Hi! I’m a freshmen at Western Washington University. I am pursuing a major in business, specifically marketing. Writing has been a large part through all of my education. Some of my favorite memories include reading and writing. Growing up with an older sister she would read books to me before I could read and when I was able to we would read our favorite books together. These ranged from comic books to the Harry Potter series. Since then my reading and writing style and preference has grown and changed. Now, I enjoy reading and writing poetry, reading articles from fashion to politics, and books with historical narratives, but I still love reading anything with my sister. When I began taking English this quarter, I’d heard from friends who had taken the class that there was a research project. Going into the class with this knowledge it was a bit daunting, but as the class moved closer and closer t0 the final project I began to see it as an opportunity. Not only could I use this opportunity to put to use my accumulated literacy skills, but it would also be a chance to learn new things about myself and fellow students around me. With this new mind-set, my group and I embarked on the foundation of our project, the research question. For me , and many others my age, a common theme in our literacy narrative thus far in life has been the influence of technology. Being literate in technology comes with many influences. The most informative part of the project process was choosing a research topic. Choosing a research topic followed the same evolution and path that many literacy encounters follow. Having base goals morph into other topics to then, finally, conclude at the final question. This final question combined the relationship between technology and loneliness in college students. The evolution of literacy, wether it’s just forming an equation or the progression of reading skills over a lifetime, is paramount to the overall world of literacy.