What Career Should You Actually Have?

First, take this Buzzfeed Quiz: What Career Should You Actually Have?

Look at the results.  As many of you  (if not all of you) are freshman students, it's not too late to change your major.

Then, write a blog post (8-10 sentences) telling me if your results.  Then, continue to write whether you agree or disagree with the results of the Buzzfeed quiz.  If you agree, what interests or personality characteristics would make you good at this job?  If you disagree, why do you disagree?  What career would you prefer to have instead?

Publish your blog post in the comments section of today's blog.  This is an academic writing course, so please use proper grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.  Your blog post is due by midnight Wednesday, Sept 28th; no-responses will be credited with a zero.

Merhaba to the Fall 2016 Academic Writing 2 Class Blog!

Welcome to the AWT1002-09 blog website.  Each week, I will post a blog prompt during your MML period (Wednesdays in MML building 4), You must write a response to the prompt in the "Comments" section of the blog prompt. I expect you to use your MML period to write your blog post (although you may finish your blog post for homework).  The intention of this blog site is to encourage creative writing and creative thinking. However, I still expect you to use academic writing in your post, such as correct capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and vocabulary. Your blog post should be a paragraph (8-10 sentences) minimum length. 

Blog prompt:  Today is the International Day of Peace and NoVA: Non-Violence Awareness Day. When we think of peace, we think of the absence of violence. However, one type of violence that we often overlook is self-harm and self-violence. This includes all the negative, mean, and disparaging self-talk we declare about ourselves (I'm too fat; I'm too short; I'm not strength enough; I'm not good-looking enough; I'm not friendly enough, etc.). When we say negative and violent things about ourselves over and over again, we create internal violence. How we think of ourselves and treat ourselves is often related to the way we think about and treat other people. So, if we want peace in the world, we have to start having peace within our own minds and bodies.

I want you to think about one way that you are not at peace with yourself. Then, write a blog post (1 paragraph, 8-10 sentences) about this one way you are not at peace with yourself and a few ways or solutions that you can start today to begin being gentler, nicer, kinder, and more at peace with yourself. As M. Gandhi said, "Be the change you want to see in the world." Write your blog post about how you can start your inner peace revolution today!

Your blog post is due today, Wednesday, Sept. 1st at midnight.  Late submissions will not be accepted.