PR 1A

Setting-englsih class
Vecchio opens door 5 min before class starts and says
V-why arent you in your seats yet?!?! ( makes the face)

class-walks to seats and mumbles under their breath
everyone sitts
Vecchio introduces herself
V-everyone is going to fail except for nima (winks at nima)

Nima-psst albert!
A-wat!
N-I have a bagel!
A-who cares!
N-Im gna eat it now!
A-are u nuts! shell rape u!
N-nah bro dw she likes me
A-just go outside and eat it
NIMA LEAVES

JORDAN WALKS IN LATE with starbux & sits near justin & starts talking
V-walks over and makes scene about his starbux
V-do u not see what the signs say?!
J-what r u talking about? wat signs?
V-(points) there, there, there, and there!
J-oh those!! i didnt see them sry
V-well either throw it out now or im throwing u out
J-ok ur highness
V-watd u say!
J-i said ok no problem

VECHHIO WALKS BACK TO BOARD
Justin- (trying to get her attention) MRS!, MS!
V-no response
J-DR! TEACHER!
V-no response
J-HEY! WOMAN!
V- watd u just call me!?!
J-DENY DENY DENY
V-Only address me as DR Professor Master Vecchio Queen
J-yes commander!

V-assignment, ethical issues, is abortion right or wrong? there is no wrong answer
Danny- I think its wrong
V-wrong! how dumb can u possibly be?!?!
FAHIM-(to himself) i no this answer!
F-i think its right!
V-u think we should kill babies!? ur dumber than danny!
Albert-(raises hand slowly)
V-no questions albert!!

NIMA-(walks in) is it both?
V-yes nima ur so smart
N-speaking of abortion, look what i found! CONDOMS! (throws them in the air)
V-wow nima, since u solved the problem of abortions, u get extra credit!!
N-yay whoopie

laila-(raises hand) i dnt understand your assignment!! it doesnt ake sense and all u do is bash us!
V- too bad! since i had a tough time in school, so will u!
laila- well u no wat!?, i dnt need this class or ur annoying lectures!
I thought i could survive but I QUIT-(walks out)

start song- i will survive
-before words start, vecchio say
V-none of u will survive my class-hahahahahahaha (evil laugh)

song ends- we all get back in our seats

V- if ur done being stupid, we can get back to learning

V- WAIT! my witch senses are tingling
kevin walks in late
V- excuse me! r u in this class?
k- ye y?
v- do u no how late u r?
k- ye u got a problem with that?!
V- YE I DO!
she shoots him in the arm
K-crying and screaming all the floor
V- if anyone helps him, they get one letter deducted from their grade!
Fahim walks slowly to kevin to help him, but Vecchio sees him and shoots him in the chest killing him instantly
(FAHIM IS LEFT THERE FOR THE ENTIRE PLAY. HE ONLY GETS UP DURING THE LAST SONG)
kevin crawls to his seat

V- if u looked on blackboard last night, i assigned 2 books to be read for today
did anyone besides nima read them?
class- all mumbling that they didnt do it

omar- howd u read both books?! (to nima)
nima- wat u mean? vecchio didnt come to ur house and read it to u also??

class- DEAD SILENCE & STARES AT NIMA & VECCHIO

V- since u all read the assignment, im giving u 5 minutes to write a 10 page essay on how the book relates to this picture

pic-blank page

Qui-i dnt understand, wat is that a picture of?
V- clearly u didnt do the reading if ur asking that question
Gibran- but i read the books and i still dnt understand the picture
V- well that just means ur an idiot and didnt take notes good enough
Gibran- wat notes? u never told us to take any notes!
V- its implied that u take notes with everything! ur in college now
Gibran- screw this! life sux anyways, im gna commit suicide (leaves classroom)
V- oh good, less papers to grade (sits down in her chair)

2nd song- another one bites the dust
end song-everyone sits

Justin-yo albert u got the stuff?
A- dude not now were in class!
J-i cnt wait any longer, im dying!
A-just hold out another 10 min, ull get ur fix
J-im begging u, i need it now!
A-alright fine! take it (give justin bottle of water and cookies)
J-thanks ur a lifesaver (starts eating)

Vecchio hears justin chewing and runs to his desk
V-what the hell do u think your doing!
J- (talks with mouth full)
V-give me those cookies or ur gna fail
J-(talks with mouth full)
V-(grabs cookies and throws in garbage)
J- You monster!! (throws water at vecchio)

Vecchio starts melting
V-AHHHHH im melting!!! ahhhhh im melting!!!

