Introduction

Hello everybody :)
I'm Rebecca Oglesby and I’m a freshman psychology major. I'm most recently from Birmingham, Alabama, but have also lived in Idaho, the panhandle of Texas, and Argentina as well. I came to TCU because I wanted to come back to Texas for college. I just felt that TCU was the right size and fit what I was looking for in a college. If I was the Chancellor I would lower the tuition and save all the construction and remodeling of buildings for the breaks when students don't have to see it everyday. I don't know if I can truly put myself in his situation though, because I am biased and only looking at the student’s perspective.

A good teacher is someone who can relate the material to the students and interest them in subjects that were previously misunderstood or considered dull. A good student is a student who puts forth the time and effort to learn what is being taught and to enhance their academic skills.

If I could have dinner with three people it would have to be Gandhi, to learn some of his wisdom, Orlando Bloom, because he’d be nice to look at, and Meme (my grandma), because I admire her sense of humor and her opinions on meaningful matters.

As far as things you should know about me, I have two younger sisters and an older brother, I love to travel, and I enjoy playing volleyball and basketball. I’m a psychology major, so naturally I’m curious to know things about other people. I’d like to learn what people in the class enjoy doing, what different people’s views are on various subjects, and everyone’s background and where they’re from.

I’m taking this course to get the literature credit, but also because I enjoy reading stories. I liked the British novels class I was in last semester, and I feel that American literature will perhaps be more personal and relatable. I do not usually do much reading during the school year besides what is required for my classes, but during breaks and when I get the chance I enjoy reading novels. I enjoy books that are prevalent in pop culture like the Twilight series, but I also enjoy reading classics like Pride and Prejudice and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Beyond what I write for school, I write messages on facebook, texts, and e-mails. I feel that my writing is adequate because I have a lot of experience from previous classes I have taken, but of course I could use improvement in maturing my writing skills and impoving my sentence structure.

I hope to give off the impression that I am a nice, approachable person who puts effort into school and this class in specific. I love the color purple, and of course it fits with this being a blog about an English class at TCU. Perhaps my choice to deck out my blog in TCU décor makes me appear school spirited or relatable (since everyone else shares the same love for the horned frogs), but I hope this blog proves that I will actively participate and put forth effort in this course. I have read, understand, and agree to the terms of the course syllabus.