For your first assignment, please create a post (1 to 2 paragraphs) where you respond to the following prompts. The questions are designed to allow me, as well as your classmates, to get to know a little bit about you while we work to build our online community. You will enter your responses below as a comment. Please also respond to the posts of others.
Your first response is due by Tuesday, September 3rd.
- Who you are (educational background, intended major etc)
- What kind of a reader are you? Where and when do you read? What do you read? What is your favorite book and why?
- If you do read, what motivates you to read? What do you enjoy most?
- If you do not read, why not? What about reading do you dislike?
19 thoughts on “Introductions”
Hello every body, my name is Alexander Yu, I’m a undergraduate student at Bmcc and i major in science. I’m not a big fan of reading, I read only when i need to, for example homework, stuff i’m interested in, and news about the world, sport, and other…etc. My favorite book is ” The Hunt for Red October,” by Tom Clancy. If i do read my motivates is to improve myself. If i don’t read Is because i’m not interested in the book and that’s pretty much it.
Very interesting thought you got.
Hello every one. My name is Suluo Zou, you can call me Serene if it’s easier for you. My major is health education now, but I’m planing to change my major to childhood education. I don’t really like to read. But When I find some books that can catch my mind I will enjoy to read. The book named the lady of the camellia is the last book that I love to read but it’s one year ago. I hope I can find what I like in this class with you!
Hi everyone, my name is Aissatou Barry, I am from Guinea and I’m major in Business Administration. First of all, reading isn’t something that I am good at, I read-only when I feel like to. Sometimes I do read on my phone but, only if I’m bored or I want to. Reading is not my skill, if only I’ll be interested in reading is going to be because I want to improve my speech and my vocabs. Otherwise, reading is not something that I’m interested in to. To conclude, I did read some books that inspired me and one of them was “Woman Warrior”, by Maxine Hong Kingston.
My Name is Ricki Morgan I am currently a Undergrad at Borough of Manhattan Community College my major is Early Childhood Education . I believe that I am a Occasional Reader . I normally read on my train commute to work . I love reading inspirational books my favorite book that I am currently still reading is “Light is the new black “ by Rebecca Campbell . I believe what motivates me to read is books that I can connect too and help me grow as a individual.
Hey everyone, my name is Juana Rosario I am 21 years old and this is my first semester in college. I decided to attend BMCC because the commute is convenient from home and work also because it has a program combined with Lehman College in speech pathology which is currently my major . The reason why I chose this major it’s because I’m currently working as a paraprofessional I work at a middle school with disable kids and working at a school has been rewarding, I didn’t attend college before because I didn’t know what I wanted to major in until I became a paraprofessional. Aside from being a speech therapist I would like to own multiple houses and rent them as airbnb. Furthermore in this semester I would like to learn how to read more fluently and also understand the context of the book. The majority of books that I have read are poem books for example “Milk and Honey”. Reading is one goal I have to accomplish in order to have a successful semester.
My name is Rooya Abid . I am 26 years old and I work as a Medical Assistant in an urgent care . I am studying nursing in BMCC college and my future goal is to become a nurse practitioner . I love to read articles online and I read mostly french books . One of my favorite book is called ” Le rouge et le noir ” . Not only adventurous books that motivates me to read but also drama.
Hi everyone, my name is Nakiya,I am an undergraduate student and I major in Business Administration. I am not a big fan of reading that much anymore unless I come across a good book or someone recommend a book. My favorite book is The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison because it tells a story of a little black girl who think she is not beautiful since she don’t have blue eyes. If I do read it is to improve myself as an reader.
Hi every body, my name is huansang shi, I’m a undergraduate student at Bmcc and my major is acc. I don’t like to read, I only read when i have to, for example homework.My favorite book is The great gatsby . If i do read that is because either is Chinese or that is homework. If i don’t read Is because i’m so super tired and it is not my Interest.
Hello! Everyone, my name is Smaila Diallo. I am a student at BMCC and my major is Computer Science.
I started reading since first grade; but honestly reading is not my subject, Math is. There were categories of books in my room, so I have to analyze which one I have to read first. However, I finally made my choice and picked the one that has the greatest title as “ Mamadou and Bineta”. That’s the first book I have ever read in my life and made me bewilder. I was extremely zealous to understand every single word that is in the book, cause some word were weird to me as something unforeseen. I was so confused when I first started reading it, because it was such a nuisance to find a way to go through. But finally, I was jubilant to finish reading it. Otherwise; If I do read, my only motivation is to improve my reading skills and try to understand what the book is about. The only way I started to understand while I was reading, was having a dictionary next to me.
