Interview with Charles: By Dustin Saunders

Dustin Saunders

08-25-2015

ENG-121

Prof. Jen

Interview With Charles

            In todays culture students today can relate to one another on the crucial role technology plays in their personal and academic life.  This was demonstrated many times through out the interviewing process Charles and I engaged in. 

            Contrary to generations past the majority of students interact with technology and the Internet on a daily basis.  From social media to text messages to the increased use of various programs in our schools, technology has become more and more a part of our lives.  Charles and I were able to relate to the use of text messages being a primary means of communication.  Charles explained that he runs his own blog on the website Tumblr.com.  He uses this blog to express aspects of his life to others.  We both have had experience in the Microsoft programs Excel and Word.  These program’s are more and more, a crucial tool for students today.  Charles like myself uses social media programs such as Facebook, and Instagram, to stay connected to friends and family. 

            While discussing what we hope to gain from this class we both expressed a desire to gain a more stable understanding of academic writing.  Having both had previous experiences with writing professors and classes we could agree that an engaging professor who is passionate about teaching and writing was critical to the learning process.  Charles does not foresee any problems arising during this course.  Charles expressed a feeling of confidence in his writing ability.  

This is Charles as well as myself second year here at Front Range Community College.  Charles has found the experience thus far to be a positive one.  He has found the campus to be a supportive environment with a good culture for learning.  Charles is excited about his time here and following Front Range Community College plans to transfer to Fort Lewis University to study Environmental Science.

Charles favorite Author is George Orwell.  He enjoys the dystopian ideas and ideas pertaining to the human condition found throughout the authors work.  He believes the author’s work has a large amount of insight into the future.

Throughout our interview there were many differences and similarities in our experiences.  Many similarities could be drawn between Charles and I during the interview.  The most reoccurring similarity was our relationships to technology.  I believe that,  now more then ever technology is a common factor that a majority of us can relate to.