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There are many organizations out there that helps out many people. Out of all the organizations, many of them only focus on a certain category. Out of all the organizations, I think that we should donate the money to UNICEF because it is an organization that helps many different world wide problems. UNICEF is an organization that helps fight against AIDS on children as well as African crisis. When there is a sudden emergency, UNICEF would raise money to help aid all the people in need. One great example would be the earthquake in Japan. They were able to help aid the Japan when Japan needed all the help they can get. By donating to UNICEF, it would help the people in Africa because starvation in certain parts of Africa is very high right now. If we are able to donate the money to help provide food and shelter, it would help make a big difference.

There are many organizations out there that helps out many people. Out of all the organizations, many of them only focus on a certain category. Out of all the organizations, I think that we should donate the money to UNICEF because it is an organization that helps many different world wide problems. UNICEF is an organization that helps fight against AIDS on children as well as African crisis. When there is a sudden emergency, UNICEF would raise money to help aid all the people in need. One great example would be the earthquake in Japan. They were able to help aid the Japan when Japan needed all the help they can get. By donating to UNICEF, it would help the people in Africa because starvation in certain parts of Africa is very high right now. If we are able to donate the money to help provide food and shelter, it would help make a big difference.

Hello Professor Neal,

After working on my e-mail assignment that is due tomorrow, I don’t know who I should write it to. I thought about it for a while and I was wondering if you have an idea for who I should write it to. Thanks!

Who am I? I’m Andy Feng who is currently a freshman in Bernard Baruch college. Overall, I would say I’m a shy person who is still getting accustomed to Baruch. Like many other students in Baruch, I am a huge procrastinator. I usually work on my assignments and readings when it is the day before it is due. During my free time, if I have any, I usually call my friends out to play handball. It is also a way for me to have fun and relieve stress from all the work college has piled up for me. I HATE mosquitos. Whenever I hear a sound from a mosquito, I immediately wake up and go after it. If I don’t kill it, I won’t sleep. If I am too tired, I would actually pick up my pillow and blanket and migrate to the couch and sleep.

Roller coasters are liked by many people, but I am surely not one of them. I hate the feeling of how my stomach turns around when the ride is going downward very fast. Every time I mention that, people would snap back saying that the feeling is the best. Not only that, I never trusted the safety regulations that they use to “protect” you from falling. Ever since I was little, I always thought that I would slip. After riding the Cyclone from Coney Island, I never want to ride any roller coasters ever again. The Cyclone had no seat belts. Instead, they only have a metal bar that you must hang on to. From that ride alone, I got two bruises from banging my arm and I almost slipped out of the ride.

Bernard Baruch college has been treating me very well since the first day of school. The transition from high school to college is not as difficult except for the excessive amount of reading each night. During my high school days, I get out of school with about 1 hour worth of work before I am free to play games or watch television. In college, by the time I get home, it is already around 6. All the reading and assignments take up all the rest of my time. B the time I get everything done, it is about 12AM already. This is the worst part of college. I am the type of people who needs about 9-10 hours of sleep before I am satisfied. If I get less than that, I tend to fall back asleep. It is always very hard for me to wake up every morning. I snooze my alarm at least 4 times a day in order for me to force myself to the bathroom and get ready. Other than that, everything else is just what I want it to be.

After about two months of school, I met many new friends. They are all very friendly and co-operative when we are doing schoolwork. When I have trouble with some of my work, they would be there to help and correct my mistakes. In return, I offer what I can to help them out. When tests are coming, we all study together trying to get the best grades possible even though that never turns out successful. Meeting these friends, it helped me relieve a ton of stress because we’re able to joke around and forget all about the upcoming tests or assignments. But when it was time to get things cracking, they would be here to remind me that the due date is near.

All in all, I feel that I am becoming more mature because of college. I feel that I have gained more freedom than before. I also got more work and bought more coffee but like everyone said, “That’s the college life.”

a. Tell us who you think YOU are!

Well.. I think I’m just an ordinary guy who’s trying to get an education in order to “get a good job.” I’m fully Chinese, the one that speaks Cantonese. I think I’m a heavy procrastinator, no matter how hard I try to convince myself to get the work done earlier, I get distracted by the simplest things. I also think I’m person who needs a lot of sleep. I usually need a minimum of 10 hours of sleep to be satisfied. I needed 3 alarms and 2 wake-up calls in order for me to wake up and take the SAT. Lastly, I think I’m just a regular Baruch student walking down the halls.

b. Share your top 3 conerns about your freshman year at Baruch College and explain why.

Concern#1: I’m concerned that I might not get a satisfying grade from my sociology class. It’s not me that’s not getting the things because when I look around the class, almost everyone is either sleeping or on their electronic devices. I tried hard to pay attention but I too, fall into the trap of pulling out my iphone and start playing. Whenever the professor speaks, after a few words he would add the word “um” or stutter while trying to speak. It’s really distracting and it makes everything that he’s trying to say difficult to understand.

Concern#2: I’m concerned that my major will constantly change. My friends who are almost graduating college told me that I will definitely change my major. I’m afraid that it will come true because I’m still deciding between majoring in computers or majoring in business. I don’t want to spend a lot of time on a major and decide to change it because it would waste a lot of time as well as energy.

Concern#3: I’m concerned that when finals come, I’m going to fail. I hope I don’t fail any classes because I’m not a good test taker. Whenever I take a test, I start to forget everything and my results are not satisfying. During my high school years, I try to study but it just never gets into my head. I just hope that when I study for college, it will actually help.

c. So far, what do you think you will make your Baruch College experience different from your high school experience?

I think that coffee made a huge impact in my life because ever since college started, I’m running on minimum amount of sleep. I’m usually up late at night trying to finish my calculus homework or up reading something that’s required for the next day’s class. I’m barely able to wake up in the morning and when I do, I have to rush to go to school. It became a routine that I go to Starbucks everyday and grab coffee. I feel like it’s the only way to keep me awake now. Baruch is also different because while I walk around the halls, everyone is usually on their laptops, listening to music or hovering over the next arriving elevator. It’s an experience that I usually don’t see in high school and seeing it in Baruch makes me feel like you’re on your own. Everything that you do have a choice and it’s all about the consequences now.

d. How do you think your first year at College will change you?

I think my first year at College will make me more organized and mature because I have to take notes on what the professor say instead of relying on the board’s notes. Also, I must be organized in order for me to “study”. I think that I’m going to be more self disciplined because I learn to start making the “right” choices on my own. There’s no-one pushing me, constantly reminding me of what’s due the next day or what’s the homework for tonight. Everything’s is on me now. If I miss it, I must pay the consequences of the outcome.

Um.. I think thats it