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My name is Michael Ruffin, and as of right now my major is in General Studies. This is my 2nd semester in College, so this could change sooner or later on down the line. 1 quirky thing about me is that, I like going to Busch Gardens Theme Park during Christmas time to watch the shows and the Ireland Dancers. I recently retired from the military after doing 21 plus years, so I am excited about school and my feelings toward reading and writing is that (Hey! its very beneficial / You have to know how to do it, and its a great way to exercise your mind, thoughts, and creativity.) What I hope to get out of this class is the necessary tools needed for personal growth and development.

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Hi!

My name is Mustafa Burak Turkoglu. Currently I am majoring in IT (Cloud Computing) since it is booming the field and is a high demand job on the market. In the future, if nothing goes sideways, I hope to work in a company that has a branch in Turkey where I actually grew up. I do not think writing is going to play a big role vocationally to me. However, reading is vice versa.IT is an ever-rising industry and probably I need to get myself updated constantly by reading articles and news. Other than that, I used to pick social, literature and math classes back in high school. Therefore, writing and reading interfered my life in an extent. A weird thing about me is that I cannot wear socks at home and if I am visiting my relatives or friends at their place, I might kindly ask them whether I can take my socks off or not. I have never encountered to a “no” response which is quite good so far. I hope this class provides me the opportunity to strengthen my writing skills which I lack.

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Hello everyone! My name is Daniel, but I go by Danny for short. I am a first year engineering major. I want my engineering discipline to be computer hardware and electrical engineering. In the fifth grade, I built my first computer because I wanted to mod my favorite game at the time, Skyrim. I always felt that reading and writing was a medium to express our thoughts and beliefs in a deep, unique method-- there is a reason people say, "the book was better." When learning English in grade-school, I always thought of writing as a uniform, strict way to communicate. With this class, I hope to overcome that obstacle to get a better grasp of the true power that writing has.

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Hello classmates, my name is Natalie Salazar and I'm a Business major. My dream has always been to open up my own dispensary/ coffee shop. Fun facts about me are that I'm a dog mom of three, they're my whole world and I don't know what I would do without them. I also love to travel, so far I've been to four different countries and I'm going to Greece this fall. Going into this semester I was a little nervous because the last English class I took was back in 2018 when I was in high school. I wasn't the best writer in high school it was always a challenge for me but I'm walking into this class with my head up high and hoping I will overcome the obstacles I had in the past.

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Attending the World Cup is something I desire very much

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Hey people,

I am Dennilson Gamboa and i'm currently majoring in accounting. Reason being I just enjoy the financial world.
A Few unique facts about me are that I have no Clue on how to swim, as well as I can cook some very good scrambled eggs. So, if theres a massive flood in the future i'm definitely gone.
Reading and writing in the past wasn’t really my strong suit. That consequently I got Straight F's in my English class in 7th grade. I hope to to improve in my writing and reading skills so can pass this course and retain the knowledge and use it in my future endeavors. :0

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Hi everyone, my name is Jiwon. I'm majoring in IT and hoping to transfer to George Mason next year. One interesting fact about me is that I used to major in Fine Arts, but I decided to leave my joy of painting as a hobby. Although I did mostly oil paintings when I was majoring Art, now I'm more into digital painting.
I like reading fun fictions as well as informative documents that I'm interested in. It's always fun to explore and learn new things. I'm not really in to writing, especially when I need to write long long pages. It's been a little while since I read or wrote in English, and I hope I could get back my English skills and maybe improve more in this class.

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I love that you are getting certified in ASL. I also want to myself because there are actually a lot more deaf ppl than we know around us. It would definitely make them feel less alone and that people care about them.

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Hi!

My name is Anna and I’m thinking ab majoring in IT. Some fun facts about me are that I love music and I’m an aspiring artist. I also love getting creative with a lot of things such as dressing up and filming music videos.  I don’t necessarily love writing for school, but I love writing songs/ poetry to express my emotions and express myself. I also am interested in creating my own business. After taking this class, I hope to develop more confidence in my writing skills so that I can be able to transfer these skills into the professional world such as my future work place.

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Hey everyone! My name is Franco but I go by Miro. I'm majoring in business and economics and plan to transfer to GMU for both. A fun fact about me is that I enjoy playing video games and reading. My current favorite video game is Elden ring. I mostly read fantasy books with my favorite series, being The First Law trilogy, Age of Madness trilogy, and The Dresden Files. I also work as a server for a casual fine dining restaurant. I hope that this class will help me achieve better writing skills. Good luck to everyone this semester and I can't wait to meet all of you!

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This is my favorite soccer/football team.

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Hey everyone, my name is Jason and my major is Information Systems Technology. I chose this major since I always had a passion in Computers and Technology and that I can get a good job in this field.
Fun fact about me is that I'm a huge soccer/football fan and also play soccer. My favorite soccer team is F.C Barcelona.
At first I didn't like writing and reading that much infact I always hated it since it was my worst performing subject throughout my school years. Later on in High school it was a more enjoyable subject since the teachers made the course enjoyable.
The main thing that I want to get out of this class is to have a good and better reading and writing knowledge for the future. It'll be nice to meet everyone in this class!

