Getting To Know Me

Megan Zaccario
English 1100
September 1, 2016
Professor Young

Getting to Know Me

Softball is my favorite sport and I have played it for almost ten years.  This spring, I will be playing for the FDU Devils softball team. I am a pitcher who fell in love with the game. Olympian Jennie Finch is my idol. I enjoy watching and teaching the game as much as I do playing.  During my free time, I love to spend quality time with my friends and teammates.  Whether on or off the field, just hanging out, talking, laughing, or playing softball is when I'm the happiest.  

The most ridiculous lie I ever told was when I was five years old.  My brother, Nick and I were playing catch with a rubber ball in our living room.  I threw the ball so hard that it hit one of our family portraits over and shattered on the floor.  I explained to my mom that the picture wasn't standing up correctly and fell off the mantel.  Thinking back now, it was pretty silly to lie about it.  I knew my mom would have understood.  

When I write, I normally create an outline before I start any type of writing assignment.  I find it more difficult to sit down and start writing without any ideas.  My first thought about creating a blog made me feel anxious at first.  Now that I have the blog set up and writing responses to questions, I feel more comfortable.  It will be interesting to see how other students feel.  In this course, I want to learn to be comfortable with all types of writing styles and assignments. 

The most recent book that I've read from cover to cover was Slaughter-House Five by Kurt Vonnegut. 

I do use social everyday, but I generally write on it a few times each week.  I like to share pictures and special moments, not just ordinary everyday things.  

The most important thing I want to learn this semester is to improve my writing confidence in order to connect with different types of audiences.  I feel it's important for everyone to have his or her own identity.  My definition of identity is an individual's personality and characteristics.  

One issue that is really important to me is there is not a lot of time between classes in school.  It can be stressful if a professor keeps you a couple minutes after class and you have to walk to the other side of campus.  

As a writer, I would rate myself a B.  When I was young, I had a hard time with writing.  I had anxiety attacks when it came to essays or writing assignments.  Eventually, I worked with my teachers and tutors to help me become more relaxed and able to express myself more in words.