Author: tt144604

My favorite workshop will have to be the trip to the Rubin Museum. Although I wasn’t very interested in the content of the museum, it was more fun and productive than sitting in an auditorium with hundreds of other kids that didn’t want to be there either listening to people recite other’s work. The museum, at least, was somewhat educational and opened a few more perspectives for me on Himalayan art.

This picture pretty much sums up the first three months of my life at Baruch. Too many times I wanted to give up on the immense work I have stacked up because of procrastination. But in the end, I always end up finishing the work last minute leaving me wondering why I do this to myself over and over again. On another note, my experience at Baruch has been pleasant overall. The facility is nice, clean and modern and the staff are all very helpful. The students are also all willing to learn and focused on education which is a good influence.

Picking out and registering for classes for the Spring semester turned out to be fairly easy although quite tedious if you are willing to put in the effort to choose a good professor. Searching up professors who teach courses I’m interested on ratemyprofessor.com becomes very exhausting and time-consuming. Picking out the classes were simple; I had a few options to choose from from my core curriculum. I tried to pick courses that may help me choose my major next year and get started on a business curriculum swiftly. The only problem I may encounter is if the courses I picked are all filled by the time I register which will mess up my whole schedule.

What do I want to do with my life in the future? This is a question that has been haunting me for years. For a period of time, I was certain that I wanted to go in the criminal justice field and eventually work in the FBI. However, this reality became a dream for me when I realized that it was a stretch. Now that I’m in Baruch and not John Jay, I also imagine myself as the head of a business corporation in 10 years. Being a businessman would be more practical and ideal for me. However, math is my worst enemy so I hope this is the right path for me. Recently, another career path came into my consideration: the legal field. Not being a lawyer going to trial, per se, but the law aspect of things just interests me. I hope after taking different classes next semester, I will realize my interests and go down a career path that I enjoy and take interest in. But overall, I just want to have a steady cash flow that I can spend casually and live comfortably with with my family.

ENG2100 DTF

 

Professor,

Please excuse my absence yesterday, November 11th. My house was completely demolished by Hurricane Sandy and our family is making the way through recovery. I am floating in my living room, as I email you, on the broken door of my bedroom. During this tragedy, I have also lost my younger brother and my pet cat Mr. White to the strangling arms of the waters. I understand that I have missed the exam but I hope that we can work something out once I put the pieces of what’s left of my life back together.

Thank you,

Howard, hurricane survivor

I feel like I have very good time management skills but I just lack the motivation to actually carry out the tasks in a timely manner. I tend to put things off until the last minute or until the moment where I need to force myself to complete the task because there is no more time. Although I always wait until the last minute, I usually (most of the time) do what is necessary to finish whatever it is I’m doing on time. However, the process of rushing myself may have degraded the quality of my work. I continue to mentally set schedules for myself and practice my time managing skills.

Life

People always tell me (and I try to tell myself) to stop worrying about the future and focus on the present. But how can I not worry about the future when what I do or do not do in the present directly influences what I will be doing in the future? I go to school because I want to get an education. I want to get an education because I want a well-paying career. I want a well-paying career because I want to live comfortably and support my future wife and kids. I think. Do I even want kids?

So where does it all end? Did my parents send me to school in kindergarten with the notion in mind that I must get an education in order to get a good job? Is this my purpose in living life? To make money? It would be practical yet ludicrous to think that I, another insignificant human being on the face of what seems like a never-ending vast of space, have a greater purpose. I, just like everyone else in the world, am trying to live life. To survive. But what is the meaning of survival? According to dictionary.com, survival is a person or thing that survives or endures. So isn’t everyone surviving? What differentiates me from the homeless guy with the sign asking for change on the street? Aren’t we both surviving?

Sometimes I wish I was born in a different time period. A period of time when there was no currency. A period of time where there were no materialistic values. A society where each individual fights for his or her own survival with no means of competition.

Well, got to get to sleep now. Early classes tomorrow.

Cheating, both academically and generally, has been and always will be a continuing problem in our society. It is very unlikely to eliminate the problem altogether. However, we can contain or reduce the problem through enforcement and by bringing the problem to light. I personally believe that Baruch is playing a great part in reducing the possibilities and intuition of cheating through the school’s strict academic integrity policies. By addressing the problem publicly in mediums such as the school newspaper, the existing problem of cheating is addressed and acknowledged letting students be aware that the school is in fact enforcing academic integrity regulations and playing a part in the reduction of cheating.

Although I was never a blogger, I do enjoy and welcome the idea of blogging. I feel that thoughts are  better expressed through writing because writing gives the writer time to word out his/her thoughts. I also enjoy photo blogs and may possibly make photography  a hobby of mine in the future. Photo blogs are a great way to share inspirational photographs. A photography blog I follow is of a man who photographs New Yorkers on a daily basis and add unto them with witty or inspirational captions.

http://www.humansofnewyork.com

http://www.mixpod.com/playlist/89480638

I chose to create a playlist because music plays a HUGE role in my life. I can’t recall the last time a day went by with the absence of good music. Whether it’s coming from my earphones, car stereo, or speakers, music has not only helped me through emotional distress but also created in me an escapement of reality.

