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Slide one explains my love for my family. In this slide are pictures of my paternal cousins, and immediate family. They are a big part of my life. I grew up nearby all my cousins and saw them frequently. Most of my childhood memories include all of us at my grandparent’s house causing havoc. One year my cousin Jonathon microwaved a pencil that I had gotten for Halloween and as a result, it exploded and started a huge fire. There was no real damage done, but I will forever have that image in my head of my grandmother running with paper plate in flames like a chicken with its head cut off. I still am close to them today and although we do not see each other as often I still always feel like I can talk to them whenever I have a problem. My immediate family (my sister, brothers, dad and mom) is also an important aspect of my life.  They are my support system and no matter what I know they will always be there for me and vice versa. The Second Slide is about my dog, Teddy. I bought teddy during a bad period in my life and he helped to bring me out of it. I bring Teddy everywhere, as I feel a bit empty without him. Teddy is loyal and very affectionate, maybe to a fault, but whenever I’m down I can count on him brightening my day. The third slide is about my friends. I have remained close to most of my friends since high school. They are always down for a good time and when the whole crew gets together you know it’s going to be one crazy fun night. While they all have a crazy side, my friends are also supering responsible, motivated and smart. They always have great advice to give me and we all often get into really intense conversations discussing various topics. The fourth slide is about my love for doodling. I love drawing in class, as it calms me and helps me to concentrate. In particular the designs in the image are those that I have been working on since high school. Slide five also describes my love for art, in particular photography. I love to take pictures of everything especially landscapes. I really appreciate the beauty of an area that is completely untouched by developers and technology. When traveling I love to bring my camera and take pictures while in a moving car. Slide six is about my love of traveling. Recently my family and I went to Barbados, Hawaii, Thailand and Bermuda. I love going to a new place and learn about it history and customs. It is always interesting to see how different people around the world live. The last slide about my New York pride. I grew up in New York and I think it is the best city in the world.

It’s hard to sum up my life in only 8 images. When I think about who I am, the first thing that comes to mind is that I’m a Christian. Two and a half years ago I made the best decision of my life by becoming a disciple, or follower of Christ. Everyday I strive to live a righteous life like Jesus did, and to have the love that he possessed within him. To me, Christianity isnt just a religion, it’s a LIFESTYLE. My first image says “LIVE IT: Taking the bible out of the box” and i firmly believe in having a personal, inimate relationship with God.  Music is BIG part of my life. The only thing I’ve been doing since I was born other than breathing was listening to music. My second image is a picture of a piece of paper that says Music = Life. From the time I was little, I was exposing myself to different kinds of music, artists, and genres. My friends don’t call me ‘The Jukebox’ for no reason!! The place I feel most comfortable is onstage, behind a microphone, singing my heart out. If you cant tell already, I LOVE to sing. I’ve been singing since I was five years old. I consider it my art, so I make sure I practice it all the time. Its something I’m utterly determined to develop even more than I already have. My third slide includes two pictures, one of me singing, and a vintage microphone, to show my love for the music of yesteryear, as well as new contemporary styles. My fourth slide includes many pictures of a very diverse group of people. This is my church family, my brothers and sisters, my BLOOD. I love these people with every fiber of my being, with all my heart and soul. Some of these people ive known since I was baby, some ive only known for a month. But the most consistent thing about all these people is one thing. LOVE. I’m so grateful to have these people in my life! My fifth slide icludes pictures of my immediate family. My mom Claudye James(top left), my Brother Patrick Charlier (middle), My stepfather (top right) Randoplh James, and my grandmother Georgette Daniel (bottom right). These people know the best and worst parts of me, and I love them so much for that. My sixth slide includes pictures of two hobbies I love to do other than singing; photography and playing guitar. I’m an amateur at best, but im continuing to work on them and get much better. My seventh slide inlcudes pictures of books. I LOVE to read. I’ve been reading since I was one. My love for books started with my mom, who used to read to my brother and I every night before bed. From then on, my love for knowledge and books has grown ever since. I also love school, learning, the whole nine. Even though sometimes I don’t seem like it, I enjoy it very much. My last slide includes pictures of my favorite articles of clothing. Converses, Cardigans, Infinity Scarves, and Big Purses you can put EVERYTHING in. These are my four favorite items of clothing, and they will always be. Thank You 🙂

