What is a Parasite? A PARASITE IS A LIVING THING...

...that TAKES benefits from others...

...AND TAKES...

...AND TAKES...

... WITHOUT GIVING BACK IN RETURN.

You’re Now Taking, Taking, Taking DEPENDENT ON OTHERS FOR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS FOOD CLOTHING SHELTER SAFETY KNOWLEDGE...

IT’S STILL OK BECAUSE YOU CANNOT GIVE WHAT YOU DO NOT HAVE

BUT ONE DAY... WHEN YOUR TIME FOR TAKING IS OVER, YOU MUST GIVE BACK OR BE A PARASITE.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS CLASS PROJECT ? HELLO. THIS IS NOT JUST A PROJECT.

THIS IS FOR YOU T TT TO PREPARE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY WHEN YOUR TIME FOR GIVING BACK BEGINS.

WHEN WILL YOU GIVE BACK TO SOCIETY? PAST PRESENT 2012 FUTURE 2056 GIVING BACK 2016 VERY SOON.

What is a Contribution? THIS IS WHEN YOU G GG GIVE SOMETHING F FF FROM Y YY YOURSELF TO ADD TO A G GG GREATER GOOD

SOMETHING FROM my SELF TO ADD TO THE GREATER GOOD

FROM my SELF NOT FROM OTHERS. my OWN self my OWN mind my OWN effort A contributor is the O OO OWN-er of something that adds value to benefit others. A parasite is one who benefits from another without adding value for others.

TO ADD means TO GIVE TO INCREASE TO IMPROVE

TO THE GREATER GOOD means FOR THE GOOD OF THE GREATER NUMBER TO BENEFIT MANY OTHERS TO HELP SOCIETY

How Do We Contribute? ADD IMPROVE CREATE modify adapt INVENT revise correct SYNTHESIZE

WITH A QUESTION Coming up are six yellow boxes. Press the pause key on your video player. Answer each question before continuing the presentation. This is to help you understand and remember. SELF-STUDY GUIDE

Add Something New Your Contribution: Add Something New One who c cc copies old ideas is a p pp parasite – taking from others and n nn not adding new value. One who adds n nn new elements into old ideas is contributing something new. QUESTION: WHEN IS IT OK TO USE THE IDEAS OF OTHERS? WHY IS THIS NOT BEING A PARASITE? WHY IS THIS THE ACTION OF A PARASITE?

Improve Something Your Contribution: Improve Something One who r rr repeats the ideas of others is still a p pp parasite: taking, using, benefiting without adding value. One who u uu uses the ideas of others i ii in a different way is contributing something new. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING A PARASITE? QUESTION: WHEN IS IT OK TO USE THE IDEAS OF OTHERS? WHY IS THIS THE ACTION OF A PARASITE?

How Do We Become Contributors? COPY REPEAT STEAL ADD IMPROVE CREATE How Do We Become Parasites?

IMPORTANT Acknowledge the source of an idea or element –t–that is n nn not yours or –t–that y yy you borrow from others. HOW? State w ww where the source can be found or w ww who the source is WHY? This is a requirement of all academic scholarship.

Your Contribution: C CC Create Something New And perhaps... sooner or later... You might come up with something totally new.

Use your imagination. Imagine specific a aa action. For example  Imagine b bb benefits Imagine b bb beneficiaries

WITH A SUGGESTED ACTION Coming up are six yellow boxes. Press the pause key on your video player. Do the suggested action before continuing the presentation. This is to help you understand and remember. SELF-STUDY GUIDE

1.Select a problem you experienced. Missing pens, USBs, buttons, umbrellas? Broken shoes, bags, eyeglasses? Misplaced stuff? Lack of time? 2.Create a unique, easy, cheap solution. Strategy 1: Find a Common Problem Improve Something Your Contribution: Improve Something

1.Choose an idea created by others. A laptop A bar of soap A sachet of hair coloring powder 2.Add your own concept to that idea. An ethnic laptop cover? Soap leftovers into new soap? Black hair coloring in hair gel? Strategy 2: Add something new to the ideas of others Add Something New Your Contribution: Add Something New

1.Combine old problems and solutions. Problem 1: tangled hair. Solution 1: plastic comb. Problem 2: irritated scalp Solution 2: scalp medication 2.Add your new idea to that combination. Can a cheaper, softer comb prevent irritated scalp and save money on scalp medication? Strategy 3: Add something new to old problems and solutions Improve Something Your Contribution: Improve Something

SUMMARY A parasite: repeats, copies, or steals the ideas of others for self- benefit without giving in return. A contributor: improves or adds to the ideas of others – or creates something new – to benefit the self and others in society.

WHAT’S THE REASON FOR THIS PROJECT? You’re not a student. You are a scholar. You’re not just a scholar. You’re a scholar in a model university. An ordinary student does ordinary work. A model scholar creates different work. Why be different? 

WHAT IS A MODEL? higher standard different A model is a higher standard or something different that people look up to. A fashion model gives a different image. A model car gives a different experience. A model house gives a different design. A model university gives a different education. A model scholar gives a different contribution. That’s the reason for this project. How to start 

To practice how to create an original topic for a project that can benefit society, see the file: What is an Acceptable Topic HOW TO START