Everyone sings and dancing around vecchio’s melted body
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!

as u can see from the play that i wrote, i dnt like dr. vecchio very much. she is continuing to redicule us and be very unhelpful. also, she has no intention whatsoever of helping us become better writers. she simply tells us what a good paper should consist of but when she returns the papers, she does not indicate specifically what is wrong with the paper. when she gives us back the rubric she gives us a grade along with a couple of words that describe why our paper is not good. however when asked specifically where these things apply to in our paper, she says that its not her problem to figure that out and that we should go to the writing center to figure it out. i understand that college isnt suppose to be like high school in that the teachers do everything for u, but in a class of 20 kids, i believe that she should atleast give us some time to talk about our papers

Number Uno Blog Assignment!Posted on September 17, 2010 by Anjelica LaFurno

1) Tell us who you think you are!
I am Anjelica. I am eighteen. I are blogging. I hate grammar. Grammar hate I. But seriously, I think I’m an average girl with an average life, average everything. I aspire to greatness, which is pretty average. Right? However, I am not so sure what greatness is or how to acheive greatness. If greatness means ruling an ancient empire, well then I’ll have to pass. But if greatness means being a good person, well then sign me up! Or maybe, I’ll just sign myself up, and then I will be average and independent! Wahoo. I guess like the theme of many great literary masterpieces I am trying to find myself, not that I’m lost. Gosh, you know what I mean.
2) Share your top 3 concerns about your Freshman year @Baruch and explain why?
My top concern is finding myself so overwhelmed by school that I struggle in my classes and fail miserably. But honestly, I do not plan on that happening. I would say it is an irrational fear. My second concern would be not making any friends and lacking a social life. That’s no fun. My third concern would be not meeting my own expectations. I have high standards and I want to succeed. I am sure many others feel the same exact way.
3)So far, what do you think will make your Baruch experience different from your High School experience?
First of all, the biggest difference will be not having to ask permission to use the bathroom! No, the biggest difference is the responsibility. You manage your time, no one reminds that you have an exam next week or you have a  paper due the next day. Essentially, you are on your own, and that is a good thing. I like the idea of not being treated like some, oversized, dependent baby in an academic setting. Another difference is the much nicer schedule. It is a lot easier to manage how and when you will complete schoolwork when you are not confined to basically living in school. You go to your classes, you can then go home, or to the library, or to the park, or anywhere really. The choice is yours. And I certaintly like having choices.
4)How do you think your lst year at college will change you?
Well for one thing, I’m sure I will become a much more educated person. I will know a lot more about the world than when I first  began school at the lovely, lovely Baruch College. I will be more independent, I will know myself better. I will be an overall more diverse person in nature. I will know more about the city I live in. I will become more accustomed to public transportation. Essentially, I will change for the better. I can not think of any negative changes that will come my way by attending college. However, I know at the end of the day that I will still be me, I will still aspire for greatness, and all that Jazz. Or Hip-Hop. Or New Wave. Or whatever.

Free Write Number One

I like my intense observation skills. I do not like my mood swings, my intense swinging of moods. I like to read. I like to read a lot. I do not like math. I do not like math at all. I wish certain people in my class would respect the beauty of silence, the type of silence where you just listen, and your mouth stays closed. I am convinced that obnoxiousness befriends obnoxiousness, and remains in obnoxious bliss, together, and as strong as they are weak. Orange. Nothing rhymes with orange. I wish I had all my textbooks, so I would feel like an official student with nice, ready-to-be-read books. Questions, questions, questions. All of these kids have questions. Questions at times are rather annoying. Why are there so many boys at Baruch, too many of them. I think the female population needs to take over and start a revolution.