I have created a slideshow showing eight images that represent who I am as a person. The first picture of my slideshow is the “I love New York” logo. I chose to include this picture because I love everything about living in New York, I also chose to stay home and commute to college partly because I didn’t want to leave New York. The second picture in my slideshow is showing an American flag with an Irish flag. I included this picture because both of my parents are from Ireland, and I was brought up in an Irish household. I lived in Ireland from 4th to 7th grade, however I missed living in New York. This picture shows that I am proud to be an Irish American.
The third picture in my slideshow portrays the Catholic faith. Being raised in an Irish Catholic family, the Catholic faith has been a big part of my life. Up until college I always went to Catholic school, and my family always stressed the importance of the Catholic faith throughout my childhood. The fourth picture is an image of a family. I didn’t want to post pictures of my actual family members, but the image in the presentation symbolizes that my family is important to me. My parents have been divorced throughout my entire childhood, I have always been closer with my mom but I still keep in contact with my father. I have one older sister named Jackie, who I am very close with. My immediate family members and other family members have always been very supportive and caring.
The fifth picture is an image that symbolizes friendship. Once again, I chose to use a symbolic image rather than use a picture of my actual friends. Most of my closest friends have been friends of mine for over ten years and I’m only seventeen. I believe a person’s friends really have a big influence on a person’s life. I am lucky enough to have a group of friends who have had a positive influence on my life. The sixth picture on the presentation shows the logos of all of my favorite sports teams. I have always been a sports fan, so I felt it was necessary for one of the slides to be sports related. My favorite sports are soccer, football, basketball, and baseball in that order. My favorite soccer team is Manchester United, my favorite American football team is the Jets, my favorite basketball team is the Knicks and my favorite baseball team is the Yankees.
The seventh slide of the presentation shows the technology that I regularly use. Even though I’m in college now, I still occasionally feel the urge to go on xbox and play a game. I watch movies on Netflix and use my Mac laptop on a daily basis. Also, I find myself watching videos on YouTube on a regular basis. The last slide of the presentation is a picture of two cars. I have always been fascinated with cars, so I felt a need to include a cars related slide. I chose to use a picture of a 2007 Grand Jeep Cherokee because that is the car that I bought myself last Christmas. The second car is my dream car, a Lamborghini Gallardo. Hopefully one day I will have that car. Those are the eight images that I have chosen to represent who I am as a person.

In my slideshow I picked all the things I like, I obviously care about my friends and family but didn’t want to add those to the slide because those were a given. I love the NFL and try to watch every game and also play Fantasy football every year. I also love to play soccer and was on the soccer team in High School even though we didn’t win a game it was a great experience. I now attend Baruch College and love it, it’s a great college and I feel that anything that I’m interested I can do over here I also love the fact that its in the city because there are so many things to do here at any given point. The thing that bothers me about having school in the city is the commute from where I live to college, it’s very time consuming however I usually sleep their and do a lot of reading that needs to be done for school. I love music, all kinds of music my favorite genre is EDM, which means Electronic Dance Music, and it’s really interesting and influential. I also used to play the guitar and written some songs before. I tried to produce some music, however it isn’t that easy. Whenever I go home and want to relax I usually play on my ipad or listen to music, I like the Ipad a lot because it allows me to do many activities such as playing games, reading, listening to music and doing homework. I enjoy my phone a lot even though I am one of the few people who still have a Blackberry phone I find it really easy to use and very conveniant and I also have it because I hate the IPhone more.

freshman seminar

This slide show of different photos are a collection of elements and aspects of my life, that represent the definition of myself. The first slide is my close immediate family, who I spend a lot of my free time with. In my life family is always my first priority, family will always be there for you no matter what happens. The second slide is a collection of pictures with some of my closest friends. I spend a lot of my time with my closet friends as well who are all outside of Baruch college. Yet as I mentioned before family always comes first, I always manage time to balance both and I always have a good time with everyone. The third photo displays the New York city skyline, I am passionate about New York City, its my home, its where I go to school and I would never desire to live anywhere else.  I spend a lot of my time exploring and enjoying my city. There are plenty of amenities and activities that I enjoy in New York city, thus there are always new ones to discover. New York is a place with vast oppertunity and that is why I love living here.The 4th slide displays Baruch College. Odiously this is where I attend school and spend my time during the week, but as a starting freshman I would like to get the most out of my experience here. I would like to participate in more activities and make new friends, thus gaining the whole college experience School is also one of my main priories as well, this semester I would like to do very well as a starting freshman at Baruch college. I would like to dedicate more of my free time to make the most out of my experience here at Baruch, not by just going to class. The 5th slide displays a photo of a gym, I also spend some of my free time going to the gym, I would like to be more active, I enjoy exercising since it is healthy for both the mind and the body. The 6th photo is a representation of my mentality. I believe that positive thinking brings one positive results. I try to see the good in everything and make the most of every situation. The more one uses positive thinking the better results one gets, which is very important as a college student. The 7th slide displays a picture of an iced coffee from Starbucks, this is my favorite drink that I consume daily, thus it is essential for me as a college student. In college it is crucial for one to stay alert and on top of things, thus coffee is essential to this. The final slide displays a photo of a yoga mat. Yoga is another thing that I practice during my free time. Taking a yoga class during my senior year in high school gave me a strong interest toward this beneficial activity. It is essential in reliving my stress this semester as someone starting out in college. Nevertheless this slideshow shown exhibits some of the basic elements in my daily life. It pretty much defines the type of person I am perceived as today.

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