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A Bittersweet Goodbye
This last blog is completed after finishing my final presentation which ended up being a success. Although I was very nervous about my...
Raidah Arif
May 3, 20221 min read
Reflection
This week in ISM was an important one because it is the week after I finished final product, and now that it is complete, I can reflect...
Raidah Arif
Apr 18, 20221 min read
The Hurricane
Now that there is one week left until final product is due, it has come into perspective how much work I have left to complete. Although...
Raidah Arif
Apr 4, 20221 min read
The Eye of The Hurricane
This past week for ISM has been a great one. I have a lot of work done to my presentation and am almost completely done with the...
Raidah Arif
Mar 28, 20221 min read
The Last Quarter
I completed the first week of the last quarter of ISM. It shocks me that the school year is going by so fast and there are still so many...
Raidah Arif
Mar 21, 20221 min read
Spring Cleaning
With the third quarter of school coming to an end, I am glad to finally be back from spring break. As third quarter was very stressful,...
Raidah Arif
Mar 6, 20221 min read
Moving Forward
One of the largest changes between this week and the previous one was the change in the research showcase. Due to the bad weather, it got...
Raidah Arif
Feb 28, 20221 min read
A Milestone Achieved
With the research showcase this upcoming Wednesday, this was the last week I had to prepare. I had to spend a lot of time fixing my...
Raidah Arif
Feb 21, 20221 min read
Creativity Blooms
This week in ISM is a big one as this week was when I completed my display board. I remember going to the ISM showcase when I was young...
Raidah Arif
Feb 14, 20221 min read
A Winter Wonderland
My week in ISM was cut short due to the snow that happened. However, regardless of the short week, there are a lot of things that have...
Raidah Arif
Feb 7, 20221 min read
Teach and Speech
This was the week where I completed the reflection and original work speech, which is the second large speech that we did during this...
Raidah Arif
Jan 31, 20221 min read
Watch Out!
This week, one of the assignments that I've completed was a setup proposal for the final product along with a calendar outlining...
Raidah Arif
Jan 24, 20221 min read
Thinking
This was the first week in ISM that I started thinking about the research showcase as the date got changed again to February. Although...
Raidah Arif
Jan 17, 20221 min read
Mentorship Mess
This week in ISM, I navigated changing conditions regarding mentors as Covid cases have been rising. With UT Southwestern, where I was...
Raidah Arif
Jan 10, 20221 min read
A Semester Done
This week was the mark of the first semester of ISM being over. I've been able to learn a lot of things throughout the course of this...
Raidah Arif
Jan 4, 20221 min read
Time Crunch
This week in ISM was entirely focused on completing my original work. As I was a bit behind schedule, this was a lot of work to complete...
Raidah Arif
Dec 13, 20211 min read
Final Countdown
With Thanksgiving break just getting out of session, it put me in a different place with my original work than I anticipated as I thought...
Raidah Arif
Dec 6, 20211 min read
Hearing Out my Classmates
A lot of this week in Ism consisted of me listening to the research speeches done by my classmates. During this time, I had to evaluate...
Raidah Arif
Nov 29, 20211 min read
A Learning Experience
During this week, I did my research speech, which is an 8-10 minute presentation that I gave to my class covering the primary and...
Raidah Arif
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Staying Original
This week was focused on doing my original work project and logging many of the hours which I didn't previously have. I did a research...
Raidah Arif
Nov 9, 20211 min read
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