Friday, January 23, 2009

Necessity in Grammar


Since we were little we were always told that we must speak proper but does that mean if we didn’t speak proper our writing skills will be poor? Since middle school we have been taught on how to write and where punctuation must go, all the way to high school. For some it’s easier then others, and for those who are lucky it just comes natural to them. I believe a good percentage of what you have been taught as a child stays with you forever, but it’s what you do on your spare time that might improve your writing without out you knowing. Such as reading, and even writing. Just reading enhances your vocabulary and enriches you and improves your writing, and of course practice makes perfect so if you continue to write, you will eventually become a good writer. Where as if some one who knows grammar better then some one else doesn’t exactly mean they will write better, yes they might know where punctuations go but that will only take you so far. Another thing is as important grammar is and something we all must know, people these days rarely speak proper and that usually portrays in their work. But since we live in a high tech world, computer can check our grammar, they basically do everything for us. So I must disagree with the author, just because there are so many things that you can use to correct your grammar, so you don’t necessarily have to know all the rules in order to write a paper.


Academic


Hi my name is Andres, I am currently a junior in my second semester at Manhattanville College. My major is Business Management, with a minor in Communication and Sociology. I went to private school all my life. Before I attended Manhattanville College I went to Salesian High School, which resides in New Rochelle. When I was in high school, I was a member of the National Honors Society, since I was a sophomore in high school. I new since then I wanted to major in Business Management, because sometime down the road I would love to own my own type of business, I’m not quite sure what type of business it will be yet. As for now, I plan on just doing the best I can in college. Throughout my academic career I was always involved in sports mainly soccer, I still play till today. My plan is to hopefully get an internship over the summer so my resume can build up, and once I graduate from Manhattanville College I will hopefully land a successful job in my field of study. Once I have a landed a steady job, pay of my loans and start saving money to do what I always wanted which was to have my own business. The reason I chose this major was because everybody in my family owns their own business. As much as I want to pursue my own business, I do not know what may come my way. If a better opportunity comes my way, were I could possibly work for a big firm or anything along those lines, maybe I will just give my 100% devotion to the company.