one another that love is a two way street. This can occur for women also, but is undoubtedly rare for women to be the one who wants to change for the better of the relationship and to have the man help her change. This is because women already know what they want out of a relationship and that is what they are striving for.

 

- Enlightenment reaps its rewards in the game of love.

            - This is self explanatory. When a man finally decides to be in conjunction with the woman, they will feel enlightened. As we have gone through this so many times in class discussion, it is the man who needs to change in order to succeed in enlightenment. We learned that men are usually in the male dominance model which is what we want to get away from. In order to be enlightened, the man must show that he wants to be with the woman by making her feel valued, feel safe, being physically, mentally, and spiritually intimate with her, and so much more. In doing this, he will realize that it makes a difference not only in himself, but in the relationship. Since he is now enlightened, he will be rewarded - big or small. This is also takes him out of the male dominance phase and the equity phase and up to the unity model. The man and woman now have a united relationship. When that happens, all is bliss.

  

- Conjugial love means forever.

            - This neo is to achieve the meaning that when a man and woman are together, in love, enlightened, intimate with each other, and in the spiritual world, they are experiencing conjugial love. In the physical, natural world, when a couple gets married, the motto is “until death do us part”. This of course occurs during weddings in which the couple is declaring their love for each other in front of their family and friends. However, time is an issue. Things change, time flies, and people pass away.

 

            This sets forth that when one of them dies, they are no longer connected together. They are not connected physically or mentally in the natural and spiritual world. But, if they are conjugial and know that, time is endless; time is neverending. Both know that when one of them dies, the other knows that they are still there spiritually and mentally. When both of them are in the spiritual world, the couple is together, forever. They are together physically and mentally in the spiritual realm although no longer in the physical world. That is what conjugial love stands for and in some sense, what we all hope for with our better half.

 

Neologism Research

 

            A neologism is an idea that has existed for a long time. Its definition according to Dictionary.com, a neologism is “a new word, meaning, usage or phrase.” This idea originated roughly in the late 1700’s but wasn’t given the actual name of a neologism until later. It was people such as Robert Baker and William H. Marshall who were the ones who initially found new ways to say certain things that had to do with gender specific wording such as “he, she, and you” etc. and recorded their findings. The actual term “neologism” was finally coined in 1803.

 

            According to Wikipedia, something that is considered to be a neologism consists of combing words or phrases to garner new meaning. Simple examples of words that initially started off as neologisms but have evolved to actual coined words in the dictionary include reaganomics, fordism, mcdonaldization and disneyification. These were simple terms developed to define or express a certain cultural event that was drastically changing worlds at the time. Each of these previously new terms are simply two words combined to develop a new meaning. Reaganomics, for example, is a term made for when President Ronald Reagan was in the Presidential Office and initiated a new economical policy that would eventually help out the country. It is a combined form of Reagan and economics. It is important to note that not all neologisms survive like reaganomics did. They can just as easily fall out of the language as they did come in. It is dependent upon the culture and the world at that time whether a new phrase or term is coined and kept. Much like any other proposal in life, it is solely dependent upon the situation in which it is introduced.

 

            In other research, the idea of a neologism is a very important concept as has been discussed in our class over the course of this semester. Some very important neologisms have been coined by our own professor, Dr. Leon James. In this section of the research on neologisms, I would like to focus on certain neo’s that he coined and why we find them important as well as how they have influenced the development of neologisms as a whole not only in society but our ways of thinking. By doing this, it will give us a better outlook on what neologisms truly are as well as how our thinking may change when we find what a neologism truly is. Before this, however, we would like to discuss certain terms and reasoning’s that have arisen in Dr. James’ past research that directly influence and will help complete our knowledge on the subject matter at hand.

 

            The main aspect of something being a neologism is not only the fact that it is usually a sentence of three or more words, but it is something that is genuinely unique which comes up in no research prior to one developing it. The easiest way to check for this is to enter the neologism into a search engine such as Google and recording how many times that same phrase comes up. If it is a true neologism, then no occurrences will come up and the term or sentence will be truly one of a kind. Dr. James himself has stated that terms that he coined such as “semantic satiation” and “cross-modality transfer” over forty years ago still don’t occur when placed into a search engine besides the links to his own research. This is incredibly vital to our research because not only are these terms unique, but the fact that even in forty years not one other person has published these same occurrences of words in any work is truthfully amazing. Even though two people may be saying the same things or doing the same activities, they are not thinking of the same thing.

