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1. Throughout this class, we have talked and read about numerous topics regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Wong adds to this ongoing conversation in this article she wrote about organizational culture. The section I would like to focus on is the paragraphs under the subheading titled Privilege, Marginalization and Differences in Experiences on page 28 and 29. this section caught my eye and I think it is critical to this conversation of diversity. Wong states how in order to create an inclusive culture for a diverse workplace, one must become aware of social identities and how they are perceived in places such as a place of work. People have been going into this conversation with the mentality that people are all the same or should be the same. However it is important to see the differences in identities and experiences and not just go off of what has been the norm. In the next paragraph, Wong uses an example of gender to further convey her message. She states that “once one begins to critically reflect on how gender shapes peoples’ everyday experiences in profoundly different ways, the influence of gendered norms and gender bias can be found in nearly all corners of an organization’s culture.” It’s important to first identify and become aware of the surroundings to then make it easier to learn and address.
2. Wong does a really good job at “connecting the parts” throughout her entire article. The way the article flows from one section to another with the use of the subheadings makes it much easier to read and locate main ideas. In addition to the subheadings, she uses manifold transition words to also help connect her ideas and make it flow. The words “in contrast” were used on page 29 in which Wong identifies the difference in ideas and as a result, sets the reader up in a way that they can follow more easily.

1. Similar to many of my classmates, I am using Syracuse libraries as a main source. However I am also using the New York public library to search for sources as well. When searching for an article for the unit 1 assignment, I found it best to search for key words instead of long phrases. When I typed in key words, I found the articles were more relevant and consistent with what I was looking for. Whereas when I typed in long phrases, the articles differed drastically. So I am going to continue to keep my searches short with key words. Also using advanced search features such as publication date and content type, helps make the search a little easier. Content type helps narrow down the type of writing piece you want and publication date is important because you want recent information rather than outdated sources.
2. My topic is about diversifying the education system and more specifically the process schools go through when they are screening and accepting students. When looking for primary sources, I have looked at mostly interviews with students and faculty for both private and public schools. Looking at the diversity between the two and the different viewpoints that are being offered.  I have looked at articles about screening and all about the process of it for students and how it is different depending on the type of school and where it is located. When looking for scholarly articles, I referred back to Syracuse libraries as I have found a couple regarding the topic but will need to do further research. When doing this search, I hope to find people who are in the field of education or know a lot about it and are able to speak and contribute many viewpoints to the issue at hand.

1. When looking through all of my classmates posts in the canon, I saw many examples of diversity that we hadn’t really discussed earlier. I really enjoyed reading the posts and looking at how others wrote about diversity in all aspects. One post that really stood out to me was the one about religion in the workplace. It made me think about how religion can play a huge factor and and that leadership has had a big effect on how the company goes about religion. Personally, I am not very religious so I haven’t thought much about that but having religious diversity is once again essential in order to connect to a verity of different customers. I thought it was really interesting because as said in the post, religion in the workplace is often seen as religion of the workplace. In addition to the article being intriguing, the media element that was included helped tie everything together. It went into further detail about religion in the workplace and how there is a lot of discrimination that has been happening along with it.

3. Transitions can often be challenging at times, but it is essential in writing because it helps with he flow of the passage and helps develop ideas. The section I would like to focus on in Bogost’s article about diversity in computing  is where he introduces the center in which he works at at Georgia Tech. He begins this paragraph by saying “among them.” This transition from the last paragraph helps the reader know what exactly is being talked about and included. He then goes on to say what the center is and their goal. He uses “among its activities” to further show what the center does and help the reader see why it’s important to the article. Throughout the passage, he uses quotes from various people. To help the flow of these quotes, he uses words such as “she insisted” and “even though” to help with this flow.

The article begins by introducing a protagonist, Amy Webb who broke her ankle and was forced to use the backscatter machines in the airport that produce X-Ray images of passengers. This was a great way to start off this article because it gets the reader involved instantly introduces what the rest of the article is going to be about. The author then goes on to say how Amy turned that inconvenience of breaking her ankle, into an opportunity to watch how technology like that works.

The next rhetoric device I noticed was how the author explains his role at Georgia Tech in the “Constellations Center for Equity in Computing.” Bogost states how their goal is to increase access to computer science education among women and people of color. Bogost then gives many facts and states that integration is much harder than diversity.

