Project1- Bio

My name is Pamela Santana and i am 18 years old. Many people call me pam for short. I graduated from Dewitt Clinton High School last june which is located in the Bronx. I am currently a Freshman at City tech. Even though I go to school in Brooklyn i was born and raised in the Bronx. City Tech is very far from my home but I chose to attend this college because I thought it would be better for me. I’m a Hospitality management major and I am hoping that I enjoy taking the required courses for this major during this year. I am hoping to do extremely well my first year in City tech so that I am able to transfer by next. I have been working really hard in my classes.

At first i could not think of what my avatar could be, but then I decided it should be something that i really enjoy. That is why i chose to pick a ballerina icon as my avatar. Since I love to dance and I have taken ballet classes since I was a child this would be a great pick for my avatar. It is something that I am very passionate about and would like to show on my profile.

 

My avatar could be interpreted differently because people might not take me as serious. Since dancing is not something that many people would actually take serious. I still decided to go ahead and use this avatar because it is something that represents me in the best way possible and is important to me.

 

I believe that my profile would convey that I am a hard worker and interesting person. Since in my bio I included how I am trying my hardest in my classes. Since my avatar is of a ballerina and they are such hard workers I would expect people to think this. Also, my opinion dancing is very interesting so maybe others would see it this way. What my profile convey is very important to me because I would not want people to interpret me the wrong way. I hope that it will actually convey what I expect it to.

Fallacy

noun.

Definition: a wrong belief : a false or mistaken idea.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallacy

I heard this word during speech class while discussing a chapter.

I now understand what that using fallacies in your speech would be mistaking your audience.

 

Gluttonous

adjective.

Definition: greedy or excessive indulgence.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gluttonous?show=0&t=1387315733

I came across this word in the reading “The brooklyn Bridge” by Philip Lopate. passage 20, page 267, paragraph #1

I now understand that the person saw the brooklyn bridge with excessive indulgence.

 

Enumerate

transitive verb.

Definition: to specify one after another.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enumerating

I came across this word while reading “Who Knows Brooklyn?” by Ben McGrath, in paragraph #1

I now understand that the author was explaining how there were numerous mistakes.

Omnipresent

Adjective.

Definition: present in all places at all times.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/omnipresent?show=0&t=1387315292

I came across this word while reading “The Brooklyn Bridge” by Philip Lopate. Passage 20, page 264, paragraph #1

I now understand that the author is explaining how something is present at all times in our imaginations.

Posterity

noun.

Definition: all future generations.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posterity

I came across this word while reading “The brooklyn Bridge” by Philip Lopate. Passage 20, page 265, paragraph 1

I now understand that Lopate was relating the Brooklyn Bridge to all future generations.

Aesthetic

Adjective.

Definition: of or relating to art or beauty.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aesthetic

I came across this word while reading ” The Brooklyn Bridge” by Philip Lopate. Passage 20, page 265, paragraph #3

I now understand that Lopate was relating the Brooklyn Bridge to Art and beauty.

Excavation

verb.

Definition: to uncover (something) by digging away and removing the earth that covers it.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excavating

I came across this word while reading “The Tunnel Rats of Atlantic Ave” by Yonette Joseph. Page 2, paragraph #12

I now understand that the people were exploring the underground tunnel.

 

Tantalizing

Adjective

Definition: possessing a quality that arouses or stimulates desire or interest; also :  mockingly or teasingly out of reach.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantalizing

I came across this word while reading “The tunnel Rats of Atlantic Ave.” Page 2, paragraph #8

I now understand that the person the author is speaking about was drawn to the subject he was researching.

Curator

noun.

Definition: a person who is in charge of the things in a museum, zoo, etc.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curator

I came across this word while reading ” The Tunnel Rats of Atlantic Avenue” by Yonette Joseph. Page 2, paragraph #10

I now understand that the person Joseph was speaking about is in charge of the history of the tours he runs.