edwin

My name is Edwin Cruz , i am eighteen years old and in my first year of college. I live with my mom and two younger brothers I am from Staten Island but my parents are from mexico. I have been to mexico twice. One time i only went to visit my grandparents and site seeing. the second time i stayed there for two years since my parents decided to move and i agreed. Then we came back with just my mother and brothers and started again.

My reading habits are simple I like to read fiction and fantasy, for example Harry Potter and the Outsiders. But recently i have been reading more informative and modern papers about technology and science. Writing has never been a strong point for me especially if I have to write as an assignment. I enjoy writing more when it is just for myself since no one else will say if it is right or wrong.

Who I am

If  someone ask me about “can you introduce your self a little?” I would like to start with where I came from. My family was originally from Taiwan and immigrated to USA AT 2005. My parents gave me the English “Michelle” when I was a new born baby. When I was a little girl my parents found that I had the patient and talent at careat art work. It si really hard to say how much I like art since when I working on my creation I can forget the hungry and sleepy. when I went to college I soonly pick up “studio art” as my major.

About me, Shan Lin

Hey guys. I’m Shan Lin, also you guys can call me Celine. I transferred to Stony Brook from China last summer. This is my senior year, and my major is Journalism.

Usually I enjoy reading online news and fashion magazines, such as New York Times and Vogue. Also I’m a big fan of novels. Recently my favorite novelist is Richard Yates. He is the writer of Revolutionary Road, which is absolutely my favorite. Due to my language background, I do read plenty of Chinese books, some of which are really masterpieces. One of them is a novel called  Fortress Besieged, written by a very talented writer Qian Zhongshu, and it is definitely a must-have for bookworms!

Last semester I learned a lot about English writing, my professors told me that I was good, but I still consider it a little bit hard for me compared with Chinese writing. Hopefully I could get more useful writing skills in this course from you guys! 🙂

Ruth Tacandong

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My name is Ruth Tacandong.
I was always a very curious person. The books I read as a child had me tearing apart closets to find “secret passageways”, flipping through pages of old books trying to find notes that were tucked away, and digging through my mother’s clothes to find hidden presents. Searching, learning, growing: that is my passion.
Naturally, I would come to love science. I am a Biology major here at Stony Brook University. The appeal science has for me is the same appeal that Bach has for composers and Michaelangelo has for artists. There is so much to learn, and even when you think you have figured it out, someone proves you wrong. Science is constantly growing, and there are infinite amounts of applications. I currently want to become a gastroenterologist. Strangely specific, but the profession has captured my interest and held it for a long time. Medicine is close to my heart, with a variety of experiences to weave it into my life. My future has many secrets hidden for me, and hopefully I will be able to unlock them all.

Introduction

My name is Quyuan Liu, and I am from Beijing,China. I have been in the U.S for almost a year and a half. living in a foreign country is challenging . And there is always this insecurity about using a foreign language. I hope I can grow more comfortable with it one day.I am currently a economic major, but i don’t think I will be doing anything related to it in the future.

When using a foreign language, it feel like racing a car in a F1 competition, you don’t know when it’s going to get out of control. I  have always had a little problem with writing.It is not easy for me to translate my thoughts into words. Therefore, writing  has never been my strong subject.But I’d like to think that i have improved along the way.I do love reading. when reading English, it usually takes a few minutes for me to get into it.  I mostly read novels and story for pleasure. the way i see it, they  are not just fictional stories to entertain people. It contains the writer’s observation of the world , reflection of our society ,and understanding of the human heart.

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Introduction about Ying

My name is Ying Shi.  I come from China. I live in Brooklyn, NY.  I study applied mathematics statistics(AMS)  at Stony Brook. I think math is one of amazing and funny majors.  I like it because the only one answer for one question can come from different ways to solve it.  In future, I plan to become a math teacher in high school.

Usually, I like to read news online. This way helps me to understand the world , also I learn to how to write a report. I like analysis articles. I like their  logicality and evidence  which  can prove the argument .Reading them, I feel my critical thinking is improving a lot. In addition , I also like to read fantastic  stories like Harry Potter, and prose about the life.Tagore is my favorite writer. I  like to read his Stray Bird . Because English is my second language, I am easy to use wrong  grammar in my writing sometimes. I am still trying to improve my reading and writing. I keep writing  journal every week to record my life.I like free style writing.

2014 is a new  start. I am looking  forward to improving my writing  in all aspects.

About Me

My name is SaraJo Weinstein. I’m from West Hempstead, NY, a small town on Long Island, and I am a freshman. I am majoring in Athletic Training and I’m thinking about one day going into Physical Therapy. Sports have always been a dominating  part of my life and Athletic Training allows me to make a career for myself in athletics, but from a different standpoint. I’ve always been more interested in science, but writing is an emotional release for me,to view certain situations in a different light, and to develop different ideas I may have. After Stony Brook, I hope to work as an Athletic Trainer or Physical Therapist for a university or sports team.

I enjoy writing poetry and I’ve always been more of a creative writer. I read a lot and I try to read a multitude of genres, however I love fantasies and realistic fiction novels. My favorite part of reading and writing is how you can be transformed to what seems like an alternate reality because of a few pages.

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Introduction

Hi,

My name is Fatoumata Seck. I am from Senegal, West Africa. I don’t like my name because it is very common in my country. For example; seven of my cousins have the same name as me. I am the first person in my family to attend college. I don’t see myself as a good writer;I am always changing my mind when I am writing. I would start with a great idea and in the middle of writing my essay, I would delete the whole thing because I am not fond of that idea anymore. I would continue this process over and over again until I find something that I am very interested into writing.

I like to read stories and my favorite author is Stephen King. His books are so unpredictable and mysterious .Every time I am reading one of his books, I would refuse to put the book down unless I finished it. I guess I like the horror and the plot of his stories because he always has a twist in it and you would not see coming.

Introduction

My name is Edmund Liang. I’m from Queens, NY. This is my first year at Stony Brook and I’m majoring in computer science. I would also like to minor in digital arts. My parents would force me to learn a lot of instruments when I was little but I never liked just sitting in a chair and not moving around, so I stopped learning instruments. I like playing sports such as basketball, handball and cycling.

I don’t consider writing a strong subject for me. The most intensive writing pieces I’ve written were probably in AP Eng Literature and Language in high school. Other than those two courses, I never took a specific class geared towards writing. I usually have trouble putting my thoughts into words, so I usually struggle at writing. I don’t have a blog, but I always like reading other people’s blog. Their ability to write so well and not bore me always inspires me to write more, but I usually never do. I don’t typically do a lot of reading for pleasure other then reading the occasional news online somewhere. Maybe once in a while I’ll read a book, but I haven’t read one in a while. I remember buying a Nook a while ago so that I could read more, but I ended up selling it a few weeks after. I also signed up for the News Literacy course for the past fall semester, but I dropped it after a week. 🙂 I hope that this class will help me develop my writing skills and my interest in writing.

Present Life

My name is Joel Mendoza and I was born in Dominican Republic but raise in New York City. I am currently a junior at Stony Brook University and majoring in Technological System Management. After these pass couple of year I have gotten use too the Long Island environment but still prefer the city life.

I am not much of a writing type of person, but must of what I write is for communication purposes with friends and job related. I am also not much of a reader, unless i absolutely have to read, but sometime I like to read about games. One example is that for the game below much of the game play has no narrative, nor any real explanation of the story you play through. So I decided to look up the story line and read it.