Introduction
This project opened my eyes to knowing what I want to do with my life and the future education wise. In this project I really felt like I had the opportunity to reflect on my thoughts and understand what I want to look forward to in the future. In this project I argue that my in my day of thoughts I am going to become successful. While writing out my thoughts in this project made me really think âwhat do I want in life?â , â Am I just coming to college to get my degrees and put it up on a wall ad call it a day or is it more than that ?â . While writing this paper I answered all of those questions.
Thinking in Writing
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
9:00 am – Time to wake up, brush my teeth, wash my face, and get ready to start my day.
10:00 am – finally done getting ready now let me make my daily cup of coffee so I can be mentally awake and not get hit by a car on my way to school.
10:30 am – oh great I missed the train now I have to wait another 10-15 minutes for another train to come.
11:00 am – Just another few stops and I get off the D train to transfer to the R train, then I will finally arrive at school
11:30 am – Thank god I arrived to class before the professor did now let me sit in my seat next to the outlet
12:30 pm- Uggh already the first draft of project 1 is due Monday , where did summer go ? the last thing I remember was being at the beach in July and now I am in school getting ready to hand in project 1.
1:00 pm – Oh great psychology class, when can it be 2:15 so I can eat already I am starving!!
2:00 pm – the joy of having another project due on Monday for psychology, did my English professor and psychology professor have a talk and decide to torture me and make both projects due the same day?
2:30 pm- Finally time to go get me some food and worry about Spanish class at 6
3:30 pm- this 4 hour break is killing me ….. time is running by so slowly
4:30 pm – let me go hang out with my friends so I can waste time
5:30 pm – time to head to class although I am 30 minutes early
6:30 pm- I am exhausted all I want to do right now is be in my bed sleeping.
7:00 pm – can we leave already I cant wait another 15 minutes this is exhausting and trains come so late during the evening times.
8:15 pm – home sweet home , coming home to a meal made by mama has to be the best after such a long day.
9:00 pm –Â Time to do the dishes , I hate having to do dishes on days I come home late
10:00 pm – dishes are done now time to take off make up and go to sleep.
11:00 pm – I have been in my bed for the past half hour
12:00 pm – I am going to close my eyes and try to sleep.
Thinking visually
Waiting for the train to go to school. (Tous, Raya ” The D train”)
An office that some day I can have one of my own but bigger ad more prettier.( Tous, Raya ” The office of success”)
Studying for my exams and midterms . (Tous, Raya ” Hard work and dedication”)
An A on my psychology paper that I worked on for days. (Tous, Raya ” On the road to success” )
Thinking Rhetorically and effectively
The day I chose was last Wednesday the 24th of September. During this day from the time I woke up till the time I fell asleep I had a lot of thoughts going through my head. When I woke up I said to myself âIâm blessed to be awake and see another day but to be spending it at New York City College of Technology is not exactly how I would like to spend my dayâ. So I got up, got dressed and was ready to head out to start my âwonderfulâ day at school. I mean you can sense the sarcasm of my meaning of wonderful because when is it really wonderful to wake up 9 in the morning and go learn? While heading to school that day I missed my first train and I thought to myself âwow what a great day to start this wonderful day, hope I donât arrive late to classââ. Thank god I arrived to school early that day. While sitting in class and my English professor started talking about project 1 and other projects that were going to do in class it hit me the thought of âwow time goes by so fast it was just a week ago I was enjoying my time overseas in Palestineâ. It came to my realization that thereâs a time to be serious and thereâs a time for games. Then right after that moment I had the thought of the day that was stuck in my head. That thought was that I donât come here to play around I come here to become a successful human being and make my parents proud of me. I didnât only come for a degree to put up on my wall I came to be that person that everyone remembers her name.
Later on in that day when I had Psychology and my professor also gave us a page paper that was due next class and I had to get 3 journals for it. Oh and did I mention that I was the team leader of my team which means that I had so much responsibility to do. I had to make sure that not only I got my paper done I had to make sure that everyone thatâs in my Team knows what to do and that they actually do their paper. At that point I was determined to not only get my work done but aim for that A. At that point of the day I was determined to be successful with everything I do. I wanted to become a therapist and I am going to major in Psychology. When I become a therapist I want to become an amazing therapist I want to help out my clients and be there for them not only as a therapist as their best friend. I have always been the most helpful friend to all of my friends. When my friends would be in such a bad mood and theyâll be in need of advice I will be the first person they come to. From that moment on I have always been determined to be there for everyone.
In The beginning of my paper I explain how sometimes I go through struggles when coming to school. The picture of the train at the 18th ave train station in Bensonhurst Brooklyn symbolizes that no matter what struggles come in my way or come at my face that doesnât stop me from doing what I want and heading to success. When Iâm determined to do something or get it I will put all my effort into what I want because I was always born to strive for what I want. I was always taught that when you want something so badly itâs not going to come easy youâre going to go through hardships to get what you want. I was always told that in the end it will be worth it and I hope so.
In the picture of me with all the book next to me in New York City College of technology in the library symbolizes all the studying and work I will do to get a step closer to success. The picture symbolizes me because in college thatâs how I am, surrounded by textbooks, my notebooks and just work. Itâs stressing and overwhelming because I donât have only one class to worry about but I have four classes. As long as Iâm determined to get all Aâs in my classes then I know that these stressing and overwhelming times I will eventually overcome. The picture of the A symbolizes that Iâm willing to put all my effort into all of my class to be the best, to be successful and most importantly to reach my goal.
In my last picture of the office in the Muslim American society youth center in Bensohurst Brooklyn symbolizes my future goals. That picture symbolizes future me and how I become successful. This picture also symbolizes the fact that if youâre really to determined to get what you want you will get what you want no matter what you face. In that picture I can imagine myself as a future therapist and a busy one. It also symbolizes that instead of just putting my degree in a frame and hanging it up on my wall Iâm doing something with it. Successful to me is not becoming a millionaire itâs doing something you love and putting your all into it. In other words, not letting anything stop me from doing what I love to do and just striving for it. Being successful to me means that I can help as many people as I can becoming therapist.
In conclusion, my thoughts lead me to think about the future and I how I want to become successful. I didnât think that one day of thoughts can lead me to think about the future and change my perspective on my education. It also changed the way I view having struggles in life. In life everyoneâs going to come across some struggles but it should stop someone from doing what they want to do. To become successful it takes determination and effort. I can truly say that this project has opened my eyes to thinking ahead of my future and trying to perfect as possible as I can. I always knew what I wanted to do with my life but education wise was a struggle for me because I always had these negative thoughts in my head such as âwhy am I waking up this early for an education that I donât know where it will take me ?â I realized that its more than just getting a degree and putting it up on my wall itâs about knowing what I want to do with that degree. This project really opened my eyes to what I will be looking forward to in the future. Maybe my day of thoughts can affect you in a way that will have you thinking of your future and will have you questioning yourself.
Work Cited
Raya Tous [Raya Tous] “Re: Project 1: Thinking in Writing” Openlab. Eng1101 D346 English Composition 1, FA2014 1Oct.2014. Web 14 Oct.2014
Tous, Raya ” Hard work and dedication” Flickr. 9 Oct. 2014Â Web 14 Oct.2014
Tous, Raya ” On the road to success” Flickr. 7 Oct.2014 Web 14 Oct.2014
Tous, Raya ” The D train” Flickr. 8 Oct.2014 Web 14 Oct.2014
Tous, Raya ” The office of success” Flickr. 10 Oct.2014 Web 14 Oct. 2014
