Category: Intro (Page 9 of 14)

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1. Read and Annotate: “How to Read Like a Writer” by Mike Bunn: On perusall.com, read “How to Read Like a Writer.” (under assignments) please write at least 3-4 annotations (comments) of your own—just things that stand out to you—that you agree with, disagree with, are confused by, or would like to do in your own reading or writing. Feel free to also respond to what your peers have written—respectfully, of course.
2. Write:  On Open Lab, write a post of at least 300 words discussing the following questions. You can also post the picture of your notes from the reading in this same post:

• • In his article, Mike Bunn writes “You are already an author.” He’s talking to What do you think he means by this? What are some of the things you write already?  (Hint: “Nothing” is not an acceptable answer.) Think of all of the ways you already use words in your everyday life.  That’s authorship! How will that existing expertise help you in your college reading and writing career?
  • Was there anything you noticed in Bunn’s article that you would like to try to do in your own writing? What, in particular? Please be specific!
  • Category: Intro 

                    To ask someone the question that sets them to recognition, spotlight, and center stage must really give the speaker a sense of welcoming.  It feels good to be recognized and appreciated sometimes for who you are, but sometimes it’s not because some people can use that in the wrong way. My name is Premnauth Ramchan (Pr-Aim-Noth, Ram-chin). I am a Guyanese American 18 year old male and most people call me Prem. The name Prem comes from an Indian background which means Love or Affection. My name was given to me by a Pandit, from a book.  At first, back in middle school I hated my name because kids would always get my name wrong, or make fun of it, or even misspell it. Everywhere I go people would always get my name wrong. Every time I try to pronounce my name for them, they still get it wrong. I break down my name to the last sound of each syllable and yet they get it wrong. But I don’t blame them for that. What I despise, is the fact that they get it wrong purposely even if they know how to say it.

                           As I grew older, my mentality started to mature, my eyes started to open, and my body started to change. I started to learn how to become my own person, and to care less of what others think. I was BORN and RAISED in New York City, and I have a full fluent English accent. I look like an Indian, but I am not. I am Guyanese. I just have Indian heritage as I recently said. My Grandfather from my pop’s side of the family is named Ramchan Jairam. Interesting story; The reason why I have his first name as my last, and the reason why my intimate family is the only people with Ramchan as their last name, is because my grandfather (Or as I call him “Aja”) wrote his first name as my dad’s last name when he was born. Although my grandfather and grandmother from my dad’s side had 8 children, My dad was the only one with the last name of my grandfather’s first name.

Hello! My name is Zainab. The origin of my name is Arabic. As much compliments I have gotten for my name, I was never really fond of it. Just a while ago I found out my mom named me and I grew to be more appreciative of name than ever before. Growing up, my name was always said incorrectly, and I was annoyed of this as a kid. I just didn’t like that such a sacred name that has a meaning let alone significance would always never been pronounced correctly. So, I would go about my days (even to this day) have my name butchered, and honestly speaking it doesn’t bother me anymore and I don’t seem offended as much. I still don’t like my name but I consider myself grateful that it is my name.

I am bilingual, so I speak English and Urdu fluently. A thing I fund really cool is that my name is pronounced differently when talking in English or Urdu. A quote that resonates me from the Zayn Malik article, “Representation can be simply the ability to imagine a shared experience with someone who is larger than life.” As a South Asian-American living in the United States it seems like we have to represent for our culture, which can be a little burdening but it makes people understand why we do what we don on some occasions. For example, going to the Mosque on Friday’s to pray because Jummah Mubarak or observing the month of Ramadan where we fast for 10+ hours.