Showing posts with label Madaleine Seltzerl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Madaleine Seltzerl. Show all posts

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Day One Interviews
By Madeleine Seltzer
I was sitting next to Katherine Salerno when I noticed that she was wearing a Colorado state hat. It only makes sense since the nineteen year old was born and raised here. She grew up in a town called Littleton not too far from here, but recently moved into an apartment in Longmont. This is her first semester here at Front Range Community College, as well as her first time in this class. She is interested in finding her voice and “using more of her own style instead of just using an academic structure.” I got to ask Katherine several questions about her life, the journey and what is to come next. 
Katherine Salerno prefers creative writing, journaling, reflections and poetry. Although she does label herself as a “kinda poet.” She does not usually send e-mails and says she would much rather use a pen. Right now she is focusing on school, although she did just quit her job as a nanny. She does not write To-do lists but she does write packing lists in preparation for a trip. Overall, she enjoys writing and is excited for this semester. 
The past experiences that she has encountered with English in an academic setting are, “good” as she described it. She has no experience in peer workshopping yet and anticipates that the grammar, punctuation and the section of siting sources will be a challenge for her. Her attitude is positive and strong and I am sure she will do just fine. 
Katherine does not consider herself a tech expert but when it comes to computers, she is more than competent. She spends so much time on the computer that she named it or should I say “him,” Fredrico. She is confident at her skills with Word and knows how to navigate online. She states that she has been “hooked ever since Myspace.” Don’t try to find her on Instagram though because she is strictly only on Facebook. She did not have much knowledge about the Front Range Community College Library on campus, but then again she is brand new here. 

When I asked Katherine where she saw herself in ten years, she not only knew what she wanted, she knew how to get there too. She would like to have a career in the nature and wildlife field. More specifically, she would like to observe and research the animal’s migration patterns and study their trends. She is very in touch with nature and has even connected to her spirit animal, the Orca. She plans to get one tattooed on her body and she even has a picture of one as her backdrop on her phone. I learned a lot about the interesting life of Katherine Salerno, she is going to do big things with her life. 

http://www.sheknows.com/pets-and-animals/articles/969897/shouka-the-killer-whale-10-years-without-another-orca

Thursday, August 27, 2015

                      Let Steroids Into The Hall Of Fame: Responses To Questions


1. The general subject of the essay is to explain that chemical enhancement is not always a negative practice.

2.  The main point is argue that there is another side of the use of steroids in baseball.

3.  The history of players that have been successful using steroids.  As well as the them being adults and having the right to choose to use steroids, instead of focusing on being good role models.

4.  To open the mind of the audience of Major League Baseball to not be so critical of their choices.  

5.  The audience that the writer is addressing and the opposing view point of steroids.  

6.  The writer is assuming that the audience opposes the use of steroids.

7.  They are not consistent with our own.  We feel it diminishes the value of the players talent and misrepresents the game. 

8.  The writer reveals a bias towards a positive history of steroids.  

9.  The documented negative evidence of steroids is briefly described in the essay, but doesn't expand on the negative health effects of steroids use.

10.  Further insight into the risk and examples of players who have negatively been effected by steroid use.

11.  It is not logical as it destroys the trust between the team and the fans of the game.

12.  Any theme or idea about steroid use always has a negative overtone.

13.  We have all known an individual who has used steroids and had negative effects from the use.
Dustin Saunders, Preston Allen, Conner Allen, and Madeleine Seltzer


http://7poundbag.com/2014/04/19/peds-and-the-record-book/