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Introductions

Homework: Introduction

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Not real good with introductions. Hey, my name is Damany Wallace. I grew up in The Bronx, but moved out in 2007. I now reside in Valley Stream, Long Island and I’ve lived there for almost 8 years. I live with my parents, who are both in the medical field,  and brother, who’s a junior in high school. I’m a junior at City Tech and major in computer engineering. Initially, I majored in mechanical engineering, but lost interest and switched to CET in 2012.

In my free time, I love watching movies. I try to view at least 100+ a year.I enjoy sci-fi and horror films the most. Alien, Aliens, Fargo and Halloween are some of my all-time favorites. Video games have been a major part of my life growing, but for the past couple years, I kinda lost interest and find myself playing a couple hours every couple week or so. When I do play, I enjoy baseball, The Last of Us and The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. I’m not a super sports fan, but I enjoy watching football (college football a bit more than pro football) and hockey. My favorite sport that I’m pretty much obsessed with and intrigues me the most is Mixed Martial Arts. I currently practice Muay Thai kickboxing and it is definitely the best thing going on in my life right now. I trained at my local gym for a couple weeks during the summer and knew I had to stick with it. I’ve been going there on and off ever since and hopefully,  when I find a better job, I could start training there on a weekly bases, opposed to a once every couple months. Disregarding the punches and/or head kicks, it’s such a stress relieving activity and helps clear my mind. I’m interested in having some amateur bouts in the future, hopefully by the end of the year or early 2016.

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About Me

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I have seen a lot of blog post from many different type of sites that talk about what interest the blog creator likes, but this is the first time for me to actually write a blog post. I am in my final semester of City Tech and i hope that i can have a great semester so i can graduate when summer comes around.

I am Computer Engineering Technology student at City Tech and currently taking my final classes. I enrolled into this major because I liked to fix electronics since i was in High School, so the computer engineering major was perfect for me because i thought that it would teach me more in depth about thing that relate to computer. After taking all the classes for computer engineering technology, i have learned many new things that i did not know such as the many different programming languages ( C, C++, Java, etc). Even learning the programming languages, I am not good at coding at all. I would more prefer to work with the hardware parts over the software parts for computers because there can be many problems that can happen with software that can not be solved. I would like to find a job that involves anything related to computers beside programming.

As time goes on, I would like to travel around the world because i would like to see the many different type of food, culture, people, etc that is out there. I would like to work in a foreign country because i would be able to experience the culture better then just visiting many places for a few days.

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Introductions, Week 1

A Little of Me

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I’ve never blogged before, so i think this is how it goes. I am truly out of my element here i can write about anyone, but when it comes to myself that’s the hard part. My name is Tariana (Ta-ri-ana).  I re-admitted to city tech this semester after taking a few years off due to having a child (fyi who happens to be under me playing with his cars as i type, ” I’m not distracted at all”). I’ve changed my major a few times already i’m currently in Liberal Arts and Sciences. Here’s a little of me in a few words.

I started in city tech at the age of 19 as a nursing major, I wanted to follow my grandmothers steps and help others. At 20 i lived on my own found a job at a doctors office, it was an experience that i’ll never forget because shortly after i changed my major. I then went and transferred  to accounting major. I thought I finally found my calling since i’m one of those annoying people that think in numbers. Numbers not word problems and charts so that was a bust. (fast forward) That brings me to today starting my degree to become a math teacher. I found my career path, that’s it no more changes. I hope!!!

Besides trying to be a successful student i’m just a mom. Extra curricular activities does that include play dates, jungle gyms and nightly readings, I hope so. I’m interested in anything that makes my loved ones smile. My significant other is a football fanatic. Back when we started i couldn’t have cared less. It was men in tights going after something i couldn’t even see. But his excitement when a man went past the white line for every 10 yards. I knew there had to be more it so i engaged in research my handy dandy Google. Thanks to fast definitions and pictures I know whats going on and when to smile and get excited. That’s my type of fun hearing my 2 year old say daddy touchdown. Here’s to a good positive semester and my first blog about myself.

