Each page of this portfolio is underlined and given a link.

I. Home > (Document Statement) < http://imanahmed89.weebly.com/>

a. Click the My Work button to see links to the Writing page with includes links to
my Disciplinary Research Guide, Blog, Essay Projects, and Journal entries.
Below the button are links to my social media pages: Instagram, LinkedIn, and
my email address.
b. Ive chosen an image of downtown DC as my homepage image because I live,
go to school, and have grown up close to DC.
II. Writing (My Work) < http://imanahmed89.weebly.com/writing.html>
a. The headline image is a skyline, similar to view I see outside my window from my
desk. Its the same view I saw when I made this portfolio.
b. The images for each section of my portfolio is related to their purposes: the peer
review essay has a notepad because of the amount of revisions Ive made.
c. The disciplinary research guide has a student sitting in a classroom of people
moving at high speed, indicating isolation or confusion; my targeted audience for
the drg is freshmen who need guidance in the STEM field.
d. The blog has a picture of a man drawing a door, just as the purpose of the blog is
to guide readers in the college life as a STEM major.
e. Finally the journal entry link has a picture of a journal with is self-explanatory.
III. DRG < http://imanahmed89.weebly.com/drg>
a. The DRG is a resource guide for current/prospective undergraduate freshman in
the chemistry and/or physics departments at Howard University. This includes 5
main resources displayed along with a PDF version attached for download: (1) a
description of three Undergraduate Organizations that are currently active on
campus. I am currently participating in SPS and ACS. (2) A Style Guide outlining
the main elements in writing an article in STEM based on the rules placed by the
American Chemical Society is also included, and (3) ten Key Critical Terms for
Chemistry and Physics fields that I thought were difficult to understand as a
freshman. Ive also included a (4) summer Job Opportunities for students
interested in research, a review for (5a) Disciplinary Journal Article written in
the Journal for Material Sciences, a field which combines chemistry and physics,
and a common interest article on the (5b) LIGO- Gravitation Waves Detection
discovery, a historical achievement proving Einsteins theory on gravitation.
IV. Blog < http://imanahmed89.weebly.com/blogging>
a. As a sophomore physics and chemistry double major, I've shared a post
about physics department colloquiums and research week, in which many
STEM participate in. I am taking Japanese as my foreign language requirement
 at Howard, thus have also shared a post about the Japanese Street
Festival. As current Secretary of the Muslim Student Association, an Interfaith
Fellow and co-chair of the Religious Fellowship Council, the chapel and religious
life is very integral to my time at Howard, thus I've also posted about our Holi
Festival and Muslim Solidarity Day.
V. Peer Review Essays <http://imanahmed89.weebly.com/peer-review-essays.html>
a. Among the essay projects, the first chosen was 'Slavery In The Eyes of Its
Defenders,' because although I am a STEM major, I still am passionate about
social justice and literature. The second is my personal statement, detailing my
academic efforts in STEM as well as my future plans. The third is also a personal
statement but more about my psychological development and interest in
literature.
VI. #1 Slavery In The Eyes of Its Defenders < http://imanahmed89.weebly.com/1-
slavery-in-the-eyes-of-its-defenders.html>
a. 'Slavery In The Eyes of Its Defenders,' because although I am a STEM major, I
still am passionate about social justice and literature. The prompt for this writing
was Research challenges/problems the United States had faced.
b. The picture for this page shows a mans view of people picking cotton in a field,
relevant to the title of the essay: 'Slavery In The Eyes of Its Defenders.'
VII. #2 My STEM Personal Statement < http://imanahmed89.weebly.com/2-stem-
personal-statement.html>
a. My personal statement details my academic efforts in STEM as well as my future
plans. The prompt for this writing was Why do you wish to participate in a
science & engineering research internship in Japan? How will this research
experience support your academic goals within your undergraduate degree?
Describe your long-term academic and professional goals. What do you hope to
do after you graduate/receive your bachelor's degree and how would this
research experience prove beneficial to these goals? Why do you think it is
important for science & engineering students in the U.S. to participate in an
international research experience? How do you envision yourself contributing to
the U.S.-Japan relationship in the future?
b. The picture for this page consists of several petri dishes filled with nutrient gel to
feed the fluorescent bacteria colonies. It was picked for aesthetic purposes and
also because I mention bacterial genomic research in the STEM essay.
VIII. #3 My Literature Personal Statement < http://imanahmed89.weebly.com/3-
literature-personal-statement.html>
a. My literature personal statement details my psychological development and
interest in literature. The prompt for this writing was Describe the development
of your personality, a significant moment in your life, or a challenge you have
overcome.
b. The picture for this page shows the silhouettes of characters from famous
childrens books: Peter Pan, Harry Potter, Where the Wild Things Are, Alice in
Wonderland, Snow and The Seven Dwarves, etc. The literature personal
statement gives mention to the significance of books to my childhood and current
values.