Before our class on Wednesday, Feb. 17, copy and paste your structure document into a comment to this blog post. It should include your Twitter story and bookend tweets. We will run these on Twitter during class on Feb. 17 and have a discussion after each.
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Final Run of Tweets
INTRO
Have you ever stopped to realize how far you’ve come? Do you ever recount the tribulations that led to this moment and applaud yourself?
(1/16)In 2008 I got accepted to the school of my dreams #johnjaycollege with the hopes of becoming an NYPD officer.
(2/16) But a week into classes I discovered I was pregnant with a little girl and all of my goals began to unravel before my eyes,I was lost
(3/16) I wasn’t sure how I would raise a child and get a degree but I was determined to do it so I stayed enrolled in school.
(4/16)The world dealt me another blow when I went into labor early and was put on bed rest, forcing me to withdraw from my second semester
(5/16)I was so discouraged I had to withdraw but more than anything I was terrified and worried about my unborn baby
(6/16)In March 2009 I gave birth to Ava, by far the most emotional day of my life. I was determined to do right by her and stay in school.
(7/16) In fall of 2009 I was back in class at #JohnJay but was quickly overwhelmed with the amount of work and the stress of an infant
(8/16)Sadly in November I dropped all of my classes. I felt defeated and lost but worst of all I felt like a failure.
(9/16) I worked retail jobs for two years before giving college another go in fall 2011. I wanted to make my goals a reality for me and Ava
(10/16)I finished out the semester but my heart wasnt in it & i realized this was no longer my goal. I also realized i had no idea who i was
(11/16)I was unhappy, lost & unmotivated I didn’t think I would ever amount to anything except working to make ends meet. It was depressing.
(12/16)My mom pushed me to take the Income Tax Course and to my surprise I passed! In 2012 I started working as a Tax Pro.
(13/16)For the first time in years I felt like I was doing something right and that everything was going to be alright.
(14/16)In 2013 I decided to give college another try. I enrolled at #KingsboroughCC to study business. Something I found i was good at.
(15/16)My first semester at #KBCC was amazing and for the first time in my life I had a 4.0 GPA most importantly I believed in me again
(16/16)In June 2015 I graduated with my A.S in business. I felt liberated, proud I made it and proud that I had kept my promise to Ava.
END
So you see sometimes you need to stop & congratulate yourself on overcoming the worst versions of you and be proud of where you stand today
Final tweets for project 1
Intro
My life has been a series of unfortunately fortunate events. I have seen more in my 21 yrs of life than some see in their entire lifetime.
1/18 In #Guyana I lived in a rural town where s were more than s. The sky 4 d most part was alwys , the ☀️ was always
2/18 Behind my village was a slum of the poor. I remem seeing children with tattered uncombed hair, but faces
3/18 The pace of life was slow n very low in standard but I was young n happy. Enjoying every prt of my simple life
4/18 1 day my decided that wasn’t enuff 4 me. I did not understand y I was leavin, nor did I wnt to but I had no choice. #MovingStories
5/18 My knew that I would not gain much from living in . So at the age of 5 I moved to Barbados#nostalgic
6/18 Havin to give up all I kno of @ such a yung age has been one of d most drastic events of my life #MovingStories
7/18 is an island paradise w| sandy, s, and heavy . It was like livin in a dream until it wasn’t. #Barbados #islandlife
8/18 I started skool I h8ed skool. It was difficult and I nvr seemed to adjust over time. It just b|came harder and harder
9/18 I was bullied 4 d way I talked, dressed, n looked I didn’t have much and at I d to God for more. I prayed 4 guidance
10/18 & I got it. I taught myself 2 read and found my place. I realized I was smart. I didnt feel as alone. I found a passion in writing✍
11/18 Within that moment Of finding myself I was in a whirlpool once more. I was moving back to live with my #StartingOverAgain
12/18 It wasn’t fair. I was bein forced 2 give⬆️ everything again I wud hve to recreate myself. I wud hve to change all that I knew.
13/18 While I was gone my wrkd hard to create a life 4 thmslves. Even made plans to give us more. Which meant moving again —
14/18 Oct.25.2k5 I moved 2 at #jfk a sea of cabs filled my vision, ppl were movin 2 fast. cold. #1stdayinNYC
15/18 it was all new 2 me. I felt stupid. I didnt understand my skool wrk. I cudnt explain myself properly. I turned 2 ✍ again 2 hlp myslf
16/18 At such a yung age I wud rebuild myself twice. By the end of d 6th grade I found a voice, a passion, n myself again. #confidenceboost
17/18 ing bck now I am overjoyed bc I knw that I hve wrked rlly hard 2get myslf thru all these obstacles. #iamstrong #buildingbrilliance
18/18 2day I am d same person I found so long ago but w| d knowledge that life changes rapidly w|o notice n how I manage it will define me
Conclusion
It is inevitable tht life will remain d same n tht we’ll knw wat 2 expect but w| patience, d willingness 2 accept growth#anythingispossible
Tasting Success: An Intern’s Journey
Tasting Success: An Intern’s Journey is a look back at the stages of acquiring an internship and incurring the first taste of success.
(1/12) Last May, before the spring semester came to an end, my biggest concern was securing an internship in writing for the summer.
(2/12) Where should I intern, I thought. First mission was to find a company whose values aligned with mine and one that would challenge me.
(3/12)I searched on @indeed and found over 50 internships for writing.I found an internship at a creative agency for the financial services.
(4/12) I said, what the heck and applied for the internship knowing I had no prior financial literacy but was gladly willing to learn.
(5/12) I had 2 rounds of interview and got the internship as a Strategy and Writing intern at HNW Inc. in the summer of 2015.
(6/12) To my surprise, I was able to work on strategic campaigns for key players in the financial sector. I was finally apart of something!
(7/12) I was given a chance! I was given major tasks like managing the social feed for the company,as well as strategy + a intern project.
(8/12) The intern project was one of the biggest challenges I faced bc it required me to think outside the norms.
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(9/12) We had to create a marketing campaign for a niche audience. This was the moment for me to shine!
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(10/12)It made me become a critical and strategic thinker. It made me want to go above and beyond. For the 1st time I wanted to be a CEO!
(11/12)I want to call the shots! I want to work on a team with not only intelligent indv but creatives. And I want to be able to write.
(12/12) Not only did I write-I grew as an indv. I saw myself in a role that I’ve never ever imagined. Now I have tasted it and I crave it!