First Blog Entry

Hello My name is Steven Bocanegra and I hail from the great city of El Paso, Texas and that's about 10 hours away from Fort Worth. I am currently in my second year at Texas Christian University and I am a communications major but have not decided on a minor as of now. I'm a very outgoing Person with a relaxed personality and I look forward to participating in this class as it is one of my most interesting classes this semester.

Well the main reason I came to TCU was first and foremost was the great academic prestige the school has as well as the outstanding journalism program, but I just fell in love with the campus and city of Fort Worth and that is what sealed the deal for me to come here. If I were made chancellor of TCU for a day the first thing I would do is build a parking lot structure in order to deal with the limited parking on campus. A good teacher to me is one that makes the classroom come alive and actively makes the material they are teaching interesting and engaging for the students and truly loves to teach. While a good student is willing to do what it takes to make the grade they want and is always listening, participating, and fully grasping the curriculum. As for the three people I would like to take out to lunch would be Colin Cowheard he is why I wanna be a journalist, second would be Barack Obama so I can say I ate lunch with the president, and the third would be Will Ferrell to keep the whole table laughing. Three things people should know about me is one I love to talk about sports, two I have a deep passion for writing, and three I love wear baseball caps. As for three things I want to know about the class is one where is everyone from, two what is every one's major, and third what is every ones favorite video game.

My reason for taking this course besides filling a requirement was that this course sounded interesting and I wanted to read some of the work of major American writers. What I hope to get out of this class is to gain a respect for some of the American writers we will be reading and hopefully gain some new perspective when it comes to American writers.
The types of reading I do inside the class are whatever is assigned to be read for the class. While outside of class I love reading the Fort Worth Star Telegram and grabbing a Sports Illustrated every once in a while. The types of text I like to read are either sports related, I love reading fiction novels, and autobiographies. The types of writing I primarily do are texting, emailing, and general writing my thoughts and feelings on my facebook page. Writing to me has always had a special place in my heart I regard it one of my favorite activities and is why I wanna pursue a career in writing. I feel that writing allows you to escape the real world and just let you express whatever you want in your own creative world.

The type of message that I feel my blog is sending is one of honesty, realism, and at most times a positive outlook. I feel that most of my views are intended to be positive but are also very honest and my overall blog gives people an idea of what kind of person I really am. I chose black as my background because it represents being bold and strong which is how I see myself. As for the picture I chose it also shows my other side which is being loving and caring. Overall I feel that my blog is Representative of the type of person i am and my eagerness to participate in this course.

I have read, understand, and agree to the terms of the course syllabus.
X Steven Bocanegra