Professor Clark,
My name is Adrienne Hayes, but outside of work and school people call me Kelly. I am a mother of a nine (9) year old girl whose name is Shacoya. I work and go to school full time, which could be pretty hectic at times. When I first began this class, I thought to myself, oh my goodness, how can I possibly get an "A" in this class? I said this because I had to take the English remedial class, when I first applied for College in 1996 at NYCTC. But to my surprise, I have been doing pretty well. Throughout this semester I have learned a lot, but the most important lesson that I learned comes from me writing my second paper. I did something, that was not intentional, but it could have caused me to get an "F" or possibly kicked out of the class. I did not cite the source in one of my paragraphs, but I did in the others, so that saved me.
My grades have been real important to me, because I am 26 years old and have been out of school for a little over five years. It feels good to know that I still have the ability to understand the work just as well as my classmates, some of whom are quite younger than I am and just getting out of High School.
Currently I am a Liberal Arts Student, but I plan on changing my major to Nursing. This is something that I have always wanted to be since I was a child. But I have to say getting into the Nursing program is a challenge. You have to maintain a high GPA to even be considered for the program, but I will continue to strive and do well in my classes because I know what I want.
After graduating from BMCC I plan on going to a four (4) year college so that I can earn my Bachelors and possibly my Masters Degrees.
I have chosen my Critical Paper to be graded for my final portfolio because I think it represents my best work. I have received good grades on my other papers, but this one was a different experience for me. It gave me an idea on how to criticize something or someone in both a negative and positive way. My paper is about T-Mobile and how bad their service and phones are. I also chose this paper because I think that you will find it quite interesting. When reading my paper, you will see the different type of phones that I've had.
Critical Paper-Adrienne-T-Mobile
These are some of my other papers that I have done over the course of the semester. I do not want you to consider them for my grade, but if you like, you can take a look at them.
Personal Narrative-Adrienne-Oh My God I'm Bleeding
90 Minutes Paper-Adrienne-What is Hip Hop?
These are some of the comments I've received from my classmates.
Posted at Sep 11/2004 03:16 PM:
Kun Lin:Hi, Adrienne.This is a nice brief introdution that tells me about your major and goal. Are you a freshman in BMCC? It's smart to be a Liberal Arts student if you're still making decision about your major. Maybe you can talk to your counselor for some suggestions, and I hope it will help you a bit. By the way, happy birthday to you! Hope it won't be too late.
Posted at Sep 14/2004 08:53 AM:
Abeni Blanchard: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ADRIENNE, KELLY, WHTAEVER YOU WANT TO BE CALLED. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
AND MANY MORE..........................
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NO APPLAUSE NESSECERY.
Posted at Sep 19/2004 10:26 PM:
YEAH HAPPY BIRTHDAY. and GOOD LUCK with your goals
Posted at Sep 19/2004 10:26 PM:
Andrew Lugavere: ya
Posted at Sep 22/2004 09:30 AM:
claver.Opali: well i just saw your comment on my page. i will like to think about this high regard. however, your story is very nice, and hope your achieve your dream. Georgia is lovely.
Posted at Sep 22/2004 09:44 AM:
Antisha Hemmings:Hi Adrienne ,I would like to wish good luck with you trying to accomplish goals doing three things at one time.I think it was a good idea that you took a rest after having your child .Even though I'm not a mother I know what it's like beacuse I have a 28year old sister that has two kids a 11year old daughter and a five year old son .At the time while being a mother she a teacher and beens in college since I could remember.My sister was in the same situation as you but at the time some how se still manage to go to college.Guess what? she's burned out,don't get me wrong I'm very proud of my sister but I just want her to take a rest.I think she deserves it.So whatever you do just make sure that you always have time for you and don't out do yourself.
