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Blog post #4

I came to Baruch college with high hopes and imagined that as it was my freshman year, I would have an easy work load and weekends filled with endless fun and parries. I joined NABA, (the National Association of Black Accountants) and the (Caribbean Student Association) with those expectations. But it is impossible to be a great student and have a very active social life, one which becomes almost extinct when finals rolls around.

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Ahh, finals. The test itself is almost as terrifying as your realization of how unprepared you feel for it. I mean, you’ve been in class, gotten good grades on test but are you really prepared to deal with everything you’ve learned since August. Being at Baruch has taught me how to actual study and although sometimes I felt like

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If I pushed through, and really committed to my studies, it payed off. So hopefully, although much more challenging, the same concept will work for THE FINALS week. Being at Baruch has taught me to treasure my weekend life of dance school and church because besides school its all I have left. However, It will all be worth it

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Blog Post #3

When I reflect on our trip to the Sidney Mishkin Gallery, its easy to point out all the “negative” feelings I may have had towards the trip. However, looking back close enough, I found that although the guide may have been long-winded and the paintings uninteresting, it was something I can appreciate. This was a new experience under my belt and my knowledge of the art world, although not completely altered had been widened.  The tour guide tried to keep the tour interesting however it just wasn’t working. The lights kept the room at an uncomfortably warm temperature, we were standing the whole time and although some what interesting the art wasn’t life changing. I appreciate art when it stands for something. I felt that the art that we explored the artists work, but no social issues were at hand. It wasn’t revolutionary. It was a simple art gallery, with simple work.

Shawntell James – Blog post #2

               politics 
    The theme my group selected for ourNew York Times “Front Page” was politics. We decided that this was a topic that always had something new to talk about and would be broad enough to not only interest ourselves but more importantly our peers. Once we chose politics we ventured off,  allowing each member to pick topics that interested them and related to the topic. Again the broad topic gave each member the freedom to take their reports in any direction. 
     In my group, I was responsible for finding and summarizing one article that interested me, and writing the Bearcat article. The Bearcat article had to be one that related to our school, so I chose an article written inour school newspaper, The Ticker, about in-house elections in our Undergraduate Student Government. My experience in this project has increased my news literacy. I follow the news more closely than before and am able to have fluent conversations about current events going on in the world.
    I enjoyed sharing my ideas with my peers so it was an enjoyable experience presenting the articles I had chosen and summarized with my peers. It was also nice to know that the other members of my team worked hard on their parts as well. 
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Hi every one, I have compiled a few photos that i feel represent why I am the person I am today and also represent some important events in my life.

The first picture is a picture of a place I am proud to say I am from, Guyana. Its a beautiful, small english speaking country in South America and  the next picture shows one of the popular tourist sites, The Kaieture falls. I included these pictures because where I am from has shaped me into the person I am today.  Communities were closely intertwined and there was a real sense of communal effort to support the youth.

The second picture shows the most most influential people in my life. Although I have a pretty close knit family, My mom and my aunt are both strong women who have supported me in every endeavor I have taken  on. Its a great thing to know that you have a strong support system backing you. Makes you feel like you can do anything!

The next few Pictures are just of something that I Love. Music is my Thang!. I love all different types of music whether it be RnB to K-pop.  Since fall is coming very soon, I thought it would be cool to mention my fall favorites: Scarves and a CARAMEL BRULEE LATTE. ! (It’s amazing). The next few photos are just representative of  a few recent events in my life and they are as follows, Hurricane Sandy,(and on the happier side of things) Prom and graduation

I feel that these pictures accurately reflect who I am because you get a glimpse into where I’m from, what I like and a few recent events in my life, all of which have shaped me into the person  I am today