My Name is Carlos Suero, I go by He/him. My intended major is Computer Science

After reading the syllabus I can say that the thing that I’m most excited about is that this course will help me better my essay writing and will help me get a better understanding of the economic, political, and social issues. I’m nervous that I won’t be able to fully understand everything that I’m being taught and I’m unsure that I will be able to do great in this class because I’m not the best when it comes to writing essays.I think that the qualities that makes someone a good writers is someone that is able to write a story that people will actually be able to image, they will be able to paint a picture of the character and they are able to understand the story and the challenges that he or she had to go through throughout the story. The easiest part of writing for me is painting a picture for my readers so that they won’t be confused when they are reading my work, that is what I’m good at painting a picture for someone and making things more clear for the readers. The hardest part of writing for me and sometimes creating a story from a source that i never heard of and i need to work on my writing because sometimes i am writing and I noticed that my vocabulary is bleak and i know i can make it more interesting. The writing that I will be mainly writing that is connected to my major is probably going to be fiction because I’m going to try to make a good story for the game I will be creating so I will know how everything takes place from the beginning to the end. Being an effective writer is important for my career because I need people to fully understand what my creative ideas are so they will pick me for more important projects.

Hi everyone! My name is Aichatou Ibrahima but I prefer to go by Aicha, the “c” is pronounced as an “s” (her/she). My intended major is Biology.

   For this course, I am most excited for the group discussions and blog posts. I am also excited for the argumentative topics we will be discussing. However, I am very nervous and anxious for the essays and exams that we will be doing. English Language Arts has never been my strong suit. I always struggled with essays and I still have to work on my procrastination problem. 

    There are many qualities in good writing. For example, good grammar, clarity, and how interesting it is to the audience. In order to be a good writer you have to continue looking over your work for any grammatical mistakes you might have missed. You have to make sure that your sentences make sense and are understandable so that you don’t confuse the audience. Your sentences should flow together and not be all over the place. Start your work with something that will make the readers want to keep reading. It is important to be able to write well because you will be able to express yourself non-verbally without any misunderstandings. You will be able to use the right tone and emotions to send the message you are trying to get across without having to worry about misinterpretations.

    There is no easy part for me when it comes to writing. However, the part that isn’t as difficult for me as the rest, would be outlining. Outlining helps me get all my thoughts down in order so that my work won’t be all over the place. I also think that I am able to express myself well through most of my written work. Now, the hardest part for me when it comes to writing is starting the work and staying focused on the topic. As I mentioned in the beginning, I need to work on my procrastination. I think that that’s what’s holding me back from improving my writing skills.

    Since I am majoring in biology in order to become an OB GYN or Pediatrician, I’ll be expected to write biographies, lab reports, and visual analysis papers. I’m not really sure how being an effective writer will impact my opportunities but I think that It’ll help me do my job better.

Keiry Ramirez (she/her) My major is undeclared.

  One thing I’m excited about for this class is writing essays because I’m interested in expanding and maturing my writing. I can also get a chance to improve my grammar. I’m currently not nervous about any topics regarding the class at the moment. 

  The qualities of good writing are thinking outside the box, patience, discipline, passion and their own unique writing style. Additionally, being able to get straight to the point makes one claim very useful in good writing. To be a good writer one has to be confident in their work, can’t be biased or let emotions get in the way. It’s important that the writing is fluent because the audience will be able to understand the message the writer is trying to portray.  

  Easiest part for me is writing my opinion and what I interpret. One thing I do well is painting the picture enough for my statements to be comprehended. Using evidence and explaining further. The hardest part is wrapping up because I get caught up in not repeating myself which leads up to a vague ending.  From my perspective this is what I need to improve on. You may think otherwise and that’s fine but for right now I believe that’s what I need to improve. 

  At the moment my major is undeclared. Therefore, I don’t know what genres of writing are expected from me. With effective writing it can take me a long way. It can make me more professional. 

Hello Everyone , My name is Ranniel Peña (Him, He), My Intended major at Lehman is undecided at the moment

After reviewing the syllabus, one thing I am excited is to improve my writing and reading level at a professional level and have the same understanding as in my native language, one thing I am nervous about this course is not being at the level of my other classmates and not perform well. The qualities of good writing is having a good understanding of the language and words, also have a good spelling so others can understand it. In order to be a good writer, you must have a good command of the language to avoid spelling mistakes, in addition having the imagination to create a work. It is important to be able to write well because the basis of writing is the spelling of the language, if a writer has bad spelling no one will be able to understand what he is talking about, then his writing will not be able to communicate the message he is trying to send.

