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  1. Mar 2023
    1. Might utilizing scientific methods to collect and analyze nutritional information — while guided by social-scientific frameworks and research practices that explain how power and inequity operate in society — result in new insights on the ways in which nutritional disparities exist within communities? What if we then drew on our knowledge of qualitative methodologies, such as interviews and focus groups, to bring in the voices and lived experiences of people working in these fields or encountering these issues?

      I think this was a great example of how the integration of different perspectives may add up to a unique and specific solution to a problem with the help of its respective expertise. I would also want to incorporate my management information systems degree with public health and a humanist course to help people in different parts of the world to create efficient health systems while also working with companies for their goodwill projects and actually implementing them for the good for equitable or even free healthcare.

    1. the conditions of poverty of African societies were not “natural,” or inevitable; they were created as the result of historical struggles through a system of colonialism

      The fact that countries are deemed as second or third-world countries is a legacy of colonialism, and the countries in the first world do little to nothing to make the situation equitable for them but exploit their resources and further worsen their state.

    1. Who would blame them for having those ideas given that some teachers teach science that way?

      The teachers can really make or break your interest towards a subject. Hands-on learning experiences have always aided to my interest and proactive teachers always add up to the learning experience!

    1. Moreover, everything we see, hear, read, and interact with is interpreted through our previous experiences, our feelings and beliefs, and even the tools we use to record and measure the world and our place within it.

      Being empathetic and considerate indeed makes one a better person and the world a better place. Incorporating the same into our learning practices we may broaden our horizons related to different fields and their perspectives of study and become better versions of ourselves.

    1. What makes each of the four disciplinary perspectives unique?

      The perceptive and the way of the study itself! Most studies have an artistic or scientific methodology. A different yet unique point of view on an existing study may enhance the productivity of the work by bringing in new ideas but it also creates an effective and collaborative learning environment. Through the perspectives of the Artist, the Humanist, the Natural Scientist, and the Social Scientist, we get to learn about how these perspectives can be applied to one another.

    1. ePortfolios allow us to take the messy lists, half-formed thoughts, and drawings and turn them into something useful that tells a larger narrative.

      My most significant decisions have always come from making my ideas tangible; writing them down on a piece of paper or on my notes app. I have ADHD so organizing my thoughts is always ideal to excel!

  2. Feb 2023
    1. Their responses — encouraging and generative or discouraging and arresting — are all data to further your curiosity. Listen and try not to be defensive.

      What I have learned so far is that just being a good listener and filtering the criticism to better take it as a piece of advice would be more developmental as an ever-growing learner.

    1. Tapping into and reflecting upon your wonder and curiosity can dramatically shape the way you consider and work toward your future

      Wonder makes one gravitate towards their interest; caters to developing new skills or it could just change you as a person. Self-reflection is a key element to know where you are and get goals for the future aiding one's spiritual (motivational) health and improved lifestyle and human productivity.

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    1. From Brazil to Denmark to India to Turkey to the United States, we are witnessing democratic backsliding — also known as democratic erosion and autocratization (Hyde 1192).

      Being an international student from India, catching up with Indian news, the rapid rise of fascism concerns me personally. Not just in India but most parts of the world. This also reminds me of how growing up as an intersection of being queer, belonging to a minority kin effected me and how I view this world, every time I reflect on that, I try to be more and more empathetic with other situations and just be a better listener.

    1. Luckily, I came to my senses and remembered that an academic integrity violation would have made my goal of going to graduate school nearly impossible.

      I get wake-up-calls from my myself like that, a tiny convenience to cheat might end me up in an academic jeopardy.

    1. It’s up to you to name your academic and professional interests, and pick courses that will provide you with the necessary knowledge, skills, and insights to drive your future learning endeavors.

      Not being cheezy but I love learning about new things. I think taking niche interests in a GenEd may help one learn more about what they’re into and also find a community of people with the same interests and later build connections.

  4. Jan 2023
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    1. When I find myself indulging in this negative self-talk, I instantaneously pivot and remember my grandfather, Campa, and his wise words: “You’re smart. Don’t waste your smarts on nonsense.”

      That got me! Every time I overthink or get anxious about any situation, it usually takes a negative turn causing me to have more negative perceptions of things. But technically they could be totally baseless and non-scientific.

    1. I always wondered what I would be like when I turned 21. I had so many versions of myself in my diary growing up.

      It can sometimes be challenging for me to define who I am or what I really like. It was a process for me to realize that it is okay to have different versions of ourselves which is what makes one unique - like a mosaic piece of art! I also feel that journaling things down is a great way to organize thoughts and emotions in order to assess them and work through them more effectively.