Standing Ovation: My Introduction

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

My Introduction

Hey hows it going? My name is Michael Prado and I am currently attending my second year at Whatcom Community College. I am mainly hoping to aquire a business degree, but my main goal in life is to own and operate my own business. I guess the best place to start an introduction is from the beginning to the end. So first off, I was born in Oceanside, California. Then I moved to Vallejo, California for most of my youth till I was 11. I eventually ended up in Washington; My dad decided to make the move to Washington in hopes of a better life for the both of us. When it came to deciding on what college Iwanted to attend I chose Western Washington University, and later I was accepted to their college. Due to insufficient funds and bad timing I had to drop out, but this was a great learning experience; due to the fact, that after two years, I wanted nothing more than an education for myself. Life teaches us valuable lessons that we can't learn without being challenged. I am the kind of person that is shy at first meetings, but once I get use to you my personality will come out eventually. My personality would best be described by saying that I am a very funny laid back guy that is willing to help most.
part 2)I don't do much writing really outside of schoolwork, but don't take me wrong, I do like to write. I use writing actually as a tool; Writing helps me remember things thatI need done. I really enjoy in class essays; I always enjoy something that challenges me academically. Outside of school, I enjoy writing out my finances, writing short notes to remember things, and writing romantic notes for my girlfriend (yes, I'm a corny guy). My favorite writing activity is writing out my finances. I have no clue why; it probably seems very odd, but honestly, it is something i love to do. You can call me crazy, but I like to sit down and have the task of listing out all of my expenses, incomes, and balances. It's probably due to the fact that I want to own and operate my own business in the future or become an accountant.

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Welcome

Welcome to our Eng 100 Blog “Standing Ovation”! The title of this blog refers to the audience of active readers we are creating by sharing our academic writing for Eng 100 with a larger group of students, instructors, academics, and just about anybody who chooses to follow our blog! When you write and post your reader responses here (and, later, as you write your essays for the course), I encourage you to use this audience to conceptualize who you are writing for and, most important, how to communicate your ideas so that this group of academic readers and writers can easily follow your line of thinking. Think about it this way: What do you need to explain and articulate in order for the other bloggers to understand your response to the essays we’ve read in class? What does your audience need to know about those essays and the authors who wrote them? And how can you show your readers, in writing, which ideas you add to these “conversations” that take place in the texts we study?
As students of Eng 100, you will use this blog to begin conversations with other academic writers on campus (students and instructors alike). We become active readers of each other’s writing when we comment on posts here. And, best of all, we are using this space to share ideas! I encourage you to use this blog to further think through the topics and writing strategies you will be introduced to this quarter. As always, be sure to give credit to those people whose ideas you borrow for your own thinking and writing (you should do this in the blog by commenting on their post, but you will also be required to cite what you borrow from your peers/instructors if and when it winds up in your essays. More details on that later).
Finally, keep in mind that writing to and for this audience is a good way to prepare for the panel of readers (faculty at WCC) who will be reading and assessing your writing portfolio at the end of the quarter. I hope that as a large group of active readers, we can better prepare each other for this experience. But, in the meantime, let’s have fun with it!