Month: February 2022

Laptop – Need it if you are an Emory Student

Laptop Charger- Must have this as my laptop runs out of battery quickly.

Ipad- Use it to take notes, and read books from ENGRD

Pencil Case- Use it when I take notes on paper

Mouse- For control of my laptop

Earphones- For music, online classes, and videos.

Wallet- Has my credit card and student ID

Mask- I try to carry an extra mask just in case I forget to wear it. 

This image of what’s in my bag shows how I don’t want to have a heavy bag. As I have a gaming laptop with a heavy charger, I try to have a few things as possible in my bag in order to make it as light as possible. It’s not really about staying organized because I normally carry a lot of things with me and am not good at throwing away things that I don’t use a lot. When taking a picture of what’s in my bag, I think it would have been better if I had my Japanese notebook in the photo as Japanese is the subject that is causing me a lot of stress due to its difficulty. During this exercise, I felt the power of a strong single device and how it can speak more than a wordy essay. I think it’s a similar stand with first impressions as the first impression of someone tends to last for a long time, which is similar to the image of what’s in my bag as it can create an image of what kind of person I am. I do think that representing myself in a catalog of the stuff in my bag can be considered as a different type of writing that we are used to doing. This is because, such a catalog was able to deliver a message or information, which is similar to the functions of the type of writing I have been doing. No specific challenges were faced and I rather enjoyed reflecting on myself and making sure to organize my bag after taking everything out. 

In my bag I usually carry with me the necessities: my iPad for taking notes and annotating readings, notebook for planning out my daily schedule, headphone, student card, and water bottle. If I’m going to the library and planning to stay for a long time, I will also include my laptop and charger.
I do think that the “what is in your bag” challenge is to some extent reflective of an individual’s personality. A few years ago when I first entered the boarding school system, I enjoyed observing everybody’s desk: a family photo, a sticker with quotes or lyrics written on it, a decorative figure —- there must be some special meanings or a piece of memory associated with each object so that the owner decided to incorporate it into the most intimate corner of his/her life. Similarly, the “what’s in your bag” challenge offers a glimpse into one’s life.

Items:

• Laptop: Used to do work
• Folder: holds random paper and worksheets
• Calculator: math
• Tablet: good for taking notes and watching background shows
• Pen & Pencils: writing
• Hand wipes: cleaning hands/tables
• Hand Sanitizer: clean hands
• Chargers: used when battery is low

This is a list of items that I generally tend to use for every class that I am in. I pack my bag in the morning to carry more class specific books. I usually keep items like my AirPods, phone, and keychain on my body most of the time. I think that it was nice to look at the things that I carry because I do tend to forget that I have some of the smaller items, like pens. I think that it was a pretty simple task to set down items, based on size and shape, in my bag to take a photo. There wasn’t anything that I found challenging about this assignment. I do think that you could say that this is a representation of myself, but a very vague one. I would say that it is not a type of writing because it is more visual than literary. Only about five words are visible in the picture alone, maybe if it had more words in the things present in the picture would I consider it a type of writing.

Contents of my backpack:

• notebook- I take notes here for my microeconomics class and my social statistics class
• pencil case- I have pens, pencils, and markers
• planner- I try to write in this as much as possible in order to stay organized
• microeconomics textbook- I bring this in my backpack so that I can reference the material whenever and wherever I am
• two books for this class- I carry them with me to complete the assignments
• folder for my papers- I put all of my papers in this folder
• headphones- I have headphones that can plug into my computer and my phone
• calculator- this is for my microeconomics class and my social statistics class
• water bottle- I was washing my reusable water bottle so that is why the disposable one is pictured
• hand cream- I always like having this with me, especially during the winter
• computer- I do my work on my computer
• Not pictured but usually in my backpack: umbrella, AirPods, key to my dorm room, hand sanitizer, and snacks

I think that this assignment was interesting to see what I value as valuable and important in my day to day life. I believe what is important in my bag would differ in terms of where I am, who I am with, and what time of year it is (the school year or summer). I think that these things are relatively representative of me as a person because it demonstrates the different objects that are necessary for my success here at Emory. I don’t think that I made any specific decisions when trying to create the image, but I think that I should have made it more neat. There was nothing necessarily challenging about this assignment besides the fact that I felt like I did not have much to include in the picture. I think that representing oneself in a catalog of stuff in a bag can be considered a form of personal identity and description, but not necessarily a type of writing. This is because it is a visual representation that does not have any form of explanatory text. I think that it is important to note the different purposes for each object and how certain things may serve different purposes for different people.

• Notebook
• Physics Lab Notebook
• Folder
• Pencil Bag
• Eraser
• Chapstick
• Lucky Pennny
• Backpack

This Sunday Sketch was quite unique. Taking out and laying all my items on a table made me realize one thing, that I only had what I needed. I didn’t have miscellaneous planners, notebooks, stray pencils/pens; not even a half-crumpled paper I forgot to put in my folder. It reflected my personality to a tee in that it demonstrated my minimalism. My low-maintenance personality juxtaposed to my efficiency is perfectly encapsulated in this picture.

Making this Sunday sketch was very easy and enjoyable. Finding a large place to lay out all the items in my backpack was quite easy and everything seemed to fit in its own place.