1. Dash Berlin vs. Coldplay – Ticking Clocks (Dash Berlin’s Essential ‘Warmplay’ Rework)

“Come out upon my seas,
cursed missed opportunities
Am I a part of the cure?
Or am I part of the disease?”

This song combines the vocals of one of my favorite bands, Coldplay, with one of my favorite musical genres, trance. Best of both worlds. This song has been on repeat on my iTunes for the past couple of days, so it was a no-brainer for me to add it to the list. From my interpretation of the lyrics, Coldplay sings of missed opportunities and the regret that comes with it. This song speaks to who I am because I try to grasp  hold of  any opportunity  that comes my way.

2. Knife Party – Bonfire

“Dundun dun ido dooh dun ztsch wob wob wob sdalkdlsjh
… B-B-B-B-BONFIRE!!”

This song was shown in one of the scene’s of AMC’s television program, Breaking Bad, which was a main source of procrastination for me last year. It appears in the scene when the main character gets a new car symbolizing his role change in the story. (You can see the scene here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t808e5BMyI8) The song falls under a sub-genre of electronic music, dubstep, which has appealed to me through its uniqueness the first I heard it.

3. Adrian Lux – Teenage Crime

“We don’t sleep when the sun goes down, we don’t waste no precious time
All my friends in the loop
Making up for teenage crime”

This song speaks to the owl in me. I am more of a nocturnal person, preferring the night over day. I don’t know whether if it’s the less busy, peaceful vibes or the more comfortable weather (in my opinion)  that comes with it, I have and always will enjoy moonlight over sunlight. In a sense, it also speaks to the more rebellious nature shrouded in me.

4. Bob Marley – Three Little Birds

“Don’t worry about a thing
‘Cause every little thing gonna be alright!” 

This particular song has helped me gone through a few emotional times in my life including a period of  time after my aunt, who played a great role in my childhood, passed away last year. It gave me motivation to keep my chin up and to not dwell in the past but look towards the future.

5. Ellie Goulding – Lights (Bassnectar Remix)

“And I’m not sleeping now the dark is too hard to beat
And I’m not keeping now the strength I need to push me”

In an interview with Ellie Goulding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNYlue-JyHw), she explains that this song talks about her fear of darkness as a child. I, as a kid, was also afraid of the dark, especially when I was trying to sleep. I never slept without a light on in the room; although as I grew older the amount of light the object was emitting grew less and less (I still use a nightlight to this day). The main reason for my fear of darkness was in part due to my horrible, horrible eyesight. The feeling of complete and utter darkness makes me feel insecure and unsafe, the same feeling I get when I don’t have glasses on. This is a remix by a dubstep artist, Bassnectar, which is ten times better than the original in my opinion.

6.  Kaskade & Adam K – Raining

“I’m in the car speeding from the past
But it’s raining on my windshield tonight”

This was one of the earliest songs that I heard that got me into my favorite DJ and musical producer, Kaskade. There were numerous occasions during a lazy, rainy day while I was lounging on my bed with my laptop, iTunes on shuffle, that this song came up. It always gave me a sense of relief and helped calm me down.

7. Kanye West – Mercy (RL Grime & Salva Remix)

I love Kanye and have ever since I heard his songs back in elementary school. Hip-hop is a genre that has always been with me through my life. This is a sick remix that I like to bump to.

8. Frank Sinatra – New York, New York

“I want to wake up in that city 
That doesn’t sleep 
And find I’m king of the hill 
Top of the heap”

This song shows the gratefulness and love I have for being able to be part of this great city. New York has opened a road of opportunities and experiences that otherwise would not have been opened to me elsewhere. It has created in me dreams that I aspire to succeed and gave me motivation to reach the top. New York City is, and always will be, home.

9. Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness

“I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know everything that’s shining ain’t always gonna be gold
I’ll be fine once I get it
I’ll be good” 

My summer 2010 anthem. This song reminded me to always be chasing happiness, whether or not it involves money. Sometimes true happiness can only be found in friends and family. The lyrics to the song characterized Kid Cudi and was a main reason that he has been one of my favorite hip-hop artists in recent years.

10. Mat Zo – The Sky

One of those songs that I never get sick of. Mat Zo was able to infuse elements of progressive house and trance into one amazing track with the beautiful vocals of Linnea Schossow. I would always play this song on the drive back home after a long, tiring day of dancing from a musical event/festival and it would always be the perfect end to the night.

 

Although it took me a considerable amount of time to complete, this assignment was really enjoyable. Not many times will there be a school assignment that I actually enjoy doing, and this is one of them. It made me think about the kind of person I am and helped me relate myself to others through the universal language of music.