Free Write Number Three

A moment I felt embarassed was when I accidentally confused landing on the moon for landing on the sun. I thought: “Hey, wow, I’m the first woman to ever land on the sun!” But then, after my victory dance I realized that I wasn’t on the sun, so I settled for first woman to walk on the moon, not that I walked on the moon. I skipped or you could say bounced on the moon because of that whole zero gravity thing. My personal motto is: ” If you can’t walk on the sun, then why not the moon!?” I say it to myself whenever I’m traveling the milky way, while drinking a glass of milk, a tall glass of milk. I sometimes dream of dreams. Orange, burnt orange. The world is orange and there is no sun, and man is orange, and everything else is orange too.

I chose this picture (thank you Google for being so generous, you’re great!) because sometimes I sit in class reminding myself that no one will tell me how to succeed, it is up to me to decide how well I am going to do, and only the individual is responsible for becoming the “dunce” in college. I definitely want to avoid putting a dunce cap on my own head, so I will be good, as good as I can be.

My most recent monologue (free write):

1)  Classes are difficult and I have a lot of work. I have no fre time. Homework fills my afternoons and nights, especially for englissh class. I get the most work from Dr. Vecchio. She is picky, cranky and extremely mean.

2) My biggest challenge is meeting the requiremets for my english class along with getting my studying done for all of my other four classes. Balancing baseball with my academic work is another major challenge for me.

3) I enjoy playing baseball for Baruch College the most because it takes my mind off of school work, I am able to meet new people and most importantly I can represent my school on the basbeall field.

This last monologue that was written on September 27th of 2010 really demonstrates one of my bad qualities. I tend to judge situations prematurely and express hate for new experiences that I dont like at first. At the time I wrote that monologue I was only a month deep into my first semester at Baruch and I felt piled in with work unable to accomplish anything. I had thoughts of transferring to another school because I thought Baruch as unbearable. But, now about half way through my first semester I have a good grasp on the workload and english class isn’t as bad as it was in the first month of school. I need to learn to give things time and let them develop more before I make judgements. My struggles in my first semester have dwindled for now but I am sure I will be faced with more challenges in my future and situations where I will feel like there is no way out. I must persevere and rise above my obstacles to be a successful student-athlete at Baruch College.  

I believe this cartoon best describes me at this stage in my life for several reasons. Entering college, students have many expectations about what its going to be like for the next four years of their life. In my case, I was not expecting such a heavy workload in my first semester. I found myself surpried by the sall amount of time I had for myself compared to the time dedicated to my studies. With this new and intense workload, everything else became harder to manage such as, work (outide of school), relationships with family and friends, athletics and most of all, just time for myself. This cartoon depicts a man juggling many things an he even needed extra arms to handle all of the objects he is attempting to keep in the air. I sometimes feel like the man in this cartoon because I try to do everything to the best of my ability without making many mistakes but I often feel that I am trying to do too much. I am juggling all of these aspects of my life, hoping that everything will be okay and that in the end, I will end up successful. My determination, perseverance and hard work will help me accomplish all of my tasks and goals in the present and life in the future.

Setting-englsih class
Vecchio opens door 5 min before class starts and says
V-why arent you in your seats yet?!?! ( makes the face)

class-walks to seats and mumbles under their breath
everyone sitts
Vecchio introduces herself
V-everyone is going to fail except for nima (winks at nima)

Nima-psst albert!
A-wat!
N-I have a bagel!
A-who cares!
N-Im gna eat it now!
A-are u nuts! shell rape u!
N-nah bro dw she likes me
A-just go outside and eat it
NIMA LEAVES

JORDAN WALKS IN LATE with starbux & sits near justin & starts talking
V-walks over and makes scene about his starbux
V-do u not see what the signs say?!
J-what r u talking about? wat signs?
V-(points) there, there, there, and there!
J-oh those!! i didnt see them sry
V-well either throw it out now or im throwing u out
J-ok ur highness
V-watd u say!
J-i said ok no problem

VECHHIO WALKS BACK TO BOARD
Justin- (trying to get her attention) MRS!, MS!
V-no response
J-DR! TEACHER!
V-no response
J-HEY! WOMAN!
V- watd u just call me!?!
J-DENY DENY DENY
V-Only address me as DR Professor Master Vecchio Queen
J-yes commander!