 

            By finding and recording your own neologisms, you are virtually writing history. These terms that are thought up have not been written down by anyone else but may be applied to a wide range of subjects and individual research. By keeping track of what we have come up with in terms of neologisms and putting forth an effort as to interpret or explain their meaning as well as applying them to the work that we are conducting, we are helping Dr. James and the many other researchers taking part in this same investigation to further their research and information into why these things haven’t been said before and why they are unique to each individual person.

 

            Why is it that these terms and phrases like “road rage awareness” and “Community implies a socio-cultural manifold that excludes uncharted zones, positions, or spots” do not come up in search engines or other research? It is in part due to the fact that every individual person’s frameworks of thinking differ vastly and also to the fact that even though they may be stated more than once, their actual meanings depend largely on the research that they are applied to. This is very important to the research that is being done on the subjects also. By introducing new neologisms to certain areas, it has the possibility to bring up new questions that will inevitably expand the research being done. This can become like a never-ending process because there will always be new questions to ask which lead to new answers, which in turn leads to yet another new question.

 

            To realize this is very important to the researcher beforehand because by acknowledging this, they understand that their work will never really be done. This, however, should not affect the quality of work that they do. It should allow them to put as much of themselves into the research as they can so that the new generations of researchers that are born every day will expand on their own research with the hopes of one day finding the singular and true answer to the questions at hand.

 

            Something else very important to remember is that a neologism does not necessarily have to be a statement or word, but it can also be a question. One that stands out to me can be found on Dr. James’ Master Neochart which is “do I put it on my neochart then?” We found this to be important because it allowed us to understand that anything and everything that somebody says can potentially become a neologism as long as the research is done and it is found to not occur in any written works. Questions are some of the easiest neologisms to come by because most of the time a question is not going to be published. Knowing this information has allowed people to further increase the amount of neologisms they have come up with by expanding or broadening their thinking process.

 

            Another important neologism from the same chart to be discussed is “God is at the center of every neo”. It becomes important because it helps to show the broad amount of subjects that a neologism can be applied to. Most of the time, we think that a neologism may only be applied to the subject in which it comes from, in which in our case is Psychology. This neo shows that it can range from psychology to religion and the many amount of other subjects that make up our world today. This knowledge will allow us to create an infinite amount of neologisms, which in turn, may end up finishing the list of neologisms by saying everything there is to say. This most likely will never happen because of the amount of people in this world as well as the emerging words and phrases into our society every day that cause our languages to keep on expanding.

 

            It is important to note that even though this may seem like a lot of information; this is only a small amount. By reading and understanding this knowledge and applying it to whatever it may be that you are working on, you are not only expanding your knowledge and research of the subject you are working on, but also helping neologism researchers to expand on their data. Always keep your ears open to hear a new neologism because chances are it will pop up at any time in any place and you may be taken by surprise. Some of these new neologisms may even change the way you think about something and may change who you are as a person. It is entirely possible to be influenced by the smallest term or object, because that is the great thing about the human race. Our perceptions and thought processes are always changing and evolving. Our knowledge will never be complete in this world and it just so happens that this statement has become a neologism of its own.

 

Neologism Discussion

 

            As was briefly hinted above, new neologisms are mostly present in a changing culture. It is in times of great change that most new terms and phrases are developed and coined. This doesn’t mean that new neologisms don’t occur every day however. It simply means that the most prevalent ideas come in a time of immense change. They are usually introduced through means such as mass media and word of mouth simply because these are ways that the new term will reach the general public as a whole.

 

            After neologisms are introduced, they usually go through a set of stages present in the culture that has to do with how they are used and how often. The first stage entitled “unstable” is when the neologism is brand new and being used for the first few times in a new setting. The next stage called “diffused” is when the new word has reached a stage of being frequently used in the culture and is generally recognizable. The third stage, “stable,” is when the neo has become recognized by the public, used frequently in conversations and has been accepted into the language. The fourth stage entitled “dated” is when the term is becoming overused and begins to fall out of the culture. Another way to say this is to call it cliché. The final stage of a neo is “passé” which is when the neo falls out of the language and is usually seen as awkward or weird to say or be heard.

 

            When we spoke to a variety of people about the neologisms, we received a lot of confused looks. No one had ever heard of a neologism. This was not a surprise though, considering our entire class would have been clueless about neo’s before Dr. James brought “Neologisms” into our world. There were some people whom, even after we explained to them what a neo was, were still confused and responded by saying, “Okay, I get it… so I just put some random words together and they become a “neo-thing”. It wasn’t quite that simple. I think it takes more than a two minute explanation to really know what a neo actually is. For the general population at UH Manoa and probably across other college campus’, the word Neologism is unfamiliar.

