Hello everybody! My name is Matthew Torres. I was born and raised here in NY, Queens to be exact and I am 27 years old. I started attending college late (this is my third time returning), but I am glad that I decided to continue with my education. This is my last semester here at BMCC and I will be going on to a bachelor’s program in the Spring or Fall, depending on when the programs I want begin. I am a multimedia programming and design major and would like to become a graphic designer after receiving my bachelor’s degree. I am also learning programming, but that part of my current studies doesn’t interest me in the same way. I feel that programming is very copy and paste. There is room for creativity, but not in the same way as digital design. I am the type of person who doesn’t like to take in information and then put it out the same way. I like to take what I have learned and use it in different ways. I took this class because, to be honest, I needed it to graduate. It fits my need for a world studies course, as well as a writing-intensive course. Although I need this class to graduate, I also chose this class because I feel it is something I would not study in my free time. College is not only to help you secure a better job or start a career, but to expand your knowledge. I would like to learn about different cultures that I know nothing about. I believe that it will give me a better understanding of the people around me, given the fact that I live in Queens, which has a very large Asian American population. I look forward to learning a lot of new things from this class. In addition to what was spoken about in class, I am very comfortable with writing. I believe that I am very good at putting down what is in my mind onto paper or on screen. I have always felt that this comes naturally, therefore, I believe I will do well in this class. I also think that all this writing will be beneficial to me when it is time to do extensive amounts of writing, such as a senior thesis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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