This is a picture of a book I had to read for my French Studies class during Autumn semester. The book is a graphic novel that tells the first-hand story of Marjane Satrapi and her life growing up in Iran. Marjane discusses her feelings and experiences during and after the Islamic revolution, including her experiences with violence and female repression. I choose this book as one of my artifacts because I think it is a powerful novel that shows cultural and religious differences. I enjoyed reading Persepolis and learning about Marjane Satrapi’s life. A particular moment that stood out to me was when we watched an interview of her in class. In the interview she stated that when she arrived in Paris, her current home, the smell of the metro smelled like freedom. Marjane’s dynamic story was not one I could relate too, I did not grow up during a violent revolution nor did I leave my country at a young age to live alone, but I felt that after reading Persepolis I had a better understanding of the world outside of the United States and particularly how outsiders view the Western world.
The picture above is of my Anatomy textbook for Autumn 2015. I chose this as one of my artifacts because while this class challenged me, it also reminded me of why I want to go to medical school. I love learning about anatomy and this class reminded me of that. I took my first anatomy class my senior year of high school and I immediately loved it. It is one of the reasons that I decided to go into the healthcare field and this class gave me that same feeling again.
Above is a link to my final paper for my English 2261 class. I took this class for the GE credit but I did enjoying the readings and discussions that we did in class. I chose this as one of my artifacts because I believe that this class helped my writing a lot. We had several writing projects throughout the semester and then one final project at the end. These writings particularly helped me develop arguments in my writings. This class also helped with my critical reading skills since we read several novels and short stories over a short period of time. I learned a lot from this class.
This is a picture of my volunteer uniform for the OSU Wexner Medical Center. I began volunteering last summer and continued for both autumn and spring semester. I really enjoy volunteering at the OSUWMC. It gives me an opportunity to experience a hospital setting first hand and interact with patients and visitors. I plan on continuing to volunteer for the rest of my college career.
Above is my organic chemistry textbook that I used for the past year. This book represents a lot of hard work during this school year. I didn’t enjoy organic chemistry, but I had to take it as a pre-medical requirement. Even though I didn’t want to take the class, I worked hard to pass the class and spent many hours studying this book. Organic chemistry was definitely a challenge but I got through it.
This is a link to the proposal for my STEP project. I worked all of this year at on this project as part of the STEP program here at Ohio State. My project is a study abroad program in Paris, France. I will be spending six weeks studying at a local university while living with a host family. I am thankful for the STEP program for the experiences I had during the year and the funds that make studying abroad more possible.