I did not retain anything from the enrichment workshop. I didn’t think it was right how the school set up the workshop. The school placed it on a time slot where many students had things to do. Although I had nothing to do, I could see the visible stress that my classmates were under when they learned about the workshop. But what rendered this workshop useless was the way the plain and simple minded message was paraded as something educationally divine. It was that fake profoundness that made me look at everything skeptically. The “do good makes you feel good” theme was established when I was four years old, so there’s no need to break it down letter by letter like it was the theory of relativity. The forty minute video, the workshop leader taking questions, and the incessant need to talk about vague personal experiences were all excessively unnecessary. First, the video should ideally be five minutes long, not over thirty minutes long. The workshop leader rambled on and on about unrelated subject matters. Furthermore, the workshop leader taking questions that weren’t there was humorous, but not a smart way to spread his message. Picking on people that are mandated to be there is an act that resembles poking at a fly after ripping its wings off. Lastly, when he was speaking about his experiences I felt like I was on the train listening to homeless people go on about their past. In all, I felt that this hour long proceedings could have been better expressed in the medium of an email.
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Ahmetaj,AC2101-Monday/Tuesday 9:00 am-11:00 am
Dear Professor Kant,
I am currently in your Monday/Tuesday 9:00am-11:00am classes. Let me premise my email by saying that I enjoyed your class immensely and I look forward to taking your AC2202 class in the future. I am emailing you regarding my B- grade I received in your class. After carefully reading your syllabus and reviewing my grades I deduced that my grade in your class should be an A-. I was punctual, respectful, and participatory. I hope that you understand my concern. Thank You.
Freshman Student, Eris Ahmetaj
AC2101 Mon/Tues 9:00-11:00
NY Times Reflection Blog(Blog 2)
New York Times Article
Theme:New York
Our group selected New York as our theme. It was a good theme since it encompassed a variety of articles to choose from. Also, our theme applied to everyone in our class because we all go to school in New York. The group leader came up with the idea, and everyone else completed an article summary. Although, my individual article was actually based on New Jersey it held ties to New York politics and affairs. It was a New York Times contributor writing about the progress made in New Jersey. My individual role was to scout an article that applied to the overall group theme and write about it. I, like all of my group members worked independently to achieve a greater, more complete front page. In all, we completed, and presented the project thoroughly and achieved our point. This experience enhanced my understanding of news literature. This experience rekindled a belief that news literature can be impactful in a positive way. News literature is usually about horrible happenings or mundane matters. But in this occurrence the news is cheerful and important.. This article could create momentum, and it could inspire other people to go and try to achieve their goals. In all, this experience started out as something to get done, but it evolved to something to learn. It was a good exercise, and I understand why the school demands freshman to complete it every year.