promt # 1 Discussion question #2

Bizzel is right to a certain extent, while we are in college we have to adjust our minds as we learn. In order to do so we must give up some of our original views of the world, but as knowledge takes over ignorance shouldn't our minds adjust any way? As we grow throughout college eventually we will form our own thoughts of the world and the original view may only be a small part of something extremely complex. As we grow with knowledge we must continue to hold on to who we are or we will be lost thinking as the world wants us to and not as we should as an individual. Being able to think "both" ways is a skill that sometimes is not always acquired by everyone who goes to college. Thinking academically is helpful in school, and once we finish school is helpful as we start careers and build lives, but thinking critically as we originally did before college, helps us in life. Not our professional lives, but our personal lives with our families and friends who expect for us to be "street" smart as well. We have to have the ability to communicate professionally as well as on a personal level with our original home dialect.

promt # 1 Discussion question #1

     Writing a paper in our own views benefits us by allowing us to express our thoughts and feelings to the world. Although our papers may only be read by our teachers, and sometimes other classmates expressing our views will give other people a chance to understand our way of thinking. This will enable them to sometimes agree with what we have to say about a certain subject or most often disagree and share their own thoughts or feelings. If we write a paper about something that we feel strongly about, the emotion will most likely show through in the paper we are writing. It would be an uninteresting world if no one felt compelled to speak their minds. After everyone has shared their thoughts through their writing we have a better view as to who that person is and what effects them the most. It gives us a chance to view the subject from multiple sides and not just our own thoughts.

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   Hi, my name is Trishana. Im 18, I graduated from Baker high school, in Baker,LA.I graduated in the top ten percent of my high school class with a 3.5 gpa.I have six sisters and one brother. I am the baby on my mother's side, and the oldest of my father's three children. I sometimes love being the baby of the family , but never enjoy being the oldest. My sisters take care of me when no one else can. They are always there for me. My birthday is March 2. I am a current freshmen at ULL.My major is mass communication, and I am minoring in dance. I started dancing at the age of 5. I have done jazz,tap,ballet, and hip hop. While in college I intend on taking a sign language class and becoming fluent in two languages. I hope that my writing skills improve over the course of this class. I also hope that I have a better understanding of sentence structure. In the future I hope to be a writer/producer/director/dancer :) big dreams right!