Author Archives: Daniel Cosares

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For me, my first three months at Baruch have been much different. Everything seems to be on the computer. In high school the only time I had to go on the computer for was to print something out. Now I have to go on the computer to get homework, read class notes, post blogs, take quizzes, and much more. All of this plus the time I already spent on the computer makes me feel like I am on the computer all the time. Another thing about the computer use is that professors don’t remind us about work as often as I am used to from high school. We are expected to know when things are due and this is new to me. Work on computers also makes it harder to get work done without procrastinating. I have all of the internet right in front of me when trying to complete work. College so far for me has been a lot of time on the computer and adapting to new styles of learning.

Like every other teenager in school, I have to balance time with friends and schoolwork.  Unfortunately for me, I tend to put friends first.  This basically means I procrastinate.  I’m sitting here at 12:30 in the morning writing this monologue when I had tons of time to do it.  We even had a week off and I decided I didn’t need to do it.  I had about 5 hours of free time today and decided to wait until right now to write this.
Every week I tend to do almost the same exact thing.  All week I think I’ll just do my work on this day or that day.  When that day comes i just push it back further.  Eventually it hits the weekend.  Then I stay with friends all weekend and get no work done at all.  I always tend to leave myself all of the work for the night before…

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The first image is of my favorite baseball player Robinson Cano. This represents my love for sports, and the New York Yankees. Baseball played a big part in my life. I played baseball for nine years of my life. My favorite position to play was second base, the position Robinson Cano plays. This image also represents one of my favorite memories related to sports. My baseball team and I went to a Staten Island Yankee game together. We were able to go on the field with the players. During the game i was given a baseball by one of the players. After the game i met Robinson Cano and he signed the ball i was given in the game.
The second image is of my favorite basketball player Steve Nash. This further represents my overall love for sports. Much of what i do on a daily basis is related to sports, whether it be watching or playing. I find basketball to be one of the most exciting sports to watch, so during basketball season i spend a lot of my time watching as many games as i can.
The third image is of Guild Wars 2, a new video game i have been playing. Playing video games is one of the things i like to do in my free time. I have played video games my entire life and they help me calm down and get away from anything going on in my life.
The fourth image is of Starcraft Brood War, my favorite video game. Although i don’t play this game anymore, it shaped a lot of my childhood. I would play this game with my brother and cousins for hours at a time. This helps represent who i am because it shows my love for video games and how they tie into my family life.
The fifth image is an Alienware Laptop. This is an item of importance to me. I spend a lot of my time on the computer, whether it be on video games to doing schoolwork. This is important to me and helps represent who i am because it shows a lot of what i do during my free time.
The sixth image is my dog. I have had this dog for four years now, and it is the first real pet i have ever had. This dog helped teach me responsibility and reward. Helping to train and discipline my dog lead to him being a loving and easy to handle dog. This also shows my love for animals. I care a lot about animals and my dog is a good example of this.
The seventh image is of my parents. My parents are extremely important to me. They support me through everything. No matter how much we go through as a family, they are always there for me. They taught me a lot and made me who i am to me.
The eight and final image is my good friend, the cousin i am closest with, and me. My brother was the one who took the picture. This picture shows how i like to hang out with the people that are close to me. I spend almost every weekend with these people, and share most of my interests with them. This can help represent me as a good friend, and how my interests usually reflect the people i choose as friends.
All of these images help shape who i am and what i can be like.