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The career workshop was ok. I didn’t really learn anything I didn’t already know. The most helpful part of the workshop was the resume part but even that was rushed and not very detailed. Overall I felt like it was a waste of time but most of the things we were required to do this year  were so there’s not much new there. I’m glad all the requirements are over. As far as how to speak and be assertive and how to dress and all that I knew most of it that already sooo….I will admit I was spacing out for most of the hour or however long we had to be there so I might have missed some things.

We live in a world where people make stupid decisions every day without thinking of the consequences of their actions. Tuesdays dare to engage breakout session focused on the Tyler Clementie case. As everyone knows he was a college student who was videotaped with another guy by his roommates. The roommates then posted this video online. The shame that Tyler felt for his sexual preference made him commit suicide. The breakout session focused on the affects media had on the privacy of people, mainly the gay and lesbian community. We discussed the dangers of cyber-bullying through social networking websites. It stressed that we should accept other peoples differences because there is nothing wrong with them. I can relate to this because I had a very close friend who was gay and was blackmailed by other students who did not accept his personal life choices. It was a difficult thing for him to get through and for me as a friend to see him suffer, no one should have to deal with those types of ignorant people who can’t accept someone who doesn’t fit into their idea of what is the norm and what it acceptable.

My name is Rabi. I am 18 years old and the youngest of 5 children. I have 4 older brothers, all of whom are three years apart. I was born in the Bronx, moved to Queens when I was four and have lived there ever since. I am an outspoken individual with varying talents and hobbies. Having four older brothers I love to play and watch sports. When I was fifteen my brother started to teach me how to box, I can throw a mean straight right and watching boxing is one of my favorite pass times. I like watching football and basketball and I love to play handball. another passion I adopted from one of my brothers is my love for sci-fi, I cant explain why I like it so much, I just do. I love to play violin and am learning to play piano. I love reading, some anime, but mostly historical fiction novels, I also love archeology, I would love to visit the pyramids of Egypt, the ruins of Greece and Rome and travel all over the world. I plan on living in the Netherlands for a year after college. I am a very loyal individual. My freinds and family mean the world to me and I would do anything for them. I am willing to try anything at least once, you never know how it will change you, trust me, I know. Over all I am a very complex person, but this is the best way I can describe myself. My name is Rabia.

There are too many words too describe who I am, many of which are very counter intuitive to each other. I am shy, I am outgoing, I am smart, I am funny, I am dorky, I am adventurous, I am for lack of a better word, a dreamer. I am a little bit of everything all in one. I have a very strong personality. I want what I want when I want it and will always find a way to get it. I know the value of friendship and consider myself a very loyal friend. I don’t like to rely on anyone other then myself, mainly because I don’t like putting my fate in other peoples hands. I am independent and plan on always being this way. I dont want to be dependent or indebted to anyone in my life, ever. I wonder sometimes if I’ll ever be truly happy since my idea of happiness and my families idea of what should make me happy are two completely different things. Overall I am a fun loving, adventurous person. I love the outdoors and I love to travel. Before I die i WILL see the world, the beauty in it, all it has to offer me and I will live for a year of more in every continent.

One of my major concerns is that I will be late to class too many times and fail, losing my scholarship. Another concern is that I would not have figured out exactly what I want to major in and be stuck in school longer then I need to be. My only other concern is that I will not pass my tests and papers. 

Well there is already a lot more freedom in baruch than there was in my high school. I am free to roam the campus and do what I want in between classes. I’m in a much safer area and campus security is much more lenient.

I’m not sure my first year at college will change me at all. I believe I will mature and expand my knowledge but I don’t see college changing me in any other way. I’m ready for the”college experience”, maybe I’ll become more of a party girl, but we have yet to see that.