The easiest part of writing for me is to think about what I am going to write and how I am going to do it so that it is well understood, the hardest part of writing for me is maintaining control in writing, I mean not losing context and staying on topic without deviating. I need to work on my grammar and understanding of the language to be able to use a large vocabulary while writing. I am thinking of going to a computer science field as computer science so I need a high understanding of the language because it requires being able to program correctly.

And in true Jamaican fashion (cause wi extra bad!). Wah gwaan everybody?! My name is Joelle McKenzie, I am a 3rd year student with a major in Exercise Science and a minor in Pre-Physical Therapy. I look forward to working with everyone so as to achieve at our highest and greatest potentials.

In going through the syllabus, as expected, because this is an English Composition course, I duly noted the amount of reading required. As a child, I was an avid reader, I enjoyed reading a book from cover to cover along with learning new things, and I brought that sense of curiosity with me into adulthood, so I am excited to see what literary adventure this class will bring me.

With regards to what I may be anxious about, as much as I loved reading, formulating compositions was not exactly my strongest suit. I do hope this course will help me to develop that skill set.

I believe qualities of good writing has to do with the development of sensible structure, coherent ideas, intrigue, expressionism, as well as a sense of correctness. To be a good writer, one has to attest to the attributes of the qualities of good writing and let it shine in one’s works. It is important to be able to write well so as to ensure the readers can comprehend fully what the writer is trying to convey to his/her audience.

The easiest part of writing for me is introducing a subject matter. The hardest part is in developing and conceptualizing the idea (s) due to a fear of repetition. What I need to work on most is composition development and progression with a purpose.

The genres that will be expected most of me in my career field are descriptive, objective, and subjective writing when making notes. Given that my future profession is in the arena of Physical Therapy, being an effective writer will require me to focus mainly on  the patient’s progress and therapeutic development, so it is expected that I will have to prepare and provide documented information with clarity and concise precision.

Hello, my name is Salimatou Bah but people usually call me Salima. My intended major is biology. My preferred gender pronouns are she/hers. I am excited to learn how people form their opinions and persuade people to agree with them. That is something that I feel would personally help my life. I’m nervous that I’m coming into this course not so good of a writer but that makes me even more excited to learn how to improve it all.

A quality of good writing is clarity. Your audience should question what you’re going to say next and you should say it. You should have them wondering then answer their question. It is important to write well because it corresponds with your verbal communication. If you can clearly convey a message through typing your verbal conversation would probably clearly convey messages as well. You want your audience to understand what you’re trying to point out. You want to state your point, give your evidence, and give reasoning to your audience as to why your point is valid. 

I think the easiest part of writing for me is writing conclusions. Your conclusion should be a summary of your writing piece and your most important points. I feel like I am good at highlighting the important points in my conclusion further proving the point I’m trying to prove to my audience. The hardest part of writing for me is citing my evidence. Once I have a good grasp on a topic I am able to give opinions and facts in an effective way so my reader can try to relate to my views. I have to work on citing because when I do research and don’t cite my sources it may be seen like plagiarism when in reality it is not. We have to give everyone their credit for their articles and thoughts that helped to build our opinions on any topic.

 Being a good writer corresponds with being a good reader who can take texts and interpret them depending on what they are trying to do with them. I expect to write research papers in my intended major. I feel like this will affect my career opportunities because this encourages me to understand readings from different perspectives. I feel like this could open up the opportunity to find why things happen in our world and what we can do about it.

Hi, my name is Jennifer Alcantara. My intended major is Psychology, and the gender pronouns I prefer to be called are her/she.

One thing that I’m excited about is the readings that are due for November 3rd and 5th. I’m excited about these readings because I can tell that these are going to be controversial passages based on the titles of “Which is it, Hispanic or Latino?” by Cindy Rodriguez and ” Why I’m Black, Not African American” by John H. McWhorter. I feel like we are all going to take something from these passages. I’m nervous about the essays that are 60% of the grade, just because essays are not my strong suit.

Some of the qualities of a good writer and what one would have to have to be a good writer would be organization and writing what you’re trying to portray clearly. That’s important for me because, without organization and an exact focal point on what you’re trying to discuss, the reader would be lost.

The easiest part of writing for me in an essay would be the conclusion. It’s easy for me to basically summarize my whole essay and put it in one paragraph and also leave the reader with something to take away. The easiest for me would also be writing about a topic that I’m passionate about.

The hardest part of writing for me is usually just trying to get my thoughts down clearly. I would consider this the most challenging part for me because I tend to get distracted and often ramble when I don’t have many ideas on what to write or even the opposite-when I have too many ideas and can’t put them down on paper in a clear way.

The writing genres I would have to write for my intended major would be research papers/reports. Being an effective writer can affect career opportunities because you would need to write in a clear, professional manner; if you don’t have that, it would be very hard for your readers/others to understand your work, which can impact your career negatively.