 

            Which is why it happens to be a good thing to inform our friends and peers about neos because they probably would have never been introduced to term Neologism. It was actually a fun project because when we went out over campus, we were able to be the teachers. We had researched about the topic, with what little information is out there, we were still able to get enough and relate it to other college students. We did get an interesting person who did give us a definition of a neologism. Although after we asked him, he said he was finishing a text to a friend, and when he looked up from his iphone, he had the definition for us. This would be a good commercial to promote the iphone because of how quickly people are able to look things up on the internet. He obviously wanted to show that he was “all that is knowledgeable” although when we provided him with a series of neos afterward and asked if he thought of the phrases as neos, he just raised his eye brows and said “I have no idea, but I did tell you guys what it was, so can I go now?” This was just one of our more humorous stories when we went out in the field to do research.

 

            Research in general is difficult to do on a college campus as a matter of fact. It seems great enough because there are so many students around at all times during the day, but to get one suspecting victim is rather complicated. Most people are in a hurry to get to classes, or they just plain don’t want to be bothered. Also, sometimes a student might run into those Green Peace activists who are always trying to get students to donate money. So probably out of conditioning, students tent to turn down the next road in order to avoid anyone with a clipboard. We decided to ditch the clipboard before making our rounds on campus. Clearly, more people should be informed about neologisms, and not just the definition, but examples could be provided to help people to understand what a neo really is.

 

            Dr. James provides some good examples from his Half a Century of Science in Psychology-Scientific neolgosims coined by Leon James notes online. Which was already mentioned earlier in our report. But to remind the reader, Dr. James used the example of “incredibly bright yellow patterns.” By putting these four words together, he was able to make the phrase a Neo.

 

Neologism Conclusion 

 

            The great thing about neologisms is that they can come from anywhere or anyone. Because of the way that they are developed by combining words to make a new meaning or phrase, it is quite possible that we each make a new neo every day and are unaware of it. As we grow and mature and become independent adults, our ideas and thoughts change. If we were to keep track of our neologisms as we grow up, we could look back on what we have previously said to get an idea of the type of person we used to be as opposed to who we are today. By coming up with new terms, phrases, proverbs or whatever else you can think of, you are giving something back and leaving your mark on society.

 

Future Advice for Future Generations

 

Per Ian:

            Giving advice to people is never an easy task no matter what the subject may be. However, in the case of giving advice on work that has already been completed, it tends to get easier for some of us. On the topic of neologisms, there are a few things that come to mind that I would have loved to know when I was writing this report and taking this course. Here is some of the information that I find important when learning about this subject and doing the work necessary to fully understand our roles in relationships and life in general.

 

            The biggest piece of advice that comes to mind when on the topic of neologisms is to keep track of any and all neo’s that you may come across. When being introduced to this course, I’m sure many of you are in the same boat as past and present generations that you not only have no idea what a neologism is, but are unsure of what they mean or what to do with them but most importantly where to get them. My biggest mistake during the evolution of this course was that I did not pay attention to the neologisms I was creating. Most of what we say on a day to day basis just so happens to be a neologism or a unique statement that is completely original and has never been formally written down or published. When we were given the task to do the neo poems and neo fishing exercises, I could not believe how difficult it was to sit down and think up original neologisms.

 

            What I never realized, though, was that in my everyday conversations I was creating neologisms with no problem at all. It did not matter about the subject of the conversation, most of what I was saying just so happened to be unique. This is one of the great aspects about this subject. With the frequency of any language in any part of the world, the odds of two people saying the exact same thing word for word is pretty slim. This may sound wrong because you are thinking with the amount of people on this planet, how can something not be said twice. The answer I came to was that because of all of our differing personalities, thought processes, education and a myriad of other things that make up each individual it is difficult for two people to say the same thing or do the exact same activity. As was discussed in our class, even though two people may take part in the same activity they are not thinking about the same thing. So with these aspects in mind, the odds of the same exact statement being said twice would be a very rare event.

