KatherineBoswell

 **I am at the M****SU Broad summer scholar program because I heard from a friend that this program was very helpful and informative. I am** **here b****ecause I** **w****ant to experience more of the college life and get help in the ACT prep classes so that I can get a better score and hopefully be accepted to my college of choice. I am currently a senior at Cass Technical High School which is located in Detroit, Michigan. Cass is one of the top schools in Detroit and many famous celebrities have graduated from there. It is also a college prep school so each student has a personalized curriculum similar to that of a college or university. A few fun facts about myself are that I can play the piano, I have a very random personality, I am a writer, and I have been told that I have a very short attention spand (lol). However, I am a very reliable person and I keep to my goals. I love to listen to rock music and do not like hip-hop or rap that much. I have been taking Japanese classes for about two years and I have done a homestay program for two weeks in Japan and was able to experience a Japanese high school. I hope to become a teacher and teach English to Japanese students, or Japanese to American students. What I want to learn from this Technology class that I am taking at MSU is a better understanding of the computer. I am a Mac person at home and working with Dell and HP computers are a bit of a challenge for me. I feel that at the end of this class, I will have a better understanding of how these computers work and how to do** **many things on them.

What does H****ip Hop mean to me? Hip Hop to me is an expression of one's self. It conveys a message to a persons life by telling it with a beat or expressing one's self through dance. Hip Hop is one of the most popular genres in America and all over the world and it is expressed in hundreds of thousands of different ways. I personally do not listen to Hip Hop or any kind of Urban music but I think that some of the Hip Hop music that I have listened to really mean something and they have the beats and the lyrics to grab people's attention.

What does it mean to be a Global Citizen? Global Citizen is being connected on a global scale. Being a global citizen is sharing your interests with not only your family or community, but being linked around the world to different people of different cultures. Two people could live on different sides of the earth, have different** **ethnicities and cultures but share a similarity that could make them stay connected for years. I am a global citizen because I have traveled places, made friends and connected with the people that I met so that I can contact them at anytime and still have a great time talking.**