SUM 301 Pre-Course Essay

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I am taking this class because I want to gain skills surrounding data and data science. I am a public health major, and I am interested in pursuing a maternal and reproductive health and epidemiology career. I have always loved statistics and math, and I would much rather look at statistics and data than do things such as write creatively. I hope to learn more about data and data analysis in...

Reflection on SUM 301

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I thoroughly enjoyed taking this course. I liked how it was a one-week intensive class rather than a full semester. Data science has always fascinated me and as a public health student, I know how vital statistics and epidemiology are. The online textbook we used was very helpful and I hope to find some time to continue working through it to expand my knowledge. We used google sheets (very...

My Beautiful Question

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Why and how are religious, cultural, spiritual and societal views impacting global health today and how can we stop disease and health issues efficiently and peacefully?Sydney Roth Berger's guidelines for a beautiful question are that they must be actionable, innovative, creative can lead to tangible results and change. Berger’s definition of a beautiful question requires that it must be...

The Intersections of a Liberal Arts Education and Leadership

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William Cronon is a highly regarded historian with many published works. He has won many awards including the MacArthur Fellowship and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. One main idea Cronon highlights in his writing, “Only Connect….” The Goals of a Liberal Education, is the contradictions of the definition of a liberal arts education and how it is utilized day-to-day in colleges....

End of Semester Reflection Essay

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LDR 101 Course Reflection After taking LDR 101, my understanding of leadership has changed drastically. I used to think that leadership meant being extroverted, confrontational, and knowing all the answers. Through this course, I learned that leadership comes in different forms.  I realized, for the first time in my life, I could be a leader. For an essay, we wrote about Cronon’s “Only...

Shopska Salad- A Bulgarian Dish

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Shopska Salad Shopska Salad is a popular salad in Bulgaria. I chose this dish because while I was researching top foods to try while in Bulgaria, shopska salad made the top of every list.  Shopska salad consists of cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, onions, and sirene cheese. Shopska salad is reportedly so common that almost every restaurant has shopska salad on its menu. What makes this salad...

Serial 2 Ep 11 “Present for Duty”

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Serial Podcast Season 2 Episode 11 – Reflection This episode is the season finale of Serial Podcast season two. This episode attempts to summarize Bowe’s story. Bowe’s story is not just one story and it’s not just his. It’s his platoon mates, his family, the US military, the Taliban and many more people's stories. This episode tries to conclude and summarize what is Bowe’s fault? Who...

Serial 2 Ep 10 “Thorny Politics”

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Serial Podcast Season 2 Episode 10 – Reflection This episode was about Bergdahl’s rescue operation. Who knew? Why was Congress lied to? Did the rescue mission break laws? A lot of outrage stemmed from the seemingly hero like coverage on the news when announcing Bergdahl’s safety. Another source of outrage was the question of whether Bowe Bergdahl was worth releasing five Taliban detainees...

Serial 2 Ep. 9 “Trade Secrets”

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Serial Podcast Season 2 Episode 9 - Reflection In this episode the podcast analyzes what it took to get Bowe back and why it was so complex and difficult. Richard Holbrooke, the special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, thought that the war could be ended with diplomacy rather that the military. One problem with this idea is that the US doesn’t negotiate with terrorists. Diplomats...
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