My heritage is the fundamental base of my character and identity. I was born in Haiti and did not move to the United States until I was three. Growing up was not always easy, but I can correspond many of the essential attribute of who I am today to many of the struggles I had to deal with. Growing up, I vividly remember the profound frustration I felt in elementary school when I needed help with my homework, but my parents were not able to help me. In the moment, I was angry with them, but now I understand that I cannot blame them. Few things are harder than immigrating to a foreign country where you do not understand the language and have to do your best to help yourself as well as your family. Growing up in my situation may seem like a disadvantage …show more content…
After the conference, which had only lasted two days, the group worked tirelessly week after week, meeting after meeting, to organize our school’s Diversity Day. We had to agree upon which activities we wanted to do with the rest of the student body, contact different speakers, gather materials, and ensure that this day would be informative to both teachers and students. In a private, predominately white, all boys school where most students are well off, it is expected that there will be some level of ignorance on campus. Thus, our group’s objective is not to necessarily change someone’s thinking, but merely to inspire a spark of interest and start a campus wide conversation regarding the issues of diversity. Diversity is much more than just race; it applies to socio-economic status, family structure, religion, ethnicity, ability, gender, and sexual orientation as well. The experience of working in this group reminded me of the value of group input. Working with others may be difficult because people often tend to focus on replying with their own thoughts rather than building off of someone else’s; however, when the discussion is collaborative and not competitive, the group achieves more. Ultimately, Diversity Day that year was a huge success and that could not have been done without the combined effort and …show more content…
Who would have guessed that this photo sharing app would become one of the top and fastest growing social media sites and ultimately become the preferred social media choice for teenagers and young adults. Snapchat is by far my favorite online destination not only because it is completely free, interactive, and totally entertaining, but also because of the concept behind it. It is a multipurpose app that can serve the needs of everyone. One can use the app to take artistic or foolish pictures, broadcast events through video, or even check the news. It effectively incorporates the functions and elements of other popular social media sites while still retaining an aspect of uniqueness. Moreover, not only did Snapchat popularize the selfie, it also revolutionized the way people communicate on a global level. With an effortless tap, I can take a picture and send it to someone standing right next to me or even to my host brother in Spain, and watch a summary of his day through his story. Additionally, Snapchat’s enhanced user interface introduced filters, geotags, and gave users the ability to caption and mark up any photo to individualize it and bring it to life. Ultimately, Snapchat is the ideal model for an app I may want to create in the future—a creative idea with a useful