Introduction

My name is Ty Prewitt, I was born in Glendora California and I am the eldest of four. I am the first in my family to attend college and my major is in English and hope to graduate by 2021. I am considered to be a junior and my first two years of college I accomplished at Coconino Community College, so this is my first year that I am attending Northern Arizona University. I chose English to be my major because writing seemed to come easier to me than other subjects. I am not sure what I want my career to be after I graduate but there are a few things I have been looking into, the main one would be to become a professor or possibly get into some sort of law career. My uncle Todd is a big influence on me to continue to finish my college education, my uncle has his masters and is a college professor that teaches all over California. I grew up without a father most of my life and my uncle was the father figure in my life and showcased the values of education which inspired me to attend college. 

The reasoning I am taking this course Eng 218 is to better my writing and make it more professional than amatuer. I am always looking to improve my work and this course seems like it could show me how to write in a professional setting. I have taken many English courses but they were all mainly creative writing courses, this will be my first course in rhetoric and disciplinary writing and I am excited to learn. The blogging aspect of this course will also be a first for me, I have never started a blog and look forward to sharing my ideas on subjects. The understanding of others through blogging is also aspect I am excited for, the exchanging of ideas and concepts that would better our understanding of our fellow peers. 

I have a few hobbies that I have been practicing for practically my entire life, I have been playing chess since the third grade and have been skateboarding for over 15 years. I have always been athletic throughout my life and it fuels my love for sports. I have won a few skateboard competitions in Arizona and I was planning on becoming a professional skateboarder when I was young but school, friends and parties got in the way of that and now I am attending college to find a realistic career. When I was younger I would attend as many chess tournaments as I could and I also was the top fourth grader in Arizona for chess. I  would have loved to be a grandmaster though I didn’t play throughout middle and high school. I enjoy watching all sports such as basketball, football, golf, bowling, soccer and baseball, my favorite teams are Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle Seahawks, and Los Angeles Angels. 

I am truly excited for this course and the diversity of the class in hobbies and places of origin are going to make it that much more interesting. I am hoping this course is a new frontier of my academic career and opens doors for other options I can choose from when finding a career. Everyone seems very friendly and I am looking forward to having a great time in this course.