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Use the x While at SHU, I took a tap class, SDA 141 02, during the
expressive arts as Fall 2018 semester. In the class, we worked on various
a mode of inquiry dances, both ones that the professor choreographed and
or expression one that I got to choreograph myself. I was able to
express myself through dancing, even if it was not my
own choreography. Through dancing, I was able to “blow
off some steam”; for example, if I was having a bad day, I
used the dancing as a way to let out all of the bad
emotions. I also used dance to express my happy
emotions as well. I believe that I was able to express
myself through dance in a way that I am not able to with
papers/assignments, and I can see why it’s important to
find a way to express oneself in an unconventional/non-
traditional way, like through dance.
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Analyze current x While at SHU, I took a couple different classes that were
and historical faith-based, so there were many times that I analyzed
events through current and historical events through the lens of
the lens of spirituality and faith. Amongst the assignments/discussions
spirituality and that I did this was a seven-page paper that I wrote for
faith Contemporary Catholicism, in which I reflected on Pope
Francis’s Encyclical, On Care for our Common Home. His
writing examined the need to solve the ecological crisis we
are living in, and as I stated in my reflection paper, Pope
Francis “challenges us Catholics to examine the crisis in
terms of our religion.” I then turned to two biblical quotes,
both from Genesis in order to explain how religion calls us
to care about the earth. Up until this paper, I hadn’t really
thought about the fact that something as scientific as
climate change could be a topic that any church comments
on, but I now realize that there are so many different
issues, past and present, that the church aims to help
resolve.
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Generate and x Being in the PA program, I had to take various science
analyze classes, along with labs, during which I generated and
numerical and analyzed numerical and scientific data. One specific
scientific data instance of this was a lab I completed in Organic Principles
Lab, which involved producing soap from two organic
materials. Throughout the experiment, I had to gather and
analyze a lot of different data, like the molecular weight,
density, and mass of vegetable oil, calculate the moles of
oil used and moles of soap expected, and the theoretical
yield, actual yield, and percent yield. I then had to explain
what all of these numbers meant and put them into
context of the real world.
Locate and x During Fall 2018, I took The Developing World and
analyze completed a film project. For the project we were to watch
expressive media The Mission, a 1986 film. The film portrayed a group of
to gain Jesuits seeking to “make Christians out of” a group of
information or native Indians. The film also depicted the struggle and
comprehend the death associated with colonization, as nearly all of the
significance of an Indians and Jesuits alike were killed by the Spanish and
issue or an event Portuguese in an attempt to colonize/take over the area.
Watching a film about this really allowed me to
understand the monstrosity of these events. While Dr.
Martino had lectured about and explained to us exactly
what happened to Natives during colonization, it opened
my eyes much more as I felt like I understood and related
to the Indians. Prior to watching the film, they were
essentially just statistics on a piece of paper to me, but
actually seeing it made me comprehend just how
significant of an issue/event it was.
Find, evaluate, x For The New Nation course in Fall 2017, we had to create a
and apply timeline of the Boston Massacre. This seems like an easy
information task, but much of the information surrounding the
Massacre is quite convoluted and hard to find. For the
assignment, I had to find all of the information about it,
evaluate it, in terms of which I think really happened and
in what order, and apply it, in terms of creating one
cohesive timeline instead of just spitting out facts about it.
This was one of the first assignments I had that actually
sent me on a mission to find, evaluate, and apply
information because it was difficult to find sources that
presented similar information, and I had to sift through a
lot of different websites to find what seemed like reliable
information. I am used to finding straight-forward answers
in any scientific assignments, so this was really different
for me.
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Apply Catholic x In Faith, Religion, and Society, our final project required us
social teaching to examine a current issue and how the CST views this
to the analysis of problem, and write a reflective paper on it. I chose to do
contemporary my paper on abortion and explained that the aspects of
social issues Human Dignity and Preferential Option for the Poor helped
to explain the church’s view on abortions and why they
should not be performed, even if it is technically legal.
Turning to the CST in times of difficult decisions can help
one come to an answer, especially in the case of abortion.
Recognize the x Prior to coming to SHU, I didn’t have much experience with
value of diverse religions other than Christianity. In Faith, Religion, and
spiritual and Society, we discussed various different religions and wrote
religious a short journal entry on it. In my journal, I explained that I
perspectives had learned a great deal about Judaism and Islam from the
class, and indicated that I now understood the value of
diverse religious perspectives, saying, “I definitely have a
lot more respect for different religions, as I finally
understand what exactly they worship and why they do so.
I have wholeheartedly enjoyed learning about the religions
and expanding my mind-set.”