 

            The second piece of advice that I can give to all of you new generations is to do as much reading on the topic of neologisms as possible. To fully understand what you must do in this course, it is important that you know everything there is to know about the topic at hand. Read as much as you can about the development of neologisms throughout the ages, the evolution from where they started to what we know and use today and also the pioneers who brought neologisms into society. It was not until we started writing this report that I found the full extent of the information on this subject. If I had known three months ago the knowledge that I know now, I could have done so much better work and research. The most important thing to remember is that a neologism is not a complicated concept; it just has a lot of history behind its birth and development. The quote “you must know where you come from to know where you are going” not only applies to your life and how you live it, but also the things you do and take part in. By doing the proper research and finding the information, you will be better prepared to complete the work for this course.

 

            The final piece of advice that I find truly important in the completion of this course is to have an open mind about what you are getting into. Often times we only take a course because it is something we need in order to graduate even though it is not something we are not necessarily interested in. I was a little bit nervous at first because I did not know what I was getting into when I entered this course. After doing the initial readings and attending the first few classes I had already developed an opinion on the course matter as I am sure most of us do. As the semester progressed and we delved deeper into the subject matter, I became more interested in what was being presented every week.

 

            The most amazing thing is watching how your conversations will develop and invoke different thoughts and feelings into your head while also learning about the very important subject of marriage. Attend every class that you can and do as much reading as possible because it will truly help you in the long run. Some of the ideals I did not necessarily agree with but understood where the others were coming from and their opinions about relationships. Always keep an open mind about whatever you do in life and in school because sometimes you will be surprised with what you agree with. It will help you to find the person you truly are which in turn helps you to better establish yourself in a relationship and in marriage.

 

            By allowing yourself to take these pieces of information in and giving them a chance, you are better preparing yourself for the future. As has been stated above, this advice will not only help you in this course and the subject matter of neologisms and marriage, but it will also better prepare you for deeper and more thoughtful relationships with someone who you extremely care about. We wish someone had told us these things when our group was first starting out our new endeavor. Even knowing it now has allowed us to do better work and research and even interpret our feelings and thoughts more clearly in what we are discussing. By keeping track of your progress, doing as much research as possible and always keeping an open mind, you are allowing yourself to put forth as much effort and as much of yourself as possible.

 

            Without doing any of this, you will be stuck in your same old world having the same problems that you continue to have and will always wonder why it keeps happening to you. That may good for some people and they may end up living a great life for them, but for us, we agree that being open to new things and always striving to learn and better yourself will eventually pay off in the future.

 

Per Kathleen:

            To all who plan on attending Dr James’ Unity Model of Marriage class, let me first say what an excellent choice you have made. At first some of the discussions might not seem like the popular vote will agree with the topics, but that is what debating is all about. This class is definitely going to count towards having a big O on your graduation checklist. But really if you have to take an oral class, why not take full advantage of it. The first couple of days are a little tough, and most people are just hoping that someone else in the class is going to do all the talking so you won’t have to. Although you have to fist get yourself to start talking in the beginning, even if it is just a head nod in agreement with someone, maybe speak up and say, “Oh yes, I agree as well.” That’s all it takes, speaking once and then each time after that shouldn’t seem so bad.

 

            The room was also an excellent addition to make the discussions that much better. Of course the teacher has little control of what classroom the department chooses for them, but we were lucky enough to get a large room with a gigantic circular table. Which is always the best way to have an oral class, where anyone can be seen from any desk. The best advice that I can give to someone who has never had a once a week class would be to show up. Half of life is just showing up. Especially because of the lack of classes, with I think is only16 classes a semester, it really is apparent that you show up. So much can take place in one class period, and attendance actually does matter in this case. Really though, once everyone gets in the grove of things, class periods can go by super fast with more and more students getting involved with discussions. If no one is speaking up, it’s not so bad if you are the fist one to do it, and hopefully other people will follow your example and feel more comfortable speaking if someone else spoke first.

 

            Dr. James mentioned to our class that previous classes which he has had before were not so talkative. It would just be plain boring, if no one ever wanted to talk in an oral class. Then the teacher is left to talk, which we’ve all experienced from lectures, how time consuming that can feel. And from the professor’s side as well, he doesn’t want to talk the entire time either. It’s a no win situation if the students silence themselves in a class where they should be debating and sharing valuable information.

 

            As far as the information goes, we discuss three books along with Dr James’ lecture notes. At first the lecture notes can be slightly overwhelming and difficult to understand, which is why there are class discussions that go over the notes. Dr. James speaks of three models that apply to the marriage unity. The Male dominance model, the Equity model and the Unity model, and James found three authors displaying each of these different perspectives. You may find that there is strong genders divide in the class discussions, favoring the women more and pointing out what men can do to make women happy. Again this will shock many of you in the beginning, and it’s not so much that you have to agree with any of the material in the class, just be able to understand it. To see what the other sides of the stories are before deciding right away how much you may disagree with a topic.

