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If your grandparents ̶ or parents for that matter ̶ are anything like mine, they don’t understand anything about social media. And they don’t like tattoos. In my experience, Facebook is really as technological as it gets for them and boy do we sometimes wish they couldn’t even use that (no more pokes, please!). But anyways, I have finally found a solution. If you are sick of trying to explain what “the Twitter” is to your granny, or simply tired of having to show grandpa how to use “the Google,” then your troubles are over! Now you can easily teach your grandparents how to use social media, all while passively offending them – an effective way to get the old folks to think twice about tagging their delinquent grandchild in yet another “Cat Scared of Cucumber” video. You can thank me later: 
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I remember going to my first college party. If you partied in college (maybe you still do?) than you know how the conversations usually go: name, major, fun-fact. It’s much like introducing yourself in your first week of classes, but without the tequila or the vomit (hopefully). Anyway, I was a freshman at my first college party. I had been talking to a decent-looking guy, who was at least somewhat coherent, despite being on his third or fourth beer, and I found myself in one of these classically awkward conversations: Rachel, English, I have a chi-weenie dog. His genius response? “Oh, so like you wanna be a teacher? That’s just adorable.” Ignoring how completely offensive his last remark was, let me just draw your focus to the root of what I am getting at. Flash forward to my junior year, where startlingly, I have continued to receive similar responses to those that I share my major with. After many years of frustration, I am finally here to set the record straight. A degree in English does NOT mean that your only option is to be a teacher! As a matter of fact, here is a list of ten amazing things you can do with an English major: 1. Lawyer Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/1SeCahW 2. Environmental Communications Specialist  Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/1S5uaKH 3. Reporter  Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/1TQkUi5 4. Film Production Assistant  Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/23t9WW0 5. Public Relations Specialist  Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/22tgNca 6. Non-Profit Director Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/20AjLw5 7. Lobbying Researcher Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/1Vl6kQI 8. Computer Instructional Designer Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/1V0fvq2 9. Counselor Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/1SeF5r1 10. And yes, you can be a teacher, too. Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/1S9cNed If this list of possibilities isn’t convincing enough, consider this: Humanities and Liberal Arts Grads (which includes English majors) have one of the highest employment rates after graduation (91%) versus other majors like Economics (88.6%) or Political Science (88.9%).
Now isn’t that cute? Rachel Knowles is a junior at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  I’m sure most people – maybe not Donald Trump – would agree with me when I say that talking about yourself is hard. You feel like you have to walk this delicate line between bragging and humility. But why do we do that to ourselves? We should be proud to tell the world who we are and what inspires us, because we are all unique and we all have so many interesting stories to tell.
So, for the sake of setting an example, I want to share a little bit about myself with you. First, I guess it would be important for me to introduce myself. My name is Rachel, also known as "Rach" by my friends, and more intimately as "Rachybaby" by my family. My dog calls me Mom. I am currently pursuing an English major and communications minor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where my professors would describe me as a dedicated student. My friends would playfully tell you that I’m a huge nerd (I am a sucker for classical lit). In reflection, I would have to agree. I don’t know anyone else who uses a Thesaurus just for fun. When I can afford it, I indulge my insatiable Wanderlust, traveling to places across the United States and Europe (Italians really do make some phenomenal pizza). I am also an avid philanthropist, and I have collected a great deal of free t-shirts to prove it. This summer I will be combining both of these hobbies, spending two weeks in Cape Town, South Africa, to mentor and teach underprivileged youth in the community. If anything about me is certain, it’s that I am an emotional person; I cry hard and I love harder. I truly believe that people are innately good, and that everyone deserves a second chance. My biggest hope for myself, and others, is to always find something to be inspired by and pursue it. As my mom annoyingly likes to say, “The world is your oyster.” Whatever that means. Rachel Knowles is a junior at the University of Illinois at Chicago. |
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