So I'm enrolled and the web4students system continued to indicate "staff" under the "instructor" column of my detailed schedule which prevented me from knowing who I would be stuck with until April. I walked in class and there's Professor Vaudville. He doesn't know (shhhhhhh) but I call him this because it's what comes to mind beside an "evergreen story with a twist," everytime I see him. My days in this seminar aren't as bad as I had expected after all--so far, even though I still don't know what this course is completely about. I'm usually not one to go in a situation negative but I've had my share of b.s at UDC and I can pretty much call it like I see it...you know what I mean!
Four Thursdays ago was a new day as I found myself walking into the light as my mind glided off into space when Professor Vaudville was blathering about the differences between television and film and signs and symbols in his extremely energetic voice; but at that moment, the worth of my educational career was revived and brought me back from the bright, dingy light that embraced the ceiling of room B-17. It was Prof. Hanff teaching and I felt that the quality of my dollars were spent right this semester...yeeesss, we finally got what we paid for, someone who's actually going to use their expertise to help us understand our field of choice, outside of "the text book." Even though I've received this quality of education before from Mr. Evergreen and a few others, it's been a long time coming and I'm sure that many of you would agree.
Maybe this week when I return to school after the snow storm clears, I will have a more indepth understanding of the course but I do believe it's about rediness when actually entering the field and I love the idea of us leaving with portfolio's because I could definitely use some help in that department. The highlight of the course is that we won't have any quizzes or a midterm, that is a blessing. Although Hanf used to give his students the first 5 or ten minutes to complete a test/quiz open book, I ca appreciate this better.:) So, after all of this typing, I'm trying to tell you that even though I'm (you're probably are blind too:)) oblivious to the nature of communicative arts seminar, we are headed in the directio where we will, at the least, be prepared to enter a career at an entry-level successfully so take advantage of it because this quality of sharing knowledge to help us move forward has gone extinct at UDC!
About Me:
Well, obviously I'm a senior journalism student at the University of the District of Columbia. I'm very out spoken and love to write for creative purposes. Since attending UDC and focusing on a career in journalism, I no longer want to be a journalist. Public relations has sparked my interest after a semester spent with Prof. Vassell and two semesters spent at NBC. Preferably, I want to breathe fashion in the PR industry. However, if I did have to work in a television station, I would rather work with advertising and promotion--using various softwares to create and edit promos. I'm graduating on May 7th...yeah me!!!! This course is my last chance to touch up my skills and prepare myself for what I've spent my last 8 years doing...being successful!
Flattery will get you everywhere. I'm not kidding. It really will; in the right context, with a little humor and finesse...it's a skill that will serve you well.
ReplyDeleteWatch simple mistakes like spelling, they can distract your readers from your ideas. While weblogs are more conversational in tone, you need to create a unifying statement that brings your first-person narrative together. Optimism, perhaps. Try injecting some of the ideas from the readings to congeal your thought around.
Great Godzilla image...really sums up apprehension about graduating.
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