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Personal Narrative: My First Year At Evergreen

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I was worried about being drawn to other topics besides marine science. It's what I've always thought I wanted to do, but after my first year at Evergreen, I've allowed myself to explore a lot more. I decided it's okay to learn and experience different things along the way, as long as I feel they're beneficial, and will improve my understanding of the world. I haven't veered too far from my original interest and want my focus to be in environmental studies.

Philosophy, art, music, and marine biology are the topics I chose to explore my first year. Philosophy helped me think deeper, and outside of myself. My philosophy teacher was also very helpful in improving my writing. While learning about music, I also learned about how the brain interprets information, and how cultures around the world utilize music differently. The elements of art I learned were primarily in animation and drawing. The time we spent closely examining aspects of nature for our sketches called upon my patience, and helped drive home the importance of viewing issues from every angle to better understand them. I appreciated all the marine biology I was exposed to. I love learning about the way we interact with the ocean and it's life within. It's a massive, complex commodity …show more content…

I'm also interested in expanding my knowledge of small and large scale economies, as well as how capitalism, and other economic political systems have altered societal values over time. Learning this is important to me because of the way commercial industry has driven humans to exploit nearly all, and destroy much of the environment. Even so, I know there is a vast amount of people who share my opinion. Large organizations and community driven groups have been growing everywhere in an effort to combat the damage commodification has wreaked on our environment. Growth in my experience with groups such as these is another goal of

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