I am very interested in pursuing a job with the FBI or CIA after I get a graduate degree, but in the meantime I am trying to do everything I can to set myself apart from my competition. For my Second-Year project, I am doing a research paper under a leading political scientist on the declining global hegemony of the United States. I am also applying for internships left and right so I can build my professional resume and acumen. I have interviews coming up for a position at the State Senate and at a large law firm, both of which I would be ecstatic about getting a job at. All of my classes now pertain to my major and are furthering my interest in working for the government later on in my life. I am very excited for what the future has in store.
Month: January 2017
Global Criminology OpEd
This OpEd is a very powerful piece for me. It depicts the definition and common misunderstanding of the term “child soldiers.” It explains how a child soldier is any boy or girl, who is used by an armed group for any purpose, but it makes one believe that a child soldier is only one thing: a combatant. I very much enjoyed my Global Criminology because it made me realize that small differences in the meanings of words like shown with child soldiers, can not only get confusing to lay people, but it can actually harm people and make it difficult to enforce international law. I find little differences like these very interesting, which is a good thing because in my future career I would love to work with issues such as these to make a real difference.
Final Spanish Composition Project
Spanish Composition-Final Project
This PowerPoint shows an entire semester’s uphill battle. The Spanish language has always been a struggle for me, a challenge, where I have to dedicate twice as much time working on and studying for than I do for other classes. I also had a very difficult professor this semester for my Spanish Composition course, the head of the Spanish Department in fact. The compositions featured in this work are a progression of my writing, and are the final drafts of all my works. I spent countless hours working on perfecting these compositions and I am extremely proud of them. The only tools we were allowed when writing them were our pencils and Spanish dictionaries. This class was a triumph for me because I did much better than I ever imagined I would, and for that I feel very accomplished.
G.O.A.L.S.
I became interested in becoming an International Affairs Scholar because my sister was in the program her freshmen and sophomore years as well. I had heard great things from her and she had made many of her best friends through the program. I was also drawn to the fact that it was a living community, so that I would really be able to bond with people who are also very interested in the world around them. I, like my sister before me, made many friends and have made connections that will hopefully last a lifetime. Since I am involved in this community of people who are well-educated in the ways of the world, I have been able to have in-depth and meaningful conversations about important current events like the horrors happening in Aleppo and the 2016 Presidential election. I feel challenged in the way that I am pushed to further-educate myself to keep up with my peers, and I thoroughly enjoy that. I feel that it takes a very well-rounded person to be a Scholar at Ohio State because we have to manage our studies and manage the requirements of the program, while actively engaging in other clubs and maintaining our health and friendships. Being a scholar has made me realize that I can do all of these things and still have time for myself and applying for scholarships and internships. Overall, I believe that being an International Affairs Scholar has made me mature in a very good way.
Year 2
Being from a small town, its always intriguing to see what new things city life has to offer. At a university like Ohio State, it is easy to spend your whole college career and not even see the rest of Columbus or to even see what all campus has to offer. Being an International Affairs Scholar, I am required to attend events on and off campus to broaden my horizons and to ensure that I become a more global citizen. I enjoy exploring German Village during finals or any time studying so that I can get away from all of the people studying in the congested libraries and find a new little coffee shop to do my work in. I’ve also enjoyed IA Scholars because in my first year, I made a core group of friends, and those friends like to explore the city of Columbus with me. I am still studying Security and Intelligence and receiving minors in Spanish and History. In the semester of Spring 2017 I am picking up Swahili to open up even more doors for my future job prospects.