 

T.

 

 

 

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Homework, Introductions

A Peek Into My Life

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Hello everyone. There’s not genuinely much I can say about myself, so I guess I’ll just start with the basics. My name is Imran and I was born and raised in Queens. Food is my best friend, and it never disappoints me. To pass time, I usually end up listening to music, watching movies, and I’m an enthusiast of numerous TV shows. I honestly don’t know how I find enough time in a week to watch all the shows that I’m addicted to. These activities are ways for me to de-stress.

I’m a computer engineer technology student in my 3rd year here at City Tech. While I was in my sophomore year in high school, I was studying a list of college majors. I practically lived on a computer at the time, so I considered choosing a major that was computer related. Computer science caught my attention at first, so I looked into it. After I realized it involved a lot of programming, coding, etc. I assumed that this would’ve been challenging for me to do. Another major which interested me was computer engineering. I apprehended that computer engineering dealt with computer science, but not to a full extent. It deals also with hardware. I thought that this was the perfect major for me, and here I am pursuing my goal to be a computer engineer! I would like to work in an organization dealing with computer hardware, where I would have to actually build or fix computers.

One random interesting thing about me is that I love to travel. I certainly enjoy visiting new places, experiencing various environments other than New York. Don’t take this the wrong way.  Although I love New York, and I’ll always be a New Yorker at heart, but this world is full of fascinating places. I guess you could say it’s a dream of mine to travel the world, perhaps around the world in 80 days? Possibly in the future, if I have an advantageous job and adequate vacation time.

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Introduction

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My Name is Jacqueline Etienne from Brooklyn, New York. This is my last semester at New York City Tech. I received my Associate degree from BMCC in 2012 in Human Services. I’m  currently getting my Bachelors degree in Human Services, I’m also the Vice President of the Human Services Club. I plan to go to Graduate school to become a Social Worker. I have two schools in mind Yeshiva and Hunter.  I’m interested in becoming a clinical Social Worker working with mental health patie

Since a young age I alway believed in giving back and helping people, I feel like that’s my purpose her on earth.  My family on the other hand are shock with my career choice. My Grandfather a doctor, my grandmother a nurse, and so is mother. The pressure was heavy for me to be in the medical field when I couldn’t even watch the sight of blood. I stayed on my own journey. My First internship at City Tech was Woodhull Hospital with Mobile Crisis. The experience with the clients were great but supervisor not so much. I recently finished my internship at (ACS) Administration of Children Services which i truly enjoyed I gain so much experience from being there over the past 5 months. I’ve with with children ages 3 month to 10 years of age and I’ve worked with young adults no Rikers Island.

In this day and time I feel there’s  a big humanity and my role has Social Worker ca benefit in this World. I’m shy in the beginning, until I get comfortable then I voice and express a lot. I’m very outgoing and I’m also a people person, respect is very important to me.Theirs an amazing little person in my life and her name is Isabel. My amazing three year old daughter. She’s the reason why I’m so determine on furthering my education. My focus is alway be a great example to her, and show her she can achieve the same or better. In the middle of being a mother, wife, student, and working I enjoy going to the movies. I enjoy a great novel when I do have time. I’m very much a hands on person o I enjoy arts and craft with my daughter and also cooking with her. This is a little insight on the life of Jacqueline.

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The General Facts

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My name is Valerie. Im currently in my third year at City Tech. After high school I attended St. Francis college in Brooklyn for a year before leaving to work full time. I met my husband shortly after and we opened a brick oven pizzeria, “Lucali” in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. It has been open since 2006 and is a popular restaurant and has received an number of accolades and praise among the press and foodies alike. We also have a 8 year old, Kalista, who is the apple of my eye. Though I love the restaurant business, I felt that I wanted to have my degree in what I have always had a passion for; History. I am currently matriculated in the CUNY Baccalaureate program. The discipline that I have chosen is “The History of Medicine, Women, and Ancient Civilizations”. Assuming this endeavor later on in life has most certainly been a challenge, but definitely a rewarding one. When I was a kid I aspired to become a doctor, but I always loved learning about the history of ancient civilizations, but I put that interest aside as mainly a hobby. When I decided to go back to school, I originally intended to pursue nursing. I took a Western Civilization class and realized that I truly loved History and that I wanted to pursue that road rather than nursing. With the CUNY BA Program I was able to combine both my love of medicine and history. As far as extracurricular activities are concerned I don’t have much time to pursue any between the restaurant, school and my daughter. When I do get a moment to unwind, its definitely watching good movie, listening to music, or going out to eat. I am a  huge junk food gal! I am a self professed homebody, and relish the fact whenever I get a chance just to sit and hang out.

