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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.

The things I carry in my bag are fairly simple and understandable for any college student. A MacBook Air, notebooks, sunglasses, folders, loose-leaf paper, pens, pencils, a calculator, and a water bottle. I only carry a few items because I like to travel light, and I do not enjoy carrying around extra material and items that have no use because this will make walking around campus that much more of a pain. The two odd items I have is an Aleve bottle because I believe you never know when you will get hurt or have a migraine in class, so having Aleve to the rescue is a must. In addition, I also carry a paper calendar/agenda planner with me because I like physically writing my to-do list. Most of my peers in this generation use an electronic calendar platform like Egenda or Google Calendar. However, I find satisfaction in writing down everything I want to accomplish for the day and crossing them out as I go through the tasks. 

• Folders
  • I have enough papers already, I’ll try and organize them in here.
• iPad
  • Used for homework, games, doodling, etc.
• Headphones
  • For the times when I feel like shutting the rest of the world out.
• Books
  • I put the books for this class at the top…for obvious reasons!
• Daily Planner
  • My mom made me take this with me…should I tell her I’m actually using it?
• Self-Care Items
  • As a student, it is important that I maintain a balance between studying and self-care; this includes protecting myself from the sun rays of Georgia.
• Charger
  • For instances when one of my (many) devices is low on battery.
• Pencil Case
  • I have too many school supplies…I might as well keep them in the same place.

I thoroughly enjoyed this assignment. It serves as a great way to learn about my classmates through their posts and share some things about myself in the process. I tend to be a very organized person, so setting up the materials wasn’t super hard for me. I decided to omit the backpack from the image because like the rug I took the picture on, the backpack is also gray, and I didn’t want that to become confusing to the viewer(s).

This image is representative of me as a person because it shows the balance between my academic life (as seen by all the school supplies) and my personal/social life (represented by the self-care items). I hope people are able to recognize from this image how both of these aspects are important to me and allow me to live my life to the fullest.

To answer the final question in this prompt, I do believe that representing myself through the things in my bag is a type of writing. While unconventional, it still communicates an idea to the reader/viewer and encourages them to think about what they have just seen in order to gain a deeper understanding of the work itself and/or the person behind the work. I had a lot of fun with this assignment, and I hope people have learned more about me through this assignment!