I can definitely see the difficulties with using a database with a limited scope in terms of region and cultural background. It's really interesting to see how you're navigating that issue and how transparent you are about the way this impacts the way you are doing your research. How do you think this might shape your project?

That is such a great question, Anjelica. Determining a good book review is something I can't quite do without some expertise on the subject and the book myself, so it has been more important for me to read as many reviews as possible, and get an understanding the general consensus of experts. I'm not sure there is such a thing as an unbiased reading, even for the reviewers, but in all honesty, that works in my favour when I'm comparing the different valences of the text in both historical and modern-day interpretations.

This is really cool! It's definitely really exciting to see the way the connections between different subjects and field line up, sometimes without us even expecting it. I wasn't expecting to learn so much in just the last week—not just on the my research topic, but also in terms of how to be a problem-solver, how to take advantage of the resources around me, and organising my research.

I am also really interested in neuroscience, so I'm excited to hear what you find out!

I definitely agree with your point about how much we learned about ourselves from the self assessments. I also think it was interesting to see, particularly with the values assessment, how we also learned from the choices we didn't make. For example how few people had status as their first value, despite many of us acknowledging how it factored into our college decision and likely would in the future.

1. Seeing and learning about alternate forms of leadership was very thought-provoking. Most of us, when we were giving examples and ideas, primarily thought of leading from the front or beside. Even while we recognised the importance of leading from behind and from within, we weren’t quite thinking of it as a form of leadership. Similarly, seeing how people connected with the different social styles made me realise that all of these types of leadership are necessary to get anything accomplished and make a good group of people.
2. This summer, the primary form of leadership for me will be leading from within. My project is a solo endeavor, so I don’t have oversight over others nor am I really working directly with anyone else. This means it is important to make sure I’m grounded in my goals, my ability to accomplish them, and my commitment to the project.
3. I am most excited about becoming familiar with literature I have no experience with. I expect to have some challenges, especially with the scope and availability of some of these texts, but I am very enthusiastic about where the project will take me and the sorts of discoveries I will make.