Hello again,
This week I had a presentation on my radio package. I wasn’t too nervous about it until she called my name. I felt like everything went into slow motion like a movie. You know when you feel your heart beating so hard you swear it’s coming out of your chest, like a cartoon character? That is what happened.
It was really interesting to hear everyone else’s story. I felt a bit inadequate.
My idea is to go back to my secondary school and talk to the girls who are looking at studying STEM subjects: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths. I think it will be quite a nostalgic feeling walking through the halls of my school, hopefully looking like a success story.
I also feel very nervous! Imagine feeling like a legacy just to have everyone to turn around and ask “Who are you?”
This week, I also had an strange assessment. In Sociology, we used Twitter to tweet our observations about a documentary. I thought it was an interesting exercise to show that even though we all were shown the exact same piece, we all had different opinions about what was being shown. It really opened my eyes to other opinions and perspectives.
This exercise also sparked a personal observation.
I figured I would probably never post political opinions online. I admire anyone that does however, I would always fear that it would come back to haunt me. I remember a story about a woman losing her job over a tweet she made when she was 16 saying she supported the IRA.
Cast your mind back to when you were 16 or even this time last year, are you the same person? Do you have the same opinions? Do you have the morals? No. Of course not. Should she have been punished for one mistake? One tweet?
The internet is a scary place.
Anyway, I better get some work done!
– Aishlin xx
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