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SK6 Reflection

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Creating an image of myself through the stuff I tote around made me realize how much my bag actually shows about myself. Even down to the smallest detail of my chemistry assignment benign crumbled up, I feel that things I carry are representative of the way I carry myself and the way I go about life. I tend to traverse through life lightly and not over-complicate my existence. Contrary to carrying things that I don’t need, I actually like to pack my bag pretty light. This attests to my desire to not let things weigh me down. Whether that be a difficult assignment that I have to complete sometimes (anything chemistry) or an interestingly random wave of feelings that comes over me. I used the word sometimes in almost all of my descriptions because all of the belongings I carry in my bag aren’t getting used on a daily basis. I feel that it also acts as a fun punctuation of sorts. It looks cooler than just using a “.” I laid my belongings out with no particular structure in mind, then later realized that the more central items are used more frequently than the stuff in the periphery. This is likely due to those things being thrown around on top of stuff in my bag. I know that I’m on a streak of saying this right now, but this has been my favorite assignment that we have completed thus far because it has allowed me to take a look at myself in a new light and smile in the process as I made out the type of person I am with a little wittiness sprinkled in between the lines. 

What’s In My Bag Sometimes

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Items: 

Kofi Igyan Banner

  • Just in case I forget my name. 

Mac 

  • I need it to do homework sometimes 

Mac Charger

  • My mac needs it to charge so I can do homework sometimes 

Powerade Bottle

  • I carry it around and use it during and after my track workouts because I run fast sometimes

Crumpled Up Paper

  • Disregarded Chemistry LA session worksheet that I did(deep symbolism of how I feel about Chemistry). 

My reMarkable Paper Tablet

  • Possibly the most fantastic device I’ve gotten for $free.99. I use it to take notes and tp enhance my learning and retention of material sometimes

Roll-On Cologne

  • I use it to avoid that post-track practice smell of victory sometimes. 

TI- Inspire Calculator

  • This trusty steed helps me preserve brain cells when I have to do not-so-fun^2 calculations sometimes

Chemistry Lab Notebook

  • I write about experiments here sometimes 

Safety Goggles

  • I use these to protect my eyes when I’m in Chem Lab (not sometimes because that would be a safety hazard). 

Contents of my Backpack

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From top left to bottom right:

  • Nerds Gummy Clusters – I forgot these were in there until I dumped out the contents of my backpack
  • IPhone charger and MacBook charger tangled together
  • Biology notebook in turquoise, Econ notebook in lavender
  • AirPods
  • Two hair ties – for when I forget to bring one to practice
  • Pencil case with various pens, pencils, and highlighters
  • Rose gold MacBook

It was interesting to create a self-portrait using the contents of my backpack, and I felt as though it was not an accurate portrait of me. For the most part, my backpack contained items that are for my classes, which is not an accurate representation of my personality. I laid the contents of my backpack on my dorm floor, and attempted to make everything appear organized. I opened my pencil case and spilled some of the pens out. I do not think representing myself through a catalog of the stuff in my bag is a type of writing because I feel as though the contents of my bag have no significant meaning or representation.

What’s in my bag?

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Macbook/Laptop

Water Bottle: Stay Hydrated

Vaseline and LipGloss: I can’t be walking around campus with dry lips…

Notebooks: Which I barely use to take notes anymore.

Airpods: Need my daily dose of Frank Ocean , The Weeknd, and Drake

Pencil Pouch

Keys/pepper spray: Just incase lol

This self portrait describes my current life at Emory and how I’ve learned about myself as a college student. Items such as the notebook that I bring around for fun and serves no purpose because I recently discovered that I like taking digital notes. This assignment was challenging because I couldn’t use simple items like keys or a pencil pouch to portray my personality. However, I believe this is a sort of writing because it can convey the most significant items to a college freshman or student.

What’s in your bag?

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Contents:

Asus Q530 laptop: love this laptops- a recent purchase at Emory after my former Lenovo laptop has an obsession with bluescreening.

Airpods: best small device made in my opinion. NC is top notch and the adjustable ear tips are essential for me

Calculator: have used this calculator since middle school and has brought lots of 100s and good luck

Pencil Case: a nostalgic item- haven’t used or seen in since I was in grade 2. Carries pens and pencils although I really only use 1 pencil and once pen from it.

Notebooks: I’m a paper kind of person. Computer note taking was never my thing.

Wallet: present for my 18th birthday. Very sleek and slim

Water bottle: not much to it; a classic design and dispenses water out at a high rate

Hand Cream: Emory soap is very drying for my hands…

Keys + lanyard: love swinging this apparatus around and don’t really like carrying it in my pockets because I’m afraid of scratching my wallet or phone case

Hat: still has yet to be used.

This exercise was very enjoyable for me. I believe I have less items in my bag than most people, but each item I am very connected with. Writing this blog made me realize I could write like a whole paragraph on each item. Each one has a lot of meaning to me, since I was the one who usually picked it out after careful decision. I was raised to not want to new things and even though I love new things, the things I have still have a lot of meaning to me.

