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WORKSHOP

ana.deleon1 — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:35:53 +0000

I recently attended the workshop entitled “Small Talk II” where we were given tips on how to start, end and most importantly maintain a conversation. We didn’t spend much time discussing the actual tips, instead we were set to put the tips (that were written on the handout) in action. In the workshop we got time to meet new people and had no other option other than to interact with those who were there; placing us out of our comfort zone. The workshop didn’t really teach me anything I wasn’t already aware of, but it reinforced the idea that going out of your way to talk to someone you don’t know isn’t that bad after all.

Poor little Rachel

melvin.abramovich — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:05:08 +0000

Due to attending the workshop titled “between two worlds” because it was mandatory for freshman seminar, I learned alot about Israel. Many people take pride in their countries and every year there is a festival to support Israel. There is usually a film shown and one year a film was put on that portrayed Israel in a negative way. There is no perfect country so i feel it was fine to show a film how israel messed up. However many people were outraged because the film showed how Israel’s machinery ran over a girl named Rachel. I think people should know everything that goes on in a country, positive or negative.

Monologue

christian.besas — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:30:31 +0000

I am excited to finally leave high school and step out into the real world. Living in the big city seems to open so many doors that inspires my imagination. I dream of a penthouse suite overlooking central park, a lexus, motorcycle, and jeep, influencing millions, and maybe a destined lover by my side. I wonder about the different places I can be, different faces I will meet, and extraordinary days I will experience as the doors of opportunity present themselves to me. I hope to not only achieve my goals but to soak in every bit of moral and life lesson while sprinting towards it. I wish to be the best I can possibly ever be and more.

As a man with food on his table, a shelter over his head, and love from close friends and family I have the obligation to give back to those less fortunate. It was only by chance that God has put me where I am today. Why shouldn’t I live everyday grateful. I am not, after all, poor or without love. I do not go home to abusive parents, suffer from cancer, or live in fear of death from either violence or war. By luck alone, I am without great pain in my life, and for that I am grateful.

Maybe it is time those who are happy and can give back, give back. Happiness is currently scarce. What is abundant is greed, hate, and discrimination. And with that unemployment, violence and war. Changing the world only needs several individuals to change themselves. Jim Rohn said “To have a better life, work on a better you”.

e-mail

kyungrim.lee — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:31:47 +0000

Hello professor,

My name is Sylvia Kyungrim Lee in your Music 1001 class, and I have difficulty understanding on what part of the text book you want me to study for each one the test. It will be very helpful if you would email me back exactly on which chapters the upcoming test is going to be on.

Thank you,

Sylvia Kyungrim Lee

sylvia lee

kyungrim.lee — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:12:23 +0000

My name is Sylvia Kyungrim Lee and I am one of the quietest Asian girls in the class. I moved into the United States after graduating elementary school in Korea and had to attend 6^th grade twice as the school system was very different for these two countries. Even though I am very talkative and loud with my Korean friends, I don’t like to speak out loud in front of others in English so much. But I don’t have problem understanding English, so people should talk to me more J

Three main concerns as a freshman at Baruch College are my job, GPA and boyfriend. Since I have been working in Roosevelt Field Mall since my senior year in high school, it is really hard for me to just quit on it, even though it is located very far away from where I am living right now. I am attending a college as a full student during weekdays, and work as a part-timer during weekends, which gives me no time to take rest for myself. Since I am always busy with both the school work and the job, I don’t get much time to meet up with my boyfriend whom I have been dating for about two years now. I am always tired and stressed because of everything that keeps me busy these days, and just wish to have a full day off for myself.

Baruch experiences can be different from my high school experiences as I get to choose which classes I wish to take rather than to take mandatory classes to graduate school. As I started to decide the major that I want to study for the rest of my life, colleges seem to open up good chances for me to experience them beforehand. It is great to know and to talk to other students who are studying for the similar major and exchange good information in more significant ways compared to what I knew in high school.

