On Sunday, October 20^th, I, along with many IA kids went to watch the documentary, American Factory in the Smith side basement. Unfortunately due to technical difficulties we moved up to the eighth floor common area where, after an hour of innovating and more technical difficulties of our own, we worked together to figure out a way for all of us to watch the movie together. The documentary offered a down to earth look at the lives of blue collar workers in Dayton, Ohio. It follows a glass plant purchased by a Chinese company and displays the cultural rifts between America and China. The filmmakers are able to capture the contrast between American and Chinese businesses very well. Obviously this relates to IA because of how it examines different cultures and how they interact. It impacted me in the sense that it opened my eyes to the lives of blue collar American workers, Chinese businesses, and how the operate compared to us. This doesn’t directly correlate to any of my classes, I am thinking about studying business, so this offers a good look into the inter workings of international business, and it gives me an idea of what I could possibly do studying that.

On October 16^th, I attended the Science Career Fair with someone else I met from IA. The fair was at the Union and was an all day event featuring many different employers involved in different scientific fields. While most of these employers are based in the United States, some of their work can have far reaching effects throughout the world. Many of the agricultural businesses work in developing more sustainable methods of producing food, and talking with them made me think back to the Community Meeting where we learned about food insecurity and the effects it has on the families that suffer from it. Also, there were many companies that promoted preservation of the environment and development in more environmentally friendly technologies. This can obviously has implications on lesser developed countries that often suffer more from the effects of climate change than other countries. I think the biggest impact that this event had on me was that it opened my eyes to the amount of opportunities in many different fields that are available. Since I am not in any science courses, the closest way this event related to me was through different statistic based stands, and that gave me a good look at what my education can be applied to in the future.