Monthly Archives: October 2011

I believe i did a good job on my monologue. i described myself physically and what i think my personality is like. i also went into some personal details but was comfortable with our group=] i talked about my skills, fear(s), and how Baruch and my classes are going so far(which si excellent). my monologue went into deep areas as well as funny areas which i think was a good technique in keeping attention. i could have went on forever, but i had to stop somewhere! Throughout our freshman seminar course i believe we all got more comfortable at Baruch. also, we have all gotten closer as a class and im glad we have this group. Overall i think everybody did a great job on their monologues!

As i said in my monologue im D-Rose MVP!

I am everything that makes me. I am the sun on a cloudy day. I am a brother to my sibling. I am a son to my father.  I am a follower of LeBron. I am a basketball player. They call me rain man. I pack heat like an oven door.  I am nothing out of this world. I am something else. I am my family’s pride and joy. To the cops I am a suspect who fits the description. I am knowledge. I am a philosopher or as my philosophy teacher would say we are all philosophers. I am a revolutionist that is as free as a spirit as fly as a bird. I am laughter in its finest form. I’m not anybody’s toy; I am as individual as a snowflake. I have no fears. I am the deliverer of miles of smiles. I am the blade of a knife, useful in any situation. I’m a business man. I am a distinguisher between right and wrong. I am calm in a blazing fire.

I have charisma. I am a charming gentleman. Code of chivalry is my book. I am a young man with potential. I am pursuing an empire state of mind. I am a quick thinker. Handle pressure like a tea kettle. I am the weather, always changing. I am an improvement. I am a number trying to make an impact in this changing world that we reside in. I am an optimist, always trying to be on the good side of life. 

Hi, I’m Kritika Bhardwaj. My personal motto is work hard, play hard. To achieve something you have to work for it and once you achieve it, that party after is incomparable to. Therefore I live by it strictly. My favorite quality about myself is that I am too friendly. I will make friends with anyone and everyone. I believe that everyone has a gorgeous, nice, inside core. Now what I like the least about myself is that I am so lazy. Everything is only accomplished last minute. A horrible trait I know, yet something I am slowly overcoming. Finally, my mom is the most important person to me. She is the woman I would like to be when I grow up, point blank. Amazing, incredibly smart, personable, hilarious and probably the best mother anyone could ask for

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They say that when you want something done, you must do it yourself. “Be the change that you wish to see in the world”. You should be responsible for taking the first step and allowing people to follow your exemplary actions. It’s contagious to do the right thing. Every morning when I take the train I hear the automated voice say “courtesy is contagious, it starts with you”, which promotes the courtesy to give your seat to an elderly or a pregnant woman nearby. Well speaking about the train, on my way to school yesterday morning, some loser decided that it would be funny to apply Vaseline on all the handrails and windows on the train. At first I was annoyed because I couldn’t really hold on, but then I realized how funny it is to see a load of people rush on the train and touch the disgusting rails and make the most baffled of faces. Their reaction made my day. No matter how strange things get, I will continue to have a positive attitude. There isn’t much that can bring me down; life is short and there is no reason to frown during it.

hmm sharing the monologues wasnt too bad. it was like a regular freshman seminar day.. im really happy with the friends i made and i know this semester isnt the last ill be seeing of any of them. this class was very informative! misu and katherine did a great job of explaining all of our questions and dealing with our immature moments. we had some fun times 🙂 im definetly going to be a peer mentor next year because i want to join team baruch!! and im going to get involved in the school!! thats for sure.. i cant wait to pick my classes for next semester, im going to make sure i dont have any random long breaks.. which may be useful some days but a complete bore on other days. Even though i managed to squeeze in exercising now! woohoo 🙂

1. How do you see yourself post-monologue?

It felt nice to share my thoughts and feelings of college, in front of people I know and trust. I talked about how the first months were, and when I look back I realize how I’ve adapted to this college. For one, I really do enjoy going to college, it’s full of new experiences, and opportunities to make new friends. Every day, although the train ride can get hectic (I have to transfer, and it gets crowded), I look forward to a fun day (unless there’s a test or something).I see myself as someone that really wants to succeed, and will try as hard I can. I’ve started sleeping earlier so I can stop falling asleep in classes. I’m open to all kinds of views, and intent on being more social.

I’m still sorting out my priorities, and fixing out some kinks, but for the first time I feel like a college student.

2. How have you developed in Freshman Seminar?

Freshman Seminar has been very interesting. It started out rather boring, but as we started to get to know each other, it became a fun-oriented class. Freshman Seminar has helped me with the rough transition into college, and like I said before, I finally feel like a college student. I feel more open-minded, friendly, and I particularly enjoyed volunteering at Light the Night, I think we all developed a closer bond to everyone in our LC.

What’s up, my name is Michael Polgur. I’m a freshman at Baruch college, and I’m loving it.

I think my biggest fear is failure. Not failing a test or being rejected or something like that, not at all, I’m talking about self-failure. Like… I wouldn’t really care if my parents weren’t proud of me… but I would care if I didn’t do something that I expected that I could. Weird? Maybe. That’s me.

I like the fact that I never give up though. It’s pretty cool, especially when you consider the fact that there’s so many places where I could have given up. I’m not saying that i’m special or anything… just that… I’ve got a lot on my plate. Aside from school, and school-work, I’m on a team, and I’m practicing six days a week (intesively). It’s one extra addition, but it’s one heck of a commitment.

If I was a…. giver-upper… I wouldn’t have gotten to where I am today. I’m not saying that I’ve gotten above and beyond everyone around me, but what I am trying to say is that I started off behind everyone… we all share the same finish line (our goals in life being complete), but everyone else had a 100 yard headstart, on nice, smooth pavement. My first 100 yards were a rocky road with lots of terrain, steep uphills, and rocks that seemed stable to step on, but weren’t.

I had scoliosis, with a 29 degree curve in my spine, and doctors were telling me that I had to either wear a brace until I’m 18 (which I am currently STILL not), or get surgery (and that was out of the question). I was also a pretty bad kid in junior high, and I did a lot of stupid stuff that put my starting line even farther back. I caught up on the grades and the maturity, and I swam every day, for two hours a day to strengthen my spine, and currently (thank God if there is one), I have a 0 degree bend in my back, and I am in tip-top shape.

I guess that my curse was my blessing. Those setbacks had set a pace of self-bettering that is higher than everyone else’s. Primarily, it was so that someday, I could catch up. I feel like now that I have caught up, my pace hasn’t slowed down, not at all. The finish line is still far ahead, but I’m not tired, and my pace is hardcore.

I’ll get to wherever I want, because I know that nothing is impossible. Nothing.
-Mike.