Blog 23: senior project reflection

I am most proud of the way that I convinced myself that everything is okay so I could come down. The reason why I'm in so proud of this because in all my other presentations I was to nervous and didn't do so well and talked to fast but for this one I felt myself open up and really express what I wanted to say. 

I would self-assess myself with an AE for my block presentation because I felt so good about it at the end and everyone told me how great my presentation came out and that I had a every interesting topic. I went all out for this presentation and spoke over my talking time. 

For senior project Overall I would assess myself with a P because I did what was expect and cared the project through. 

What worked for me emencly in my senior project was that it hit home. I was talking about a subject that not only affected the people around me but also directly to myself. My mentors were the greatest help as well. 

I honestly wouldn't have done anything differently. I liked how everything turned out. 

My senior project helped me gain confidence and feel more comfortable with my own body and it also helped me get a job through my mentors.

 

Blog 21: Exit Interview

(1) In what way does the fashion industry most influence society?
- By establishing a perfect image
- By creating a culture that society emotionally invests in
- Economically
!best answer!- By establishing a perfect image because most of society tries so hard to follow it and they become so invested that they go through eating disorders and depression, some even get into drugs. This doesn't only affect the individual but also his or hers family members and friends. By influencing even one person the fashion industry can manage to influence a whole community.
(2) To arrive to my answer I talked to my mentor about what she thought was most important after explaining to her my essential question and all of my answers in great detail like I would an exit interview. I also sat down and wrote down a list of all the affects my answers have on society and my first answer came up with the longest list. The last process that i went through to choose this answer was that there was way more research on this topic than the others.
(3) The only problem that I faced while researching my senior project was to find different reliable sources for my third answer. I resolved this by talking to the financial advisers at SwatFame to talk about different sources they might be aware of so i can look up.
(4) Imran Amed and National Institution of Mental Health because they provided actual and experiments to prove what they were saying. They also helped me find some other useful sources.

April

This month I entered all of my mentorship, independent component, and summer hours into my blog. I also poured my thought and heart out in my I-search paper. I have most of that done, all I need to work on is my conclusion. This month I also finished my fourth interview. I'm so excited for this year to be over already. 

Blog 19: Independent Component 2

LITERAL
“I, Natalie Byrne, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
 I did more mentorship hours under my mentor Paula M. and Andreina V.
They had me help them fill out paper work and file it where it belonged. They also asked me to talk to the people around the office such as the designer, the cutter, the sewer, and the labeler. I was also asked to look for fabrics and help the designers put together their garments.    
INTERPRETIVE 
My mentorship helped me develop my social skills and helped me understand the process of the fashion industry. It helped me find my answer two and have backup evidence for it. Also, this experiences allowed me to ask more questions to experts to help explain and understand my topic in ways I never imagined I could.    
APPLIED
My Independent component two helped develop my second answer because as I walked around the office I realized how much culture there was. Everyone who worked there had a different background and a different reason as to why they chose the job that they had. It led me to research how the fashion industry can influence our culture and I was at awe with what i found. 

March blog

This month I finished all my mentor hours and individual component hours. I feel so relieved about this. 

Blog 18: Forth Interview Preparation

1. How many different companies is your company connected with? 

2. How many different fields do you think there are in the fashion industry? Discribe at least three to me. 

3.Does your business produce any chemicals and let's them into the environment? Why or why not. 

4. At work do you feel you need to meet a style quota ? Why or why not. 

5. Would you say that you have a variety of coworkers? (Race, age, personality)

6. What is the highest level of education you've acquired? 

7. How much money does the company spend on the average amount of fabric to produce a garment? 

8. How much do your garments usually sell for in the store ? 

9. Do you believe the fashion industry affects the environment in a harsh way? Why or what not.  

10. How many different countries are involved with your company? 

11. How did you come into the fashion industry? 

12. How old are you? And where are you originated from? 

13. Do you find it difficult to get along with your coworkers or do you find it fairly easy? 

14. Do you find your work to have an impact on how one might feel about themselves ?

15. How much do you think the average middle class American spends on garments a month? 

16. How much would you be willing to pay for a garment that your company is selling ? 

17. When you were in high school did fashion seem to be important? College?

18. Do you believe that the fashion industry could still run effiecently if cut off from using any chemicals or trees? Why or why not. 

19. What comes to mind when you think of fashion? 

20. What do you want the public to know about the impact your job makes to the industry and to them? 

Blog 17: Answer 3

1.In what way does the fashion industry most influence society?
2. The fashion industry promotes and improves our economy. 
3. - the fashion industry is vast and has connections to many different countries which means that there is a lot money cycling through our country as well as others. 
-the factories in which the clothes are made consist of varies amount of consumers. 
- the fashion industry also connects with other industries. 
4. All three interviews. 
5. Money in this world seems to mean everything.