 

            These are a few simple things that can help a beginner to Dr James Unity Model of Marriage class to get better adjusted. To feel more comfortable and open-minded is

always a good thing in any class, but for an oral class as this one, it is exceptionally important.

 

Per Zerlinda:

            When Dr. James recommended that we write an advice column for future generations, I was like, “Are you serious?” That was the first thought that ran through my mind. After all the hard work we did for this report and now he wants us to do an advice column. However, I thought about it and realized that advice is not so bad. After all, the first thing students ask when they sign up for an advance topics class is, “So, how’s the teacher? What is he/she like?” and so forth. As for me, I did not know what Dr. James would be like nor his curriculum.

 

            I took this class this semester as a favor to a friend. I had already taken a 4x9 course the semester before on Human Mating which I liked very much. On the first day of class, no one knew each other than seeing them in another class. Hardly anyone talked and we just stared at each other. It seemed like we were all in kindergarten all over again. I remember couple of the boys saying that they thought this class was the Driving Psychology class which Dr. James also teaches.

 

            When Dr. James went over the syllabus, it may seem like a piece of cake, but it certainly is not. My first advice to you is that you have to work hard for your grade. This class is a W and O which most of you would like to get done as soon as possible. I think that the topic of marriage and relationships are very interesting. It can be talked about non-stop among a variety of people. When I first walked into this class, I thought he would just read the syllabus and let us go for the day but he didn’t. Instead, he gave us our very first exercise on why whether couples should live together or not, and we had to argue both sides for it.

 

            Working hard for your grade means that you have to do the readings and exercises when assigned and I can say that it is a lot of reading. That means no procrastination even though it is bound to happen. We had to present these readings in forms of teams every time we met. There were several books we read including Dr. James’ lecture notes online. The books were pretty self explanatory while the lecture notes were very detailed, but dense. You have to read the notes very thoroughly to understand it. Even if you cannot read all of it, at least try to skim through the pages and get a grasp of it so that you can participate.

 

            Talking in class is my second piece of advice to you. It will also give your participation points which is quite a big chunk of your grade. During the first couple weeks of class, all of us are just sitting around the table and spoke when we had something to say or presented. As the weeks passed, we all kind of mellowed out and started talking to one another. It’s surreal how talkative the class can get just on the topic of marriage and/or relationships. Sometimes, the whole class can get engrossed in the topic that everyone just wants to add more and more to it which is not bad; it’s a good thing. This way, we can hear other classmate’s opinions and possibly a life experience of some sort.

                

          My last piece of advice to you all, is to have an open mind. On the first/second day of class, Dr. James presented us with the Unity Model of Marriage. You can envision the look on our faces when heard it. We either had no expression, or just in a “yah” type of mood. This model that Dr. James is so enthusiastic about is the main topic of the class, hence the title of the class. When doing the readings and exercises, I know for a fact that there will be times when you disagree or when your classmates disagree, but for the purpose of this class, it is best to keep an open mind so that you will be able to get the concepts which are presented in this course. In addition, this course will help you look into your own relationship with your loved one and be more knowledgeable about relationships.

 

References

 

1.) Divine Neo

- This talks about the spiritual significance of neologisms.

 

http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/neologisms3p1.htm#spiritual

 

2.) Dr. Leon James

            - Our professor who has coined many words, expressions, and phrases.

 

http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy/leon.html

 

3.) Introduction to Theistic Psychology

            - This site provides information on mental biology.

 

http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/theistic/mental-biology.htm

 

4.) Neologism History

            - This was used for the research portion of the report.

 

http://www.aetherlumina.com/gnp/history.html

 

5.) Neologism Definition

            - This helped us define what a neologism is.

 

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/neologism

 

6.) Neologism Information

- This gave us further insight to what neologism is and its impact on us and society.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neologism#General_information                                              

 

7.) Neochart Article and Master Neochart

            - This is the article that we discussed in the report and where we got Dr. James’ neos.

 

http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/neochartp1.htm#intro

 

8.) Swedenborg’s Reports

            - These are lecture notes on the mental anatomy from Theistic Psychology which Dr. James references to in his article.

 

http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/theistic/mental-anatomy.htm

 

9.) Wordsmith

            - This site defines what a neologist is.

 

http://wordsmith.org/words/neologist.html

 

Additional Links

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Zerlinda Damo’s Homepage

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