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The Not so Interesting Me

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There is really not a lot to say about me because I do not have a very active or adventurous lifestyle.   My life does not make people “oooo” and “ahhh,” so, I am introducing a plain/generic life to you.

I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York with the aspiration of one day becoming a doctor. I had always set my heart to become a doctor and help others in their ailments. As I got older and tried to pursue this dream, well the dream of my parents, I volunteered at hospitals and found jobs working in the health field. I pursued something that my parents wanted me to have, however, this was not attainable for me because I was not doing well in basic biology 101. While working as a certified nurse assistant I started to learn that I did not want to work in a field that I was getting annoyed with every single day and that this field was not for me. I made up my mind that I rather make less money in a career that I love than more money in a career that I hate. I also had to make the decision to let go the definition of what was a true profession from my parent’s standpoint. Eventually, this led me to changing my major to Law and Paralegal Studies.

So, let me be honest I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I did not know anything about the law. With my own life experience, I never wanted to get involved in law. I would always say, “I do not like the police, marshals, FBI, lawyers, and anyone else involved in law enforcement.” And maybe I still have a lack of trust for them but I love the law. After getting the chance to go to the courts in my school assignments (e.g. NYS Family Court, NYS Criminal Court, NYS Civil Court, etc.), I got to experience the inner workings of the court, how the law was being used to come to the verdict, and the hard decisions that judges had to experience when deciding cases. I also got a chance to speak to a judge and realized these judges were people too. They were not piously sitting on a throne for people to bow and worship them. They had to make, sometimes, tough decisions that they could not go by their feelings alone but the law itself. Now, that I am a junior in college, I have aspirations of going to law school. I have not considered what field of law I want to work in because there are so many choices to pick from but I think when I am in law school the answer will eventually come to me.

Besides my professional goals, I also like baking. Baking is my escape from school. I can be creative and make up different flavor combinations of cakes, cookies, bars, breads, and other desserts. Law is not in my mind 24 hours a day/seven days a week, so the baking gives my mind a break from school and life. Also, my family gets to be my personal guinea pig in tasting my creations.

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”

Confucius

 

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Homework, Introductions

I am actually not your father..

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Aside from painting a self-portrait, introducing myself is probably the hardest thing to do. In person I would probably say hi in a sweet way, try to be funny -cue the awkward laughs- and divert the attention, as quickly as possible, to someone else. I love your dress where is it from?  

To help with writing this I asked my friends to describe me… um after the jokes ended I was told I’m a hipster. Ha!  I used to do that before it was cool. *insert relevant emoji here* (Just in case you couldn’t tell that was a joke I’m not pretentious, well at least I hope I’m not) Why is it seemingly impossible to get serious answers from your friends?

After all that I realized I didn’t even mention the most important thing, my name. Although thinking about it now I think I should just keep my identity a secret and reveal it in a dramatic way like Darth Vader. Sorry I cut your hand off and all but guess what I’m actually 50% of the reason you exist.  *dun dun dun*

This is the part where I wish I could say I am a published, popular author or an astronaut that has been to Saturn but I can’t. Outside of my dreams I’m actually not as cool as Agent Peggy Carter and S.H.I.E.L.D doesn’t actually exist. And no matter how much I wish my Hogwarts letter got lost along the way (darn owls) I’m still stuck going to the same boring college as the rest of you. Even so, I’m still awaiting my letter to Hogwarts (or a ticket to the theme park). What do you mean I’m too old? I’m only 20, it’s not that far from 11… (I sincerely apologize if you don’t know a thing about Harry Potter or Marvel and don’t understand the references- use it as an excuse to read/watch)

