For me, synthesis means the joining or union of two separate topics. Furthermore, synthesis is being able to combine work or thoughts together and make two ideas relate to one another in a beneficial way. I often try to synthesize work and school in my everyday life. Earlier this semester I realized my biology and chemistry classes have come together to make a whole. I finally understood why chemistry mattered for biology. I’m currently doing an internship at Lincoln Zoo and I am able to apply my education to my work. I worked at an aquarium taking care and feeding the fish as well as lab work. I needed to understand the biological needs of the animals as well as water quality and nutrients that the animals needed. Both of these