Unboxing

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Unlike my desk, my bag is (mostly) free of clutter. Despite my hardest efforts, I always find myself living in a messy environment: a quick comparison between my roommates side of the room and mine will undoubtedly prove this. However, the one thing I try to always keep organized is my bag. I try to bring as little as possible wherever I go outside, not only because it causes substantially less strain carrying it around campus, but also because it makes me feel more organized than I really am.

As a member of the Barkley Forum debate team, I got a tote bag that has quickly become my go-to everyday carry bag. Inside my bag on any given day, you’re likely to find my laptop and/or iPad (depending on whether I remembered to charge them), my microfiber cloth (I bought it from this hole-in-the-wall stationary store in Taipei, but I swear it does wonders whenever I need to clean my glasses or phone screen), water bottle (probably empty), headphones (it’s either on full charge or out of battery), and other miscellaneous goods such as a tub of chewing gum, 27¢ in coins, my Korean quiz (which I accidentally scrunched up), and an empty Oscillo tube.

I found it quite interesting to see what was in my bag, despite carrying it around campus almost every day. It was interesting seeing all the items laid out, and I was somewhat surprised by how little I take with me.

Sketch 6: What’s in your bag?

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Tennis Ball, Apple Laptop with Stickers, FIN 201 Notebook, B-school Name-tag, Macbook Charger, Water bottle Whoopee–cushion, SPC new member Name-tag, Fanny-pack, Monkey on Carabiner.

This self-portrait is very representative of how I have been living so far at Emory. The notebooks represent the rigorous academics. The name-plates represent clubs and other extracurriculars like Student Programming Club. The water bottle and tennis ball show my love for sports and my passion for fitness. The whoopee-cushion shows off my funny side. The monkey on the carabiner is a gift from my mom and always reminds me of home.

What’s in my Bag??

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  • Banana and Fair Life- I typically sleep through my alarm waking up at 9:30 rather than 9, causing me to need to take a banana and Fair Life as breakfast to go. 
  • Water bottle- I like to keep myself hydrated throughout the day to ensure I have a good workout or pick up a basketball session in the gym. 
  • MacBook and Phone Charger- I constantly keep my chargers on me to ensure that I can use my devices whenever I need to.
  • Keys and Wallet – These are essentials for when I leave my dorm.
  • Notebooks- For convenience purposes, I leave my Economics and Statistics notebooks in my bag to ensure I don’t misplace one of my notebooks and to save me time for when I am rushing out the door for my morning classes.
  • AirPods- Having AirPods available allows me to listen to music while walking class to class which especially helps me in the morning when I need to wake up and get ready to conquer the day.
  • MacBook- The main device I use for assignments and to play games in class when I am bored of a long lecture.

I found that creating the portrait itself was relatively easy as my ideas flowed very smoothly. I kept the portrait organic because I felt that the organic contents I actually carry on a day-to-day basis were interesting and funny enough in itself. Moreover, I felt that this portrait reflected that I am not a morning person who has trouble with waking up on time. I also believe this portrait properly represents the struggles of adjusting to life as a college freshman and trying to become more responsible and organized while learning to live on my own for the first time. Finally, this is a type of writing because it involves describing the purpose and a story of why I keep items in the most important bag as a college student.  

Sk6: What’s in my bag?

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  • Backpack: the bag I have been using since 9th grade, which is 4 years old now
  • LinaBell: a doll pendant given by my best friend in China
  • Coca Cola Polar Bear: a doll pendant that I bought in Coca Cola World
  • MacBook Pro
  • Notebook, pen and pencil: to do some hard copy homework
  • iPad: to make notes
  • AirPods: for music on the way to class
  • Chargers
  • Eye Drop: to relieve my dry eye syndrome
  • Water: two small bottles a day
  • Vitamin C：supplementation of daily vitamins

I have been using this backpack for four years and have never replaced it during the school. It has a large capacity and holds a lot of memories of my high school life. The most challenging part of this assignment lies in expressing my personality or habits with some simple daily or school objects in my bag. In fact, this image is somehow representative of my personality because I value my friends and those wonderful memories a lot. In addition, I prefer to take e-notes and love to listen to music in my spared time. Therefore, I do consider that representing myself in a catalog of the stuff in my bag is a type of writing because it encourage us to use some simple items to convey our ideas and thoughts.

What’s in Your Bag?

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The contents of my bag: computer, pencil and pen, wallet, airpods, chapstick, calculator, water bottle, folder, books, notebooks, my lanyard, umbrella, and a daily planner. The majority of these items I carry around with me whenever I take my backpack; if it isn’t raining I won’t take an umbrella, and if I’m not going to our english class, I usually won’t bring the book we’re reading. I enjoyed this assignment because it was quite straight forward and was satisfying arranging my belongings to fit together. I think the image is an accurate representation of myself since I decided to include just the materials I genuinely carry around. I’ve used the same backpack since my sophomore year of high school and I’ve always made sure to bring my wallet, airpods, and chapstick no matter where I go. While I don’t think I’d go so far as to say this image is a form of writing, I certainly agree that it is a medium that’s an effective way to express myself.

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