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This is a presentation from my first year writing coarse. We spent all semester writing and researching a topic in the realm of “the role of art in social movements.” We then had to give a symposium about the topic. (If you don’t know what a symposium is, buy the mandatory $50 book from the book store, or just make an educated guess from the outstanding example linked above. What “symposium” was a synonym for was one of the things I learned in the course.) I learned more about analyzing art and how to site photos using Ohio State’s formatting. Some examples of Ohio State’s formatting are listed below the presentation. I also learned about privacy rights and using photos. I definitely gained useful experience and resources for presenting. I also learned a lot about the song “We are the World” and relief movement for Africa in the 1980s.

Traditions at Scott dining hall located on The Ohio State University’s north campus

Walking into a place like Scott dining hall, you see a lot of unfamiliar faces. There are a lot of people you will never meet, who’s story you will never know. However, I have had the fortunate experience to meet some pretty incredible people in the dining hall just from happening to sit next to someone I didn’t know. Specifically, I have gotten to talk to a couple of kids who are students from another country. That country is China. Growing up, I figured that most people grew up as I did: grow up and go to school with free time after 3:00 p.m., sports throughout the year, and weekends and summers off. My conversation with these students from out of the States has led me to believe otherwise. I have gotten to learn about how people live, where they live, and their schooling, and how they can be totally different than what I would expect. I have gotten to expand my knowledge of different cultures and gotten to understand how other people’s cultures might be a little different from my own, and it would have never happened the same way if it hadn’t been for Scott dining hall.

     Interviews- October 11, 2016

Yuri Beletzky. “Very Large Telescope, VLT Unit Telescopes.” CC BY 4.0

College has been chugging along. It’s a long hull that can be slow, difficult, and filled with lots of work. Recently, I had the opportunity to interview one of my teachers here at Ohio State as an assignment for my Scholar’s Seminar class. I decided to ask my Calculus 1151 teaching assistant, Jared O’Neal, as part of this assignment. As a student, I was asked to learn more about ethical dilemmas faced by staff at Ohio State, how they are faced, and what the leaders of the university have learned over the years. From this, I was also to gain insight that would help me grow as a person and as a leader. Aside from learning about ethical dilemmas, however, I had the fortunate opportunity to listen to some of Jared’s background, before coming back to school to work as a T.A. and on his master’s degree in Math. I believe that I not only learned academic lessons, but also life lessons from this interview. I got to hear about how even though he stopped working on his PhD, a decision that was very difficult for him to make, he ended up getting to work at one of the most advanced observatories on the planet: Paranal Observatory in Chile (seen above). Among other things, I gained a lot of wisdom. It was eye opening to hear the backstory of a student, physicist, engineer, and teaching assistant from another generation. The main thing I was able to take away was that plans can change, but the sky’s the limit to what I can achieve.