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JennyPark

Health,HappinessandHumanRights
Dr.LatrissaNeiworth
WinterTermReflection
Sixmonthsintothiscourse,Ihavelearnedalotabouthealth,humanrights,and
happiness.DuringFallterm,Iwasabletolearnhowtoconductaresearchfromscratch,howto
communicatewithotherswiththehelpofgroupassignments,howtodemonstratetheabilityto
useinformationeffectivelyandfollowformalandinformalexpectationsforwrittenandoral
communicationtodevelopandexploreideas,throughparticipatinginmanyassignmentsgivenin
class.ThroughoutWinterterm,Ihavestrengthenedtheabilitytoparticipateingroup
discussions,improvedinterculturalcommunicationinissuesrelatedtohealth,andwasableto
evaluatechangeinmyownunderstandingofhealth.
Theassignmentsthatbestdemonstratemylearningandimprovementsintheseparticular
areasareinclassdebate,comparativeessaywiththebook,
SpiritCatchesYouWhenYouFall
Down
byAnneFadiman,andCardiacarrestresearchproject.Beforeworkingonanyofthese
projects,IhadnoknowledgeofhealthritualsofotherculturesotherthanAmericaandKorea,
andcardiacarrestdrills.Iwasalsoveryquietinclassandneverhadthecouragetoaskquestions
orspeakinfrontofclass.Butbyreadingthebook,Igotachancetolearnaboutthehealth
traditionsofHmongculture,acultureIwouldhaveneverknownabout.NotonlyIlearnedabout
theirhealthbeliefs,IwasabletocompareAmericanhealthsystemtothem,whichhelpedmeto
broadenmyviewsofdifferentculturesandtheirdifferentbeliefs.Throughparticipatingin
inclassdebate,notonlyIlearnedaboutOSHAandwhatitprotects,Iwasalsoabletolearnhow

toformallydebateinclass,infrontofclassmates.Talkinginfrontofclasshasalwaysbeena
hugestruggleforme,aswellasparticipatingindebates.Butfromhelpofmyteammates,Iwas
encouragedandinfluencedbythemandwasabletoperformwellduringthedebate.Regardless
oftheresultofthedebate,Ifeltgoodabouttalkinginfrontofeveryone,whiledebatingwiththe
oppositeteam.IcanproudlysaythatImnolongerafraidofspeakinginfrontofclass,butthe
ideaofdebatestillscaresmeinside.Participationpointsinclassalsohelpedmetoimprovemy
participationskills,becauseasItalkedinclasseveryweektoearnpoints,thelessIwasscaredto
talkinfrontofeveryone.Lastly,cardiacarrestresearchprojecttaughtmehowtoperformthe
emergencydrilltosomeonegoingthroughcardiacarrest.Byparticipatinginthisresearch
conductedbystudentsatUofW,Ilearnedhowtheresearchconductingprocessisdoneandhow
tocomeupwithsurveyquestions,aswellashowtointerviewpeople.Throughslideshowson
suddencardiacarrestinclass,Ilearnedhowtopreparemyselfandforothersbylearningthe
symptomsanddrillsclosely.
Forthelastremainingterm,Ihopetolearnmoreaboutcardiacarrestandresearch
processbycontinuingtoparticipateintheresearchprojectwithUofW.Also,justlikemygoal
inFallterm,Ihopetoenhancemycriticalthinkingbyinvestigatingdeeplyintotopicsratherthan
justskimmingthroughthegivenassignments,becauseIfailedtoachievethisgoalduringmy
Winterterm.Ihopetoachievemynewgoalsandwalkoutoftheclasswithfullknowledgeof
health,humanrightsandhappiness,afterSpringterm.

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