This was written for a class discussion on implicit biases during my undergraduate years, so it takes on an informal tone. It was for a psychology class and I imagine the professor was hoping for some sort of self-discovery to take place, but I know myself pretty well
Tag: life lessons
A Personal Tale
This will likely be the last paper I share from my first year of college…but then, who knows what I might dig up in the future.
The following is another speech that I wrote up for a public speaking course and is 100% personal in nature. The point of the exercise was to be vulnerable in public. In front of strangers. So we were tasked to share things we don’t typically share with others right off, as well as a lesson we had learned from it.
It was, not surprisingly, difficult. No one held back. That room, that day, was very raw. It was one of the most amazing experiences I ever had in a classroom in my life – a real reminder that you’re always sitting by a fellow human being that has been through something.