Weather

One of the best days I have ever had was when it snowed a few years back. In Alabama, we do not get the opportunity to see much snow. But one cold winter morning I woke up to my whole yard covered with white snow. As soon I got up, I called all my buddies to come over. When they all finally got over, we started riding four wheelers. We were sliding all over the yard, and almost flipped it a few times. When then started to pull one another with the four wheeler using some rope and a tarp. It was so much fun to get slung around in the freezing cold snow. After our joy ride, we all started a huge snowball fight. Snowballs were soaring all around us, and a few hit me in the face! And what snow day would not be complete without a snowman? We all helped in making the largest snowman I have ever made. It was over six feet tall and stayed up for over a few days. Snow days do not come often around Alabama, so when they do, it's easily one of the best days of your life.

My other classes

 Other this this English class, I have 3 other classes I am taking this semester. On Monday and Wednesdays I have Theatre from 8a.m.-9:15a.m. and Psychology from 10:50-12:05. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I take this class from 10:50-12:05 and Finite Math from 12:45-2. I only took four classes this semester because I did not want to overload myself with to much work my first semester of college. Out of all my classes so far, my favorite is Theatre. This is my favorite because we get to read plays and watch movies. Even though we have tests on the plays and reviews on the movies, it is still an exciting class to be in. The teacher, Mr Wallace, is always singing. He has a special way of teaching us so that the material is more exciting and fun. My least favorite class is Psychology. There are a few reasons why this is so. For starters, our tests are mainly on what we have to read and not on what he teaches. I don't enjoy having to learn out of a text book, I would much rather be taught the material. Another reason why I do not like this class is because Psychology is all about the mind and how it works. Learning about one's mind and why a certain person acts how they do is more confusing to me than my other classes. My other two classes are not too bad. My Math professor writes EVERTHING down on the chalk board. The class goes by so slow because he spends most of his time writing instead of teaching, but the material is fairly simple so the class is ok. My English class is very laid back. We do a lot of work with the computer, which I enjoy. The only reason it's not my favorite because English has always been my weakness.

Discourse Community

   As I have grown older I have realized that I belong to many groups or communities. I'm in these groups because the people in them share the same interests and views. To outsiders looking in we might be confusing, but to us it's an everyday thing. There are three specific groups that i am very fond of; golf, football, and fitness. Within these three groups I can connect with other members on a different level than someone who is not simply because we are bonded together due to our similar hobbies.
   My first discourse community I'm involved in is golf. Every since I was young I enjoyed the game of golf. It was not until high school, however, that i realized golf was my true passion. I grew up playing baseball year round and I was pretty good, but because I played so much I just got burned out. My brother invited me to play a round of golf one weekend with him and ever since then I was hooked. From there on out I was golfing every opportunity I had and I eventually became good. Now if you catch me with my golfing buddies you might be confused with our conversation when you hear words like slice, hook, fringe, or bunker. To you outsiders a slice is when you hit the ball and it goes from left to right. These words are everyday vocabulary to us golfers but to outsiders we might seem like we are from a different country.
   My second discourse community is football. Growing up in the south, especially in Alabama, almost everyone is a football player or fan. From birth my dad installed the basics of football, and as I matured the passion only grew. From touchdowns to interceptions and false starts to offsides, I could talk for days on football. For example, when a player "false starts" he moves before the ball is snapped. Now when it comes to The University of Alabama football, I can name player after player. The Crimson Tide have always been my team.
  My third and final discourse community I'm in is fitness. As a young kid I was not the smallest boy, I loved to eat . Eventually this caught up to me when I reached high school. I was overweight and unhealthy. I told myself after two years of being overweight that I was no longer going to live like this. I started running and eating healthier and soon enough the pounds started coming off. Now five years later I exercise five days a week. Exercising is a part of my daily routine. On most days you can find me in the gym or the track with my workout buddies. They help me stay committed and focused so that i will not go back to my old habits. If you are around me when I'm exercising you might hear me say, "I need a spot", or "I'm going to max today", which means I am going to attempt to lift the most possible weight. These are just a few examples of my everyday workout conversations that help we communicate with other people in the discourse community.
    These three groups are apart of my live on a daily basis. Without them I would defiantly not be the same person. They are not only apart of my life, but in my families. They help us stay connected with each other and truly have an important role.

How to read like a writer

In, "How to Read Like a Writer", the author wants us to read more in depth than we normally would read. The author gives the reader many tips and techniques on how to RLW. One of the first tips is to try and understand some of the choices that the author made in their writing. In other words, why did the author put this into their writing? One metaphor used in the article was to look at a book like a carpenter looks at a house, we must examine every detail in order to fully grasp the book in its entirety. The author also gives us some key points to think about before we start reading; Do I know the author's purpose for this writing? Do I know who the intended audience is for this piece of writing? These tips are just a few ways that the author is helping the reader be more detailed in their reading. We can no longer just read, we have to RLW.

what do I want to be when I grow up

Ever since I can remember I have always loved helping people. I was always eager to serve other and I really enjoyed it! Once I started high school I really began thinking of what I wanted to be when i grew up. I knew I wanted to help people so focused my profession in the medical field. I knew I wanted to be in the medical field but I was not positive which specific profession I wanted to be within the medical field. During this time my sister was and RN at Baptist East Hospital. From all the stories she told me my passion for nursing grew and grew. She loved the atmosphere of being in the hospital and having the opportunity to help others everyday. Here I am now 4 years later at AUM pursuing my degree in nursing.

previous english classes

My last English class was very interesting. Our grades consisted of only two types;vocabulary and papers. Our vocab tests were on every Friday. All the students loved the vocab tests simply because the majority of the class cheated. Now me being the great student I was, I never cheated.If you could not tell I was being sarcastic in that last sentence. Students always expected to ace the vocab tests and for the most part they did. Now the papers were a different story. At the beginning of the week our teacher would give us a handout of a poem, or two, of her choice. We would analyze the poems during the week and our paper would usually be due that following Monday or Tuesday. Now the strange thing is, we would go over the poem line by line with our teacher so each student knew what they were doing. But come the day when she had them graded, everyone failed. Her reasoning behind this was because we were doing it all wrong, yet she was the one giving us the information during the week before. Never the less I made an "A" in the class, but i will never miss that English teacher.