Hello prof, My name is Travis Newsome. I’m an easygoing type of person. I have a GED That I earned in 2005. I also have a Hospitality Operations and Management Certification that I earned in 2016. My current aim is to obtain a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. Yes I enjoy reading. I like Thrilling novels. I read during my spare time. I like Dean Koontz books alot. What motivates me to read is the experience one gets from reading. What I enjoy most is having all my work complete so I can have the me time I need.
Hello my Name is Keimani Wedgeworth I’m a new student at BMCC I intend to major in psychology I’m a fiction reader I like books that relate to real life situations and just an entertaining relatable story , I read at home occasionally I read books on an app called wattpad it is people like yourself and I they make up their own juicy stories with plot twists so interesting that you would think you’re actually there , my favorite book is The Fault In Our Stars by John Green because every time It just brings out all my emotions I think it is a very great movie at that .
What motivates me to read is an interesting story honestly I just have to be engaged for me to enjoy a book What I enjoy the most is reading a book where I can imagine myself being into the story
Afternoon everyone, my name is Jonathan Diaz and I’m a student that attends BMCC and my major is sociology.Im not a big reader but when I have the Time I read books involving sports mystery . If I’m not at the gym working out or doing HW I usually take the time and read some books that interest me. One of my all time favorite book/ movie is the giver. This book is about a place that was consider Utopia but slowly reveals that its not as the story goes on and it was uncovered by a boy named Jonas. What motivates me to read is really just entertain myself I don’t want to just play my game or watch tv books are another way to escape reality. But what I enjoy the most is just play basketball and working out also mediating to keep my mental health and physical health good.
My name is Natasha Valerio my major is psychology . To be exact I want to be a child’s psychiatrist I love helping others and giving them the advice or help they need. When I do choose to read my best places to read are in a backyard, by the water or in my room by myself with no television or any other electronic devices that can distract me on. I choose to read depending on how I feel i usually would choose to read when I am bored or get into one of my moods where I just want to be alone . I like to read romance, mystery, actions and realistic things . One of my favorite books as of now is called Far From You By Tess Sharpe. This book has a mixture of love and mystery and it was just so engaging. Nothing really motivates me to read but what I do enjoy about reading is the dialogue and the way the writer juices up the the text. I don’t really like to read because its boring and after a while I just loose focus and doze off while reading especially if it’s something that i’m not interested in. In order for me to read I have to be interested into the type of genre the book is about. I also dislike the way how certain writers word or put the texts together.
Hello everyone, my name is McDavis Jr Ojarikre, I’m a student of BMCC and I major in Engineering. I like reading sometimes, I enjoy reading mostly fictional books. One of my favorite books, even though I’m still reading Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. This book has motivated me to ask what is the meaning of life.
My name is Nirriema Turner, I’m an 18 years old freshman at BMCC. I’m majoring in early childhood education, which have a lot to do with my heart for kids. Since I was in elementary school I didn’t like reading as much. This was because when reading alone I get tired easy unless I’m really interested in the book and even if I was I couldn’t be still for long. Also when it came to reading a loud I somewhat struggle, like I might not know word or Stutter a little.
Now that I’m older I’m able to control myself so I’m able to read. I can say now I don’t mind reading , it’s just I don’t read a lot. When I read I’m either closed in my room or at school, I decided to read more so when I’m in the mood or have no choice. Personally I prefer to read non-fiction, romance, drama, and fiction. My favorite book is “Girl, Interrupted”, I state this because it’s the last book I’ve read that interested me a lot and liked.
Hi, My name is Danielle Jordan and my major is Health education. I am very big on comic books but I do read regular books like health, mystery, drama, religious, and etc. I read wherever and whenever. Reading helps me keep creative and keep creating stories for fun, I am currently reading superman Dawn Breaker by “MATT DE LA PENA”, so far it’s pretty interesting.
Hello, my name is Rudielly Alvarado I am from the bronx but I am an undergraduate student at BMCC. My major at the moment is liberal arts but I will be changing it to nursing. I am not really much of a reader the most I have read were a few chapter books. I read in my house sometimes and I used to read in High school whenever I had to for an assignment. Im not really much of a fan of reading because I get distracted easily or I lose focus. Its not that I dont like reading but I will read a book if it interests me or if its about something I like.
Hi everyone, my name is Christopher Loy, I am an undergraduate student at BMCC, and I major in Science Engineering. I am not a big fan of reading that much anymore unless I come across a good book or when I don’t have anything to do. My favorite book is “To Kill A Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee” If I do read my motivates is to Help improve myself. If I don’t read Is because I’m not interested in the book or I’m just too lazy for reading.