I think my first year at college is going to change me, and has already changed me, in much significant ways that now I am away from my parents. Even though I thought I was all grown up since I was in 6^th grade, my first year in college taught me that there are much more to learn and to experience out there in this world. I have always depended a lot on my parents in doing anything, including making excuses for quitting jobs, or not going to school, but the word “parents” don’t seem to help anymore in making any of the excuses in my life. Few months in college, away from my parents, had really affected me to grow independently and made me realize how young and weak I really was in the previous years.

Monologue

kyungrim.lee — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:09:49 +0000

So…… I bought a puppy just a few days ago with my boyfriend and it’s a Chihuahua. He has really short legs and long back compared to the regular Chihuahuas, but he got a cute face, so I guess that’s fine. It is 5 months old now, and it’s so funny how he has the same birthday with my younger brother. Anyways, his previous owner told me that he knows how to do some tricks but… there is absolutely nothing he knows how to do but just to shiver whenever anyone is near him. It seems like he has a big grudge on this world, mostly on any human-beings, that it took us about two days to have him not shiver and bark whenever we were near. Even though I spent a lot of time playing with him, because he lives at my boyfriend’s house, he seems to only accepted my boyfriend as his owner which makes me lonely sometimes.

Missed Exam

christian.besas — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:59:05 +0000

Dear Professor,

Recently this past weekend, my grandfather died. Due to the emotional trauma this has caused me, I have missed the midterm exam while attending his funeral. I’m still pretty riled up after this endeavor, and beseech you to permit me to take a make up. I know you might think of me as quite the awful and inept student, but I will assure you that you will no longer be impertinent of me and my failures after the next few weeks.

Thank you,

Christian Besas

I am Besas

christian.besas — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:51:44 +0000

Well, as the post title says, I’m Christian Besas. I’m a brother to my sister and two younger brothers, the son to my mother, and I’m also a trustworthy guy to my friends. I don’t have many problems when it comes to being here at Baruch except for the fact that I miss my family and friends back home and that I’m not the greatest student in English and Music. Personally, I don’t think it’s necessary for one interested in business to be in to English or Music anyway. There are already a ton of things different going from a high school setting to a college setting like in Baruch, such as staying in an apartment and getting used to living with people I don’t know, confusing class schedules which I had to adjust to on such short notice, and the freedom from my parents, which I enjoy very much. My first year at college will change me because I’ll be a different person then who I was graduating high school. I thought I was mature now, but after being exposed to the adult world I’ve realized I’ve got a lot more growing up to do.

Post three- professor email

inbibob — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:22:00 +0000

Good afternoon, professor. I am in your 11:15 class on Mondays and wednesdays, and I was having trouble figuring out which reading assignments will be included in the upcoming test. I would greatly appreciate it if you could provide a … Continue reading →

Monologue

wilmar.ng — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:49:31 +0000

The first job I ever had was a life changing experience for me. In the summer of 2009, I worked at a nursing home / rehabilitation center. At first I wasn’t thrilled about the job but since it was close to my house I decided to take it. I expected it to be a boring and annoying job considering I would have to deal with the elderly all day. Before working at this job, I had this notion of how the elderly were just grumpy and mean to everyone but after working at the nursing home my perspective completely changed.
My job at the nursing home was to keep the elderly company by talking to them, playing games with them, running errands with them and much more. My first day on the job, I remember baking with them and I had an amazing time. Everyone was really friendly and talkative. It was unexpected for me to enjoy myself so much especially when I went into the job with such a negative impression of what working there would be like.
Everyday we would do something different with the elderly which made my experience even better. I especially enjoyed talking one on one with them because I got a chance to know them personally. I met people who were World War II veterans, Vietnam War veterans and models. I learned so much from them through their stories and personal life experiences and lessons that they’ve shared with me. They had so much advice to give and so many stories to tell that there wasn’t a day that I was bored when I worked.
The best part about working was I never saw it as work because I had so much fun. Work was actually a place where I could relax and not have a care in the world. From working at a nursing home, I’ve come to appreciate the elderly a lot more.