On a serious note, I am so tragically average that telling you about myself would be cruel. Think the typical boring do-good protagonist in a contemporary novel, except nothing interesting ever happens to me. What I will tell you though is that I read way to many books, mostly sci-fi and fantasy, and dream about the weirdest things because of them. If asked to choose between my family or a chance to go to Disney world every day of the year, you best believe I am going to choose Disney world my family. I’m studying to be a legal drug dealer aka a pharmacist (my doctor’s words not mine),  and the only time I will pull ‘all-nighters’ would be to finish a book or binge watch some tv show. If there was one piece of advice I was to give someone it would be to never change yourself for anyone, be yourself and don’t give up on your dreams. Be practical about it but don’t give up. (That’s not one piece is it?)

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*ba dum tss*

Food is the first, the only love of my life. (Psst. If you give me free food we can be friends 0:) ) ‘ Wanderlust’ is my favorite word and also an everlasting feeling. There you have it folks, a little something about me. Looking forward to reading about you guys as well.

“Yes, she thought, laying down her brush in extreme fatigue, I have had my vision.” – Virginia Woolf

 

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Homework, Homework Instructions, Introductions

Introductions

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Now that our course is beginning, let’s take some time to get to know each other. Please write a blog post introducing yourself. Let us know what your interests are–academic, extracurricular, professional–and what makes you interesting. We’re going to start the semester with posts at approximately 350 words (approximately one typed page), so aim for that. You might consider it a draft of the bio you revise for the appropriate audience and purpose to add to your OpenLab profile or your ePortfolio, so it can do double or triple duty.

A few guidelines and instructions:

  • You need to have an OpenLab account and have joined our Openlab Course to complete this assignment.
  • If you do not yet have an OpenLab account, please sign up for one, and take advantage of the help materials related to signing up. Remember that you can choose any username you want, and it won’t display publicly except in the URL for your profile. You can also choose a display name that can be different from your user name. That’s how you’ll appear any time you write something or appear in a list of members.
  • Once you have an account, sign in and navigate to our course profile and click on Join Now below the course avatar. You are now a member of our course on the OpenLab. Welcome!
  • To write the post, click on Course Site on the right side. Then click on the (+) at the top of the screen.
  • Follow the blogging guidelines for the course.
  • To get credit for writing this introduction (your first homework assignment), be sure to choose the category Introductions  on the right-hand side of the screen when you write your post. Just below the category options, feel free to add any tags you think reflect your post, or to choose from the tags that others have already added.
  • Where it reads “Enter title here,” add an interesting title that interests your readers in what you have written.
  • As I just said above, on the OpenLab, you are known only by your display name. That means that in your introduction, you do not need to identify yourself by your proper name. Please only include your proper name (first or first and last) if you feel comfortable doing so.
  • Similarly, you may include a photograph of yourself if you want, but it is not required. Consider your privacy and do what makes you comfortable.
  • You can link to any site, on the OpenLab or anywhere on the Web, so if, for example, you have your own blog, or did work for another class, project, club or ePortfolio on the OpenLab that you want to call our attention to, feel free to link us to other sites by highlighting the text you want to become a hyperlink and clicking on the button that looks like two links of a chain; you’ll then paste your link into the box that appears.
  • As you draft you might occasionally click Save Draft on the right side. When you finish composing and proofreading your post, click the blue Publish button on the right side. If you need to make any changes, be sure to click on that same button that now read Update.
  • If you have any questions, feel free to comment on this post and I’ll respond to you that way (even if you don’t have an OpenLab account yet, you can still add a comment below).
  • This post is due by Sunday night, February 1st.

Feel free to comment on each others’ posts–this is a great way to connect with each other and to familiarize yourself with the features of the blog. I look forward to getting to know you through your posts!

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