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My name is Martin and I have changed my major to General Studies from Nursing.  I have travelled since I was a child and have seen many countries, I am a new father and worked the last few years at a major hospital before, during and (now) after the cv19 pandemic. My passion is emergency medicine, so I thrive when I am posted to Emergency Departments as part of my job. I have a love/hate relationship with writing and reading as I love to read, read multiple books a year, have a huge collection and a ton of audiobooks. Podcasts have become my new favorite way to pass the time, I feel like I am tapped into the world and get many perspectives and sources of information that aren't through a mainstream filter.  The hate part is the past times that I have taken English or any other writing oriented class, anything structured or requiring source organization or formatting is frustrating to me. I prefer freestyle writing(or rambling as my friends and loved ones tell me) and struggled to make deadlines and prepare MLA formats, probably because I am a contrarian and most likely have undiagnosed severe ADHD(so I am constantly told) but who has time for that, there is life to live! C'est la vie. I hope to pass this class(like everyone else) but for me it is more of an exercise in discipline and time management/goal completion. I usually have a great first few weeks and then lose focus, so it should make for a good challenge to tackle 12 weeks of something.

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My name is Utibe.
I am aiming to get back into the dental field by getting a degree in dental hygiene.
Some fun facts about me is I love DIY, home organizations, and bargain shopping. I have 3 boys who keep  me extremely busy and on my feet all day.
I loved writing poems back in high school because it helped me cope with a few things. I  also loved reading novels but i don't anymore.
I am happy to be taking ENG 111 and hope to develop confidence in my writing skills to help with communication and documentation which are both essential for my future career.
Nice meeting everyone and I look forward to learning with you all.

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This is platoon i was with, this picture was taken after a grappling event. 

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Hello!

I am Raul, and i am majoring in Administration of Justice. I was drawn to this  major because i hope to one day have a job in the DEA.
A fun fact about me is that after high school I joined the military. I enjoy playing lacrosse and soccer. I also enjoy grappling and running which is something i picked up after coming back from active duty orders.
When I was 8 I moved to the U.S, I didn't know any English so communicating and reading English was difficult. during high school i would dread writing a paper because I would spend so much time nit picking and over think what i was writing.
For this course I hope to develop more confidence in my writing.

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This is my favorite basketball team in the NBA and hopefully, we will go to the finals. 

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Hello everyone!

My name is Julian Gutierrez.
My major is Business Management, and I really like it because I like how the business operates and how to be a leader for the company that I'm working for.
Fun facts about me that I love playing sports such as soccer, football, and basketball. My favorite teams are the Washington Commanders (NFL), Miami Heat (NBA), Capitals (NHL), Nationals (MLB).
I also like to travel and learn different cultures around the world and also learning different backgrounds as well.
I love writing and little bit of reading during high school and it helps me a lot in the past cause when I was younger, I had difficult understanding about a topics in the past 5  years. And reading and writing really helped me out a lot so I can understand better.
I hope to have better writing skills during English 111 so I can become a better communicator so I can use that in the future after getting my degree from college.
Thank you for reading this and it was nice to meet all of y'all!

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Hi everyone! My name is Nicholas, but I go by Nick.

I am majoring in education; my goal is to teach high school and I’m working towards getting certified in ASL.  I am a single dad and have 3 daughters ages 4, 6, and 8.  When I’m not in class they keep me very busy, and we love swimming.  They ask me daily if the pool is open yet :)  A fun fact about me is my weird taste in TV. I like horror films, which are difficult to watch with little kids around and reality shows like Drag Race. I am just returning to school; I have not attended college in around 10 years.  I just finished my 1st semester and luckily have some credits accumulated so I should be able to graduate next spring.  I love to write for myself, but always dreaded school assignments.  Like we discussed in class my experience involved many essays and we did not focus on skills just grammar.  This made me really hate writing in an academic setting.  I have written some essays since returning to NOVA and have done surprisingly well. It is refreshing to see how the teaching methods have evolved since I attended High School.  I have a solid foundation on writing research and objective papers for classes like History, but I hope to find my personal voice or style of writing during this class.  I want to work on opinion pieces and forming my own clear arguments.

Good luck to everyone!

-Nick

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Hi everyone!

My name is Anna.
I am majoring in criminal justice, and also hope to learn and work with blood splatter and various crime scenes.
A few fun facts about me I enjoy drawing and painting with my daughter. A normal fun day for us is taking a few hours to enjoy the park.
I used to love writing and reading in high school and took pleasure in my standards of learning tests and an occasional favorite book.
I hope to build my writing skills so I can sound professional in the workplace and better convey my points.

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Hi everyone!

My name is Brenda.
I am majoring in Cybersecurity to become a Information Security Analyst.
A few fun facts about me is that I have a love for cars. Being able to fix car parts and learning their function is empowering to me. I as well enjoy working out, drawing, and painting.
I take a pleasure in writing. I have used writing to build clarity on how I am feeling and has helped me sort out my thoughts visually. And it is also another form of meditation for me.
What I hope to get out of this class is to enhance my vocabulary and to improve in writing essays.
Thank you for taking the time reading my bio and it was a pleasure meeting you all! :)

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This is a drawing of Black panther I did after Chadwick Boseman passed away!

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Hello!
My name is Khashayar Saeid (I usually go by Sean since it's easier to pronounce).
My major is Cyber Security and I've been in love with computer parts and building them.
Fun facts about me is that I love to draw, swim and play video games, these are the best tools of escaping from reality for me!
I also have one older sister as well as two dogs.
I love reading but I am aiming to polish my writing skills with the help of you.
Lovely meeting you ladies and gentlemen.

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Hi!
My name is Eliora Allgood.
I am aiming to get a degree in dental hygiene.
Some fun facts about me might be that I love photography as a hobby and animals. I also have seven siblings as well as two dogs, a rabbit and 7 chickens.
I have always loved writing and English has been my favorite subject during High School. I'm hoping to gain better writing skills throughout this semester.
I am so excited to be taking English 111 with everyone, looking forward to learning together!