COMP II: I was busy revising the draft of my research essay for the entire class. I am glad to receive support with my research essay from the writing center. They approved me to email my essay to the instructor for further review.

EMW: I was doing an ethnographic observation at Bryant Park. I learned to differentiate between what I saw versus how I generated my own thoughts based on what I saw. For example, I saw a mother with a pink and blue gender-revealing balloon—revealing whether the future child would be a boy or a girl. In my own thoughts, LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly intersex and unspecified genders do exist—which is why gender representation balloons, games, and decorations must remain neutral in the entire family gathering until it is truly revealed. In my own input, instead of having a family write their names on either two gender sections, there should be a blank space where family can write their names based on what they think the gender might be. This is why I had a conversation on my own personal view regarding why being born intersex or with no binary gender is NOT a curse and should NOT be treated as an illness because that is just how some humans naturally form (Fausto-Sterling, 2000).

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