However, I am still connected with the importance of technology. I work a lot and I am a full time college student so my only outlet most of the time is the internet. I make good use of it. I read a lot.

I stay updated on a lot of business industry’s based on accessibility to my phone. I prefer to read on my phone compared to my laptop.

Tableau was interesting. I remember my love for statistics and remembered society’s disregard for them in general. It was great working with my team and also being able to meet with someone very knowledgeable of statistics and Tableau. Thanks Janet.

I realize that a lot of people are caught off guard by Emory students in general. I had an interaction with the SUNY student I was supposed to interview that was probably just a moment of probability. It was funny because before we communicated he said he could Skype. Then after the classroom Skype session all of a sudden he had no time at all to set up a session.

I didn’t like that because I was so used to dealing with great work partners at Emory. I figured that by this time, a bias had been created in my mind that not everyone has the Emory work quality and aptitude. If you love technology of any form, you have to learn to appreciate people as well.

I’ve read a lot of strategy on how to overcome situational poverty barriers. All of it has to do with who you know. None of it has anything to do with what you learn in a classroom setting.

I can’t even fix my mouth to say that I hope one day professors realize that it’s not about being able to stick your nose in a booger filled book one day. I believe that they just serve a clerical role in a very bubble like industry.

However, Emory is my access to my mobility. I am a independent college student. I put myself through college. I have been placed in a fearful unknown many times but those situations are not enough to make me give up and quit on myself.

If I give up on Emory, I am literally giving up on myself.  I cannot falsely promote an idea that I do not understand the benefit Emory will offer me.

I cannot also falsely promote the idea that my Emory degree will not give me a lot the most unexpected enemies.

In the same way, social media can be more beneficial than harmful. It has served as a protector for me in my life. A lot of women and people in general use social media to document situations that they may not have the chance to discuss in person.

I don’t really believe that oversharing is a thing. I think it’s a way to control people in their forms of expression. People with experiences like mine tend to realize that they have the ability to perform when actually necessary. It’s not out any arrogance or negligence. Just situation circumstance.

I was reading another student’s essay and they seemed to be self deprecating. I could never be like that. I cannot afford to be like that. With that being said, I am proud of my past essay. It shows that I was comfortable tapping into my youth as well as comfortable with understanding how I came to be who I am today and how my mind works.

We also decided to peek inside the major stratification between these two genders. During the career and college search process, whether as a parent or student, there perhaps may be a strongly considered perspective with scope. Payscale actually performed an analysis on gender and major selection. The conclusion determined that women chose majors that led them to a lower salary than the national median average.

According to that same Payscale post, “The percentage of men and women who chose Engineering and Education as their major in response to the American Association of University Women’s (AAUW) study of the gender pay gap. They found Engineering (median pay of $75,000/year) to be male dominated, while Education (median pay of $42,000/year) is dominated by female majors. Therefore, differences in major choice can greatly affect the national pay gap.

In an updated research project, we determined 15 common majors for men, 15 common majors for women and 15 common majors with roughly equal numbers of men and women graduates. Similar to AAUW, we find women tend to major in various Design/Art majors, Education, Nursing, and Public Relations, while men tend to major in Engineering, Finance, Computer Science, and Economics. Majors common to both include Accounting, Journalism, Biology, History, English and Mathematics.”

I’m more of the project manager type so it was great to be able to meet with Katie Rawson one on one in order to figure out how to fix our group’s chart.

Pancakes for the Soul

I really enjoyed working with Kevin. He’s very lighthearted carries that midwest charisma every where he goes. I am happy to have discovered Soul Pancake through Kevin. I think that Rainn Wilson is hilarious. I may be a more “socially acceptable” version of him.  Go figure.

Kevin and I took the bull by the horns by choosing to go first which was great. It allowed us to decide our tone and get comfortable with communications! I was able to discuss the importance of discussing tough issues in close connected communities. It posed as ironic because I ended up communicating with so many of my friends about different situations effecting them. This year was actually pretty bad in terms of what others were going through. But, my year has been pretty composed and has been going well. I figured it would be best to naturally talk about the good and bad without holding anything in. It has worked well in my life.

Soul Pancake is about getting comfortable with touchy topics society doesn’t really allow us to sit down and discuss. I really do mean it when I say that I do not want to be forced and stifled into a lifestyle like the “previous generation” before us. Soul Pancake in relation to the information age is a prime example of how great our levels of communication and expression can be. It’s a benefit that allows more positive psychology. Sure, it can be viewed as a privilege that makes “our generation” weak but sometimes people struggle with unresolved emotions. I don’t plan on being one of those individuals and I have made adamant efforts to have control over my decisions in my life.

I also thought that it was funny for Rainn Wilson to much older than I thought he was.

This image is provided courtesy of 350.org

I enjoyed working on this podcast because I am a part of the environmental awareness and impact community in Atlanta. The funny part about this podcast is the person I was mentioning that referred me to this website is actual the Mercedes Benz Stadium General Manager.

Thank you Daniel for being so helpful! It was great producing with you.

After writing this narrative, I realized that I really enjoy using the computer for strategy outlets. I think that it’s a healthy avenue considering the fact that humans have a tendency to lean towards toxic behaviors in time of idleness. It is important that I keep my mind stimulated. I did not find the need to implement an understanding of my technology literacy through the texts and other readings. However, I did find the texts beneficial, especially the aspect on the rhetoric chart on p. xxiv of Rhetoric Online by George Pullman.