Isbell, who also worked at Georgia Tech thinks that two separate conditions should be met in order to accomplish their goal. “One is that the new folks are both capable and confident. The other is that the old folks are willing.” Using quotes throughout the article is a great way to prove the authors points and convey the message thats being conveyed throughout. In addition to the quotes from Isbell, Bogost includes quotes from Kamau Bobb, the global lead for diversity research and strategy at Google and a senior director at Constellations. Bogost explains how Bobb isn’t so sure the tech industry is willing to diversify. he gives numerous quotes that Bogost includes in this article which helps prove his point and is very effective.

“Their goal is to get more people in the game, not necessarily to change the rules of that game..” This quote really stuck with me. . A rhetoric device is used here to convey Bogost and Bobb’s message. They showed having a very confident tone which. also. helps prove their point.

The article ends with Webb describing how women, people of color and others are being discriminated against when it comes to computing and how it should change.“We’re all discriminated against by computing.”  “Anyone who falls outside of that core group of interests are not being represented,” Webb said. The last line of the article was in my opinion a very effective way of closing It out. If Webb is in fact right about all this, “the problem with computing is computing.”

1. The first TED Talk I watched was Jason Fried’s talk entitled “Why work doesn’t happen at work.” His rhetoric approach was very effective in proving his point that people daily do work anywhere else besides the office due to numerous reasons. One being that there are many interruptions at the office and many distractions that prohibits you from doing your work. He then states that while there are distractions at home as well, those are all voluntary, the ones at the office are involuntary ands he then goes on to give examples of those distractions which he calls the M and M (managers and meetings). In addition to persuading the audience just using this information, he grabs the audiences attention by asking them questions. This is really effective because it gets the audience involved early and he gets a sense of where the crowd is at. Overall, this is a really interesting Ted Talk because its something that is very relevant today people who work for these managers who are in reality distracting them from doing work. He also gives suggestions on what to do to and this is really effective way of presenting his argument that people don’t often do work in the office.
2. The other Ted Talk I watched was Renata Seleci: Our unhealthy obsession with choice. She begins this talk by telling a story about one of her friends who worked at a car dealership and gave a customer a tough decision. She would give the customer a offer for a car that would be perfect for their lifestyle at this moment, but then she goes on to give the customer another offer for another car and goes on to explain how this is going to be the perfect car for you in the future. She gives this example because she stated earlier how the ideology of choice is very successful in opening for a space to think about the future. This is a very effective way at giving evidence because its an anecdote from someone who she knows well to get the audience involved and prove her point about choice. In addition, the speaker uses quotes from famous philosophers to further prove her points. She uses Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard who points out that anxiety is linked to the possibility of possibility. This helps prove her point about anxiety that she started earlier. Overall, the evidence that the speaker uses is effective and informative and keeps the audience intrigued.

1. For this unit, our focus is on diversity and inclusion and we have read a number of different articles surrounding diversity in the workplace and in certain organizations. For my own research, I have been using resources such as the New York Public Library as well as the Syracuse Library where there are countless articles on diversity. They are also very credible sources and I have used these resources in the past with other assignments. However, I wanted to make it more specific so I been looking at articles that focus on diversity in sport organizations and how race and ethnicity varies so much depending on the sport. I am looking for authors and researchers who are experts in the field and are proven to show true results in their studies. In addition, I am looking for articles that are fairly new up to 5 years. That way the articles are still relevant today and don’t have data thats taken from many years ago.
2. Kaplan and Donovan show that in order to go about a lack of diversity in the workplace, all levels of management have to be on the same page and will then cause a domino effect for the rest of the organization. I believe that this is really important because management plays huge role in these companies. However, the focus not the other articles we read were more about the individuals. For example, Austin and Pasino argued how neurodiverse individuals would benefit from certain programs offered and as a result improve the company. I believe both are true and should play a role in increasing the diversity surrounding companies.

The article by Austin and Pasino focuses on the problem that many people with neurological conditions are not well represented in the workforce. However they should because these people often show skills such as pattern recognition, great memory and high level mathematics that people without these conditions sometimes lack. The cause of all this is because organizations often in their hiring process disregard these skills and put a greater emphasis on the things that may be harder for these individuals. The behaviors of a lot of neurodiverse people may run counter to what most companies look for in an employee. While some companies have implemented some type of change in their hiring process to make it easier for these individuals to get hired, many more companies should follow and use the skills of these people to their advantage. In the long run it will help the company and individual achieve goals that they might not have thought would be possible.