Josh has lived in several countries including the US, Thailand, South Korea, and Belgium, giving him diverse cultural experiences. He did community service in South Africa at an orphanage where communication was complicated due to language differences. Playing rugby in high school taught him about teamwork, sportsmanship, and experiencing a range of emotions, including when he was injured. He encountered several theories, and recognizes that confirmation bias affected his initial perceptions of the children in South Africa.

1. Senior Seminar; Ways of Knowing Josh Swanda

2. About Me Lived all around the world United States of America Thailand South Korea Belgium Cultural experiences Open mind Open experience to different ways of knowing. (language, perception, emotion, reason)

3. Community Service;South Africa Went to South Africa for WWW in 2010. 7 days Orphanage/school work New Experiences Language

5. Context

6. Body language

8. Ways of Knowing – Emotion Rugby Played Rugby for a year. Try something new. Motivation – fitness. Met new people. Range of Emotions Injury Self Interest Theory

10. Confirmation BiasI found that I was only looking at the material objects they owned to reinforce my thoughts of the children being underprivileged.

11. Conclusion South Africa Rugby Theories we learned that can apply James-Lange Confirmation Bias Ways of knowing Language Perception Emotion