The "Unbreakable" Egg

Managers from all different industries must follow certain steps to plan, execute, and achieve goals. The egg project reinforced these steps in a hands on way to demonstrate how much really has to go into the planning process. Not only did we have to plan on how we were going to build our egg devices, but we were forced to manage our time in and work in an efficient way. Our groups objective was to create a device that would hold the egg and keep it intact upon impact. We planned to use all of the materials given while adhering to the rules and regulations of the game. We came up with a couple of ideas and decided on which one we thought would work the best. After coming up with a general plan, we developed more backup plans just in case our original idea did not work out as we expected. We tried to plan out where each of the materials would go to help utilize all of our resources. Since it was the first time working in this group, it was difficult to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each person and bypassed this step. Everyone was able to contribute to the group in one way or  another. We developed different ideas and weighed the pros and cons against each other to come up with what we thought would work the best. We tried to identify what would happen if we put a certain straw somewhere or where would be the best place to put our leftover tape to make the most out of our materials. We seemed to have bypassed the 4th step and just performed as we went along and it seemed to work out well. We were aware of the time and would let the group know how much time we had remaining and went along accordingly sticking to our original plan. As we were near the end we realized that we had leftover materials and found a way to best use the excess tape. When all was said and done, we stuck to our plan and modified as necessary but in the end we ended up with a broken egg.

"A Rich Tapestry of Diversity"

As Maya Angelou once said, "We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color." This seems to be quite true when looking at the student body of our school. Ranked the most ethnically diverse school in the country, Baruch is a melting pot of different cultures and backgrounds who all have the same goal, to be successful in whichever path they end up. Going to school in New York City opens my eyes to all different kinds of people from all walks of life. There is never a dull moment in the city and we see this everyday. Though I haven't really traveled out of the country, I don't have to go far to explore the different types of ways in which people live. I attended school upstate for a year at the University at Albany and was able to live amongst people from different cities, states and even countries. While at Albany I became good friends with an international student from France. Though she spoke English fairly well, we noticed quite a few cultural differences between life in France and life in America. I also met a number of other people from countries such as Mexico and other Europe countries such as Holland who also said that the American culture was very different from their home countries. I currently reside in the Ludlow dorms and have a suitemate who is from the Dominican Republic. I never realized how completely different life could be living in another country. Upon talking to my suitemate and getting to know her better, I was amazed to learn that she had never seen snow before and didn't know what a skunk was. While riding the subway she pointed out that Americans don't like being very close to each other but in the Dominican Republic, this is not true. Americans value personal space but in other countries personal space seems to be a lot less. Living in the city has so far given me a chance to meet with people from different cultures who have different values and beliefs. It's an exciting way to get to get to know other cultures and learn new things. I learn something new everyday and the diversity in which I live amongst opens my mind and has given me a wealth of knowledge.

About Me...

My name is Ashley, I am an Accounting major at Baruch. I am on the Baruch softball team which won its first ever softball championship this past spring. I named my blog "Insomnia Cafe" after reading a Snapple fact which said this was supposed to be the original name of the TV show "Friends," which I am a huge fan of.