My name is Halie David and I was born in Odessa, Texas but grew up in Amarillo, Texas. I am a Sophomore at TCU and have just recently changed my major to Strategic Communications with an Art emphasis and a minor in Business. I love to read which excited me about this course because of all of the different books we will be reading this semester. I also love to hang out with my family, paint, and hang out with friends.
I actually was supposed to come on a volleyball scholarship to TCU, but decided after my Senior year in high school that I had closure and wanted to move on to other things in my life, I guess start a new chapter. If I were Chancellor at TCU I am not sure what I would change. I have not really thought about how TCU could be better because I already think it is so wonderful. I feel at home here and love the people at TCU so I do not see any changes that need to be made. A good teacher is an individual that is passionate about what they teach and love telling others about it. They should be entertaining to listen too and also like input from their students so they can make things more clear or fun for the classroom setting. Good students are the kids that put forth the effort outside of class so that they can ask legitimate questions and bring important things to discuss. They read the material, but also seek to truly understand the meaning of the text or the assignment given to them. If I could have dinner with any three people, they would be Jesus, Dave Matthews and Michalangelo. Three important things to know about me are that I love my family, they are always there for me and I could not ask for a better life with them. I also give one hundred and ten percent at anything I do because I cannot deal with not putting my all into a project, knowing that the effort I put in will show in the finished product. I also am a very sarcastic yet honest person and I find it amusing and hopefully you all will too. I would like to know what people are passionate about in our class because this class is full of different people with different majors, but they took this class for a reason. I also am interested in knowing what everyone is planning on doing after they get out college. Lastly, I am curious as to why people took this course, everyone has a reason.
I chose to take this course because the title interested me and I love to read. I do not always know what types of books to read so having someone telling me I need to read it because it has a meaningful purpose helps me to read different genres of books. I took Intro to Shakespeare last year and loved how beautifully it was written and how challenging it was to comprehend what Shakespeare was trying to get across to his readers and now want to dabble in different centuries of texts. I am hoping I will find this class as intriguing as I have found all of my other English classes so I will put forth the required effort to succeed.
As far as things I have read in the past, I have completed the Twilight series which I loved, as well as all of the Nicholas Sparks collection. I tend to lean more towards romance novels, but I really am up for anything. One of my favorite books with the most meaning to me was George Orwell's 1984 because of the amazing facts that humankind overlooks because of what we are told to do. I also have read the entire Bible as well as taking a religion class last year that focused on the Old Testament, including excerpts and small readings pertaining to the class material. I really love to read anything that either makes me think about life and what is happening in our world or I like to relax and go on an adventure with the character as cheesy as that sounds. Reading is how I get away and relax and it is nice to read all genres at some point in time. I have never seen myself as an incredible writer that people will read my work and think how witty and articulate I am, but more as a writer that can be on the same level as readers and help them to understand what I am thinking or feeling. I am actually planning on writing a book about myself and about the things that happened to me in the end of my Senior year and the beginning of my Freshman year at TCU, sort of as an outlet to heal and feel closure from it. I have not started the book yet because I cannot decide how detailed I would like it to be, although I realize in order to write a great book, it must contain all of the embarrassing, immature, and gory details. I of course write papers for different classes, basically given a topic by the teacher and am asked to form an opinion and find evidence that supports my claim. The usual. As every other college student, I am addicted to texting and give in to it all the time. My mom says it is sad that we communicate that way because it is so impersonal, but I keep telling her times are changing. I am not big on emails, but will send one when necessary. As I said earlier, I do not feel my writing is impeccable, but I think the reader can understand what I am trying to say. Only a few teachers have told me I was a great writer, only because I was passionate about what I was writing. That is why I feel I can write a book that can impact lives everywhere: I am very passionate about what I plan to write about.
My blog is intended to be as completely honest and upfront as I can be. I have learned that honesty is the best policy and although it may hurt at first, the situation will always be better in the end. I also thoroughly thought about my answers, because I do not want people to think I am something when in actuality I am someone completely different. For example, I love the color green and chose a green background because my eyes are green. I thought that was kind of cool. I also chose red text because green and red are complimentary colors and I am an artist at heart and I love to see how colors work with each other, and of course I love Christmas! This blog should show that I am willing to think about my answers and spend the extra time digging in to find the answer.
I have read the course syllabus and agree to all of the terms, and cannot wait to begin!
Until next time,
Halie David
