My name is Mary McDonald. I am going to EOU for my associates in business. I am what you call a non-traditional student. I play co-ed city league softball on La Grande and I go to many tournaments throughout the summer. I also have two jet skis and enjoy going playing on them whenever I can. I am not much of a writer, but I will do my best.
When I was younger I used to read a lot. I grew up being read to and I loved it. When it came to reading as a kid in elementary school I read a lot, a lot of it was the determination to get the awards that were given after reading a certain amount of books, but I believe that I really did enjoy reading some of those books. As a teen I read a lot of V.C. Andrews, I guess I really enjoyed the twists and the drama those books brought. I really don't read much now. The books I have read lately are pretty off color. The most recent one I am reading is one by Tucker Max, which is very much off color. Why do I enjoy these kinds of books? I guess you could say comments I have on a daily basis are pretty off color (don't worry I Will not use off color comments here). I do like to read Dean Koontz every once in awhile, I like the suspense type stuff.
I asked three different people what they read and why.
Jessica said that she likes to read books because they are an escape from reality. The books that she has been into lately are the twilight books and books by Nora Roberts. Like me, Jessica grew up reading lots of books, unlike me she still likes to read a lot.
Rikki says that she actually likes reading some of her textbooks, mainly the theater textbooks as that is what she is into. She is also into books that have a political side to them, books that try to convince you to see one side of something. Our tastes are very different, I am not really into the learning type of literature.
Rob really doesn't read any books. He is more into hunting and sporting kind of magazines. He says that they are of more interest because they are made up of various articles that serve his interests more. I would have to agree, I myself like a good magazine to sit down with every once in awhile.
I asked three different people what they read and why.
Jessica said that she likes to read books because they are an escape from reality. The books that she has been into lately are the twilight books and books by Nora Roberts. Like me, Jessica grew up reading lots of books, unlike me she still likes to read a lot.
Rikki says that she actually likes reading some of her textbooks, mainly the theater textbooks as that is what she is into. She is also into books that have a political side to them, books that try to convince you to see one side of something. Our tastes are very different, I am not really into the learning type of literature.
Rob really doesn't read any books. He is more into hunting and sporting kind of magazines. He says that they are of more interest because they are made up of various articles that serve his interests more. I would have to agree, I myself like a good magazine to sit down with every once in awhile.
I am in the ENGL 104 class. Starting off nice to "meet" you and hope that this class will give both of us a chance to become better writers because it is also not one of my strong points. And I would have to agree with you on the V.C. Andrews and Dean Koontz. Always twists and turns with those two.
ReplyDeleteYes lots of twists and turns, nice to "meet" you as well. : )
ReplyDeleteGood evening! I remember the contests in elementary school! I had all but forgotten them until reading your blog. Our prizes were usually personal pan pizzas from Pizza Hut! My sister loves VC Andrews- I have never been able to manage through all of the pages, myself. Nice to meet you, and I look forward to getting to know more about you!
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you to Ashley and I look forward to getting to know more about you as well! : )
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