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The voices performance was very interesting since freshman students wrote what was performed through their monologue that they presented to class. Overall the performance by the actors portrayal of the characters in the monologue was very good. Although at certain points during the voices performance I found it to be a bit mundane. The major drawback about this event was the timing of it. I believe that the performance, since the actors actually had the papers in front of them, could have taken place a day or two ahead of time. This would solve the conflicting times of the registration process and voices performance. All in all the play was very enjoyable and a good experience.

John Joseph

Hi my name is John. I grew up in North Carolina until I was ten years old and then I moved to Long Island. I like to do new things that I find challenging to me so at the end of the day I feel accomplished. For example this summer I took up kayaking which I initially found to be very difficult but I have eventually gotten better at it. I am also very good at building and fixing things around the house. My car which is a 1987 Pontiac firebird often breaks down and I do not have enough money to visit a mechanic every weekend so I am learning to fix it myself from my uncle who is a mechanic. He has played a major role in my life and introduced me to cars at a young age and ever since I have had a special connection with them. This interest in car companies has motivated me to become an accountant at a major car company such as Nissan or Honda. During my free time am usually hanging out with my friends, playing with my dog, or watching a Carolina Panthers game.

John Joseph

The workshop was a great experience to hear directly from Colm Toibin the author who wrote our summer reading book “Brooklyn.” Rather than give a simple summary of the events that happened in the book he gave us very interesting insight into his past experiences and the motivation behind writing the book. He spoke about his own immigrant experience from Ireland to America that many in the room could relate through their own experience. I also found it interesting in how much research he conducted into the 1950 time period while writing the novel. One of the main messages that I took from the workshop was to always remember those who have helped you along the way to help you achieve. He often spoke about how he envisioned people who he knew very well going through experiences and how they would respond to certain events. He uses this to help write his novels. In fact the novel Brooklyn was based upon a true story in which a woman who lived in his village in Ireland traveled to the United States and married an Italian man from Brooklyn. The women attempted keep this marriage a secret but eventually everyone in the village found out. Hearing this story as a young child helped encourage Toibin to write the novel. All in all it was interesting.

FRO Image Slideshow – John Joseph

FRO Image Slideshow Written Description – John Joseph