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Month: August 2018
Global Awareness
Coming from a fairly homogeneous hometown, I can say I wasn’t as educated about cultural differences as I would like to be. For this reason, after arriving at The Ohio State University, I have begun to engage with people I would not have been able to in my hometown and people with backgrounds that are different from my own. I also intend to study abroad, on another continent, by the end of my third year.
Sometimes I feel as though my lack of experience with diversity has, to an extent, deprived me of some intellectual breadth. Many times I feel unsure of the ways to be most respectful around others with different experiences – e.g., people who do not come from small, mostly-white townships in Ohio. Luckily there are resources on campus, like the Global Engagement Office, that can enable me to have some more experience with people of diverse backgrounds, before I graduate and enter the wider world.
Career
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Artifacts
This is a recent heat-map of Earth, as it currently stands. Climate change and global warming are, in my opinion as a young person and student, the most important issues that needs to be addressed by my generation. After hearing dismal report after dismal report of the decline of climate stability and the indifference of some leaders in addressing the issues, I feel as though working toward stability is something I can begin now and continue after college.
This is my family from when we were on a trip in North Carolina a couple of years ago. Though I am no longer living with them, I have grown more appreciative of them as I have gotten older and one of the reasons I am in college is to ensure a good future for myself, my family, and whomever I may consider family in the future. Also, this photo doesn’t do justice to seeing that waterfall in real life; it’s a beautiful patch of woods.
About Me
My name is Daniel Adamson and I am a first-year student at The Ohio State University, majoring in Psychology. My hometown is Goshen Township, Ohio, which is about 45 minutes from Cincinnati. The environment here at OSU is much different and, ultimately, a positive change from my high school, from which I graduated in a class of 183 people.
In Goshen, I lived with my father, Scott; my mother, Diane; and my sister, Taylor. I also have two dogs, a newfoundland and a mutt, respectively named Amber and Russell.
Here at OSU, I am a member of the ACES scholars group and Backburner Sketch Comedy. My goals while I am here are to gain more knowledge of others’ cultures, as well as my own; to become fluent in another language; to work toward getting into law school; and to develop more professionally and intellectually. My goal for a career is to work as an attorney, focusing either on civil rights issues or on the environment.
Furthermore, I am an avid consumer of cinema, literature, and music. My favorite film is Raging Bull, my favorite book is Philip Roth’s American Pastoral, and my favorite album is The Beatles’ self-titled album (better known as “The White Album”).
