Showing posts with label English. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English. Show all posts

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Where to start? Definitely NOT at the beginning...

Most of you probably know me already, so I won't take the time to introduce myself tonight. If I feel the need for introductions at a later point, I may go ahead and give the run-down of my likes and dislikes. But for now, I think I'll jump right into my life, and write about the details facebook won't allow me to elaborate on. That will give you a better glimpse of me than any list possibly could.

NCTC. This is my first semester there, and I'm not quite sure if I love it or hate it. I take three classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays - English Comp 1, with Dr. Franklin, US Government, with Professor Rollins, and American History, with Professor Thompson.

For tonight, I think describing my favorite class, English, will be enough.

English 1301 is literally a class full of punks. I'm talking nearly every kid in that class (there are about 25) has piercings and vibrantly-colored hair and tattoos and skinny jeans. And I hate to say it, but some of them aren't too bright. I could give several examples, but I will refrain for the privacy of the individuals.

Dr. Franklin is - let's face it - your typical crusty old gentleman-professor. He loves debate, and loves to make you feel stupid. But there's something about him I really like, something significant enough to keep me from writing him off my "favorite professor" list. He's almost completely deaf, and wears hearing aids...and he's an excellent lip-reader. Two weeks ago, Dr. Franklin accidentally left his hearing aids at home, and yet he was able to carry on a fully-normal conversation with everyone in the class. I was impressed.

I have a fairly-lengthy poetry analysis due by tomorrow, so I'm going to cut my thoughts short for tonight. Pity, because I have a lot I could write about. Expect to hear about my analysis.
Hasta la vista, bebe.