Hello Everyone , My name is Dalbert Andujar ( Him, He ) My intended major at Lehman college right now is currently undecided although I am leaning towards Business Administration

After reviewing the syllabus, one thing I am exited about is Improving my writing and text understanding at a collegiate level and expanding vocabulary in my writing. Also I am looking forward to challenging myself on writing pieces and exercises in this class. Lastly i noticed on the syllabus that we would be raising social awareness and that’s what i’m most exited about because it is a topic and form of writing that i am passionate about because of the world we live in today. Something that I am nervous about is sometimes sharing my writing with other classmates just because it may not be the best but i’m looking forward to working on that.

Qualities of a good writer are being able to get to the point in a timely manner in a writing and not drag the piece of writing longer than it has to be. In order to become a good writer you have to be willing to learn and take constructive criticism from your peers and professor. It is important to write well because it can be a way of communication either to inform someone about something or to express yourself , writing has many functions in today’s world. The easiest part of writing for me is finding supportive evidence in a text to support my claim in the writing, its the easiest for me because I’m good at making connections between the text and the prompt. The most difficult part for me when writing is being consistent with body paragraphs after the first couple, the level of writing tends to fall off a little from past criticism. That’s what I feel I have to work on along with expanding my versatility in writing. Writing pieces I would have to write in my intended major ( Business Administration ) would be  Memorandums, reports, proposals, emails, and a variety of other business related written materials are all forms of business writing. Being a effective writer in my field of study can be helpful because it can make reports and memorandums more clear and understanding.

Donika Dedushaj

Intended Major: Nursing

Preferred Gender Pronoun: She/Her

As a college freshman, I am sure that there are many different sensations and thoughts that run through our minds, while we are all new to this experience.  Personally, I am both excited and nervous as to what this class will have awaiting for me. On the positive, I am excited to engage with a variety forms of texts and become familiar with major arguments and writing formats. After reviewing the syllabus, I felt anxious. I began to hope that I will not become overwhelmed with the writing assignments, even though writing multi-paged papers is something new to me.

Writing is something that can be improved throughout the course of one’s life. It is important to write well because it is a form of communication. Writing is a way one is on their intellect and even personality. One main quality of good writing is structure. The way a writer organizes their writing is important because all sections should be linked together smoothly. Moreover, word selection says a lot about a writer. This is an important part of writing because it helps illustrate a vivid picture to the reader. The choice of words helps the writer express their ideas that will have an impact on the audience. Becoming a good writer may take time and practice. Tips for being a good writer include: reading, editing, gathering ideas, and writing often.

From my own point of view, the easiest part of writing is brainstorming. Once a topic is bought to my attention, I immediately brainstorm and outline my ideas. However, when it is time to start the writing, I have trouble with the introduction. I find this the hardest part because it outlines the main points of your writing, while it is also supposed to grab the readers’ attention. Another thing I need to work on with my writing is not being repetitive. While editing my work, I tend to catch myself repeating major words and ideas. As was introduced, my intended major is nursing which I know will involve different forms of writing. Since this field of study is based on science, the work that I will be expected to write is scientific writing; such as, research papers and lab reports. Being an effective writer affects your career opportunities because the better one’s writings becomes, the better their speech becomes too. Writing is necessary in all career opportunities because specific writing skills will impress the onlookers.

Hello there, I am Eleonore Maldonado. I use the pronouns (She/Her), and my intended major at Lehman is Undecided at the moment.

After reviewing the syllabus, One thing I am surely excited about is writing. I have always had a delight to write. And I am determined to learn new things to improve my writing composition. One thing I am unsure and worried about would be the amount of work. I am concerned that I will not pick up on certain topics and sometimes not understand what I may be reading in this course. According to the syllabus, some methods of good writing could be rhetorical knowledge, the ability to critically think,write,and read, organization, time management and detail. For one to be considered to be a good writer they must have precision, process, good punctuation, grammar, spelling, and needs to know how to analyze, edit, and organize their work. It is important to write well for the future. Writing is a word, a world, and a density. Knowing to write well is to be considered a privilege and a advantage for many people and for many different fields.

The easiest part of writing for me is my explanation and a bit of my analyzing. I feel as though I am a good critic and I can analyze and explain evidence well, which is depending my understanding on the topic. The hardest part of writing for me would be the spelling and grammar part. Sometimes it is a bit hard for me to remember how to spell words and write proper sentences.Which is also the same things I need to work on plus organization. As of right now, I do not know what writing would be intended for my undecided major. However, I have been looking into journalism and music. And I believe creative writing ,poetry, and play writes are in my favor. Which I very much enjoy. Being an effective writer can affect my career opportunities but pushing me forward and giving me confidence in my writing, so I can make good writing pieces.