V-assignment, ethical issues, is abortion right or wrong? there is no wrong answer
Danny- I think its wrong
V-wrong! how dumb can u possibly be?!?!
FAHIM-(to himself) i no this answer!
F-i think its right!
V-u think we should kill babies!? ur dumber than danny!
Albert-(raises hand slowly)
V-no questions albert!!

NIMA-(walks in) is it both?
V-yes nima ur so smart
N-speaking of abortion, look what i found! CONDOMS! (throws them in the air)
V-wow nima, since u solved the problem of abortions, u get extra credit!!
N-yay whoopie

laila-(raises hand) i dnt understand your assignment!! it doesnt ake sense and all u do is bash us!
V- too bad! since i had a tough time in school, so will u!
laila- well u no wat!?, i dnt need this class or ur annoying lectures!
I thought i could survive but I QUIT-(walks out)

start song- i will survive
-before words start, vecchio say
V-none of u will survive my class-hahahahahahaha (evil laugh)

song ends- we all get back in our seats

V- if ur done being stupid, we can get back to learning

V- WAIT! my witch senses are tingling
kevin walks in late
V- excuse me! r u in this class?
k- ye y?
v- do u no how late u r?
k- ye u got a problem with that?!
V- YE I DO!
she shoots him in the arm
K-crying and screaming all the floor
V- if anyone helps him, they get one letter deducted from their grade!
Fahim walks slowly to kevin to help him, but Vecchio sees him and shoots him in the chest killing him instantly
(FAHIM IS LEFT THERE FOR THE ENTIRE PLAY. HE ONLY GETS UP DURING THE LAST SONG)
kevin crawls to his seat

V- if u looked on blackboard last night, i assigned 2 books to be read for today
did anyone besides nima read them?
class- all mumbling that they didnt do it

omar- howd u read both books?! (to nima)
nima- wat u mean? vecchio didnt come to ur house and read it to u also??

class- DEAD SILENCE & STARES AT NIMA & VECCHIO

V- since u all read the assignment, im giving u 5 minutes to write a 10 page essay on how the book relates to this picture

pic-blank page

Qui-i dnt understand, wat is that a picture of?
V- clearly u didnt do the reading if ur asking that question
Gibran- but i read the books and i still dnt understand the picture
V- well that just means ur an idiot and didnt take notes good enough
Gibran- wat notes? u never told us to take any notes!
V- its implied that u take notes with everything! ur in college now
Gibran- screw this! life sux anyways, im gna commit suicide (leaves classroom)
V- oh good, less papers to grade (sits down in her chair)

2nd song- another one bites the dust
end song-everyone sits

Justin-yo albert u got the stuff?
A- dude not now were in class!
J-i cnt wait any longer, im dying!
A-just hold out another 10 min, ull get ur fix
J-im begging u, i need it now!
A-alright fine! take it (give justin bottle of water and cookies)
J-thanks ur a lifesaver (starts eating)

Vecchio hears justin chewing and runs to his desk
V-what the hell do u think your doing!
J- (talks with mouth full)
V-give me those cookies or ur gna fail
J-(talks with mouth full)
V-(grabs cookies and throws in garbage)
J- You monster!! (throws water at vecchio)

Vecchio starts melting
V-AHHHHH im melting!!! ahhhhh im melting!!!

Everyone sings and dancing around vecchio’s melted body
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!

This is a photo that i feel i can relate to. It might be weird but because of all the stress and work around me i have no time to eat and maintain a timely schedule. I just feel like i wanna eat a crave crate and pass out like my friend over here. And the basis of my free writes revolves around my dreaded english teacher. She is a nice woman but she refuses to tell us what we did wrong and doesnt help much. I hope she does change sometime in the future or else ill have some bug problems like the res tin my class