Introduction
This first semester I struggled a lot with getting acclimated and used to my new surroundings. I have been trying to push through but things have been a great challenge for me. Sometimes these things can get to me with the over piling school work and even just not having a support system that is filled with my peers. I haven’t really had anything I enjoyed so far in my first semester but I am really hopeful for my second. Throughout the second semester I want to have a better support system and even a better schedule with my school work and balance between social life.
I plan to expand my horizon through my work and the things I do (20%)
[Instead of doing very broad topics like in my writings I plan to deepen my understanding for the work so that others can get a better view of WHO Terran is and what she plans to accomplish.]
[“THE PERSON WHO HAS SHAPED ME INTO WHO I AM AND SHIFTED MY PERSPECTIVE ON THINGS IS MY MOTHER, QUENESHA CATRON.”
This is a small excerpt from my first digital project. As time goes on I would love to expand this to show a more visual picture through my work and not just words on a screen. ]
Do my work to understand it not to get it done (25%)
[Instead of trying to just receive an A on the assignment I will start to taking extra steps to really get a grasp on what I am supposed to be taught]
[There isn’t an actual artifact for this goal but an example I can use is from the “Writing in the Disciplines” book. Instead of reading the book to get the reading done, I can start doing annotations to have a deeper understanding of the book and connect it to things that make me interested.]
Broaden my vocabulary (25%)
[My vocabulary can sometimes be weak so with this goal I am pushing myself to seek new phrases and new words by reading and exploring different pieces of work. ]
[” MY MOTHER HAS EVERYTHING YOU CAN WISH FOR IN A MOTHER, SHE IS KIND, PATIENT, LOVING, STRONG, A GREAT LISTENER, HARD-WORKING, TRUSTING, ENCOURAGING, AND EMPOWERING. THE LIST COULD HONESTLY CONTINUE FOREVER. TO UNDERSTAND ME IS TO KNOW WHERE AND WHOM I COME FROM, MY MOM IS 99.9% OF THAT. I WAS HER FIRST CHILD, SO SHE LOVED AND CHERISHED ME WITH WHAT SHE KNEW HOW. IT WASN’T ALWAYS PERFECT, BUT SHE DID WHAT SHE COULD. SHE MADE MY CHILDHOOD THE BEST EVEN THOUGH HERS WASN’T, I WILL ALWAYS APPRECIATE HER FOR THAT.”
This shows that my vocabulary is decent but we can use more descriptive words and phrases throughout the text to not make it as lengthy. As we continue it’ll broaden but so far I think it has been very average and passing.]
Targeting a clear Audience(10%)
[Sometimes the audience that we are trying to reach isn’t always very clear and precise. This goal will help push that so whoever I am trying to reach they are understanding the message as clear as possible. ]
[“I NEVER FULLY UNDERSTOOD REALLY TILL AFTER THAT DAY. HER LOVE FOR SCHOOL WAS BECAUSE IT KEPT HER FROM BEING RAPED AND ABUSED. I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY, I ALWAYS THOUGHT SHE JUST WAS SCHOLARLY AND LOVED TO LEARN. DUE TO HER CIRCUMSTANCES, SHE WANTED TO LEARN TO FINALLY BE FREE. THROUGH SCHOOL, SHE WENT SO FAR AND EXCELLED. I REALIZED THEN I NEEDED TO PUSH HARDER BECAUSE THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEBODY WHO HAS IT WORSE THAN ME. FROM THEN ON, I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE ACCEPTING THAT WE ALL MAY GO THROUGH SOMETHING IT IS HOW WE PUSH THROUGH THAT SITUATION THAT WILL MATTER IN THE END. I KNEW MY SITUATION WASN’T THAT BAD MY POINT OF VIEW OF THE SITUATION WAS JUST SHIT. I KNEW I NEEDED TO PUSH HARDER, BE STRONGER, AND DO EVERYTHING I COULD TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF MY SITUATION AND CIRCUMSTANCES. I LOVED HER MORE FOR SHOWING ME THAT I WAS MORE THAN THAT SITUATION AND I THANK HER FOR NEVER JUDGING ME ABOUT THAT SITUATION. HER WILLPOWER AND STRENGTH SHE INSTILLED IN ME SHOW ME EVERY DAY THAT I CAN BE JUST AS STRONG AS HER AND HAVE ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS SHE HAS IF I SEE THEM WITHIN MYSELF AND BELIEVE THEY ARE THERE.”
This piece is also taken from my first digital project. The audience of this text is still kind of unclear but it seems very general and not targeted. With my future work I plan to specifically push a certain audience to read what I have written.]
Straight forward work (20%)
[This goal will demonstrate work that is very to the point with no unnecessary filler sentences or extra words that make the work wordy or even hard to read. ]
[“My name is Terran Catron I am from St. Louis, MO. I attended Hazelwood Central High School (10th -12th)and Cardinal Ritter College Prep(9th ). I am currently attending Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for Nursing with a minor in Psychology. My current hobbies now are Tik Tok, listening to music, and spending time with my family. I love Mariah the Scientist and Young Thug. A fun fact about me is I skipped first grade and graduated high school at 16. I have a strong love for Chemistry and really all of the sciences and the way of life. If I no longer wanted to do nursing I probably would pursue to be a farmer and own my own land and different crops.”
This is a very great demonstration of what I will be trying to work on. I am giving you the All About Me without boring you and not just throwing pointless things at you. This helps with clarity, it could be better but this is out progress so far.]