Introduction Blog

My name is Chris Johnson and this is my blog web page for an online English 1C course through Sierra College. This is my last semester of junior college and I will be transferring to one of nine universities that I’ve applied to. My goals with my college education are to get into one of my top two universities I applied to, which are U.C.L.A. and U.C. Berkley, and to get a major in economics. I then plan on working on a PhD in economics so I can get into a profession in business forecasting or market analysis.

Aside from academics, I love to play and watch football. In fact, I plan on giving a walk on attempt a shot at whichever university I decide to go to next fall. I spend about 10-15 hours a week at the gym and the track together. I currently don’t have a job aside from an independent business I own through Amway Global which I am very off and on with. I’m actually job hunting for the moment for a part time personal training job. I received a personal training certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (N.A.S.M.) and hopefully my qualifications and knowledge can get me a credible part time job as a trainer. Work aside, I love to spend time with my family, girlfriend, and friends. I’m a big fan of eating out for any meal of the day. I have a vast knowledge in politics and economics which I spend countless hours following each week.

I am looking forward to writing essays on various topics in which critical thinking and argumentative strategies are exercised. My greatest strength as a writer is my delivery of facts and connecting them to my thesis. I make sure that my ideas are backed up by evidence and facts from credible sources. However, my biggest weakness in writing includes writing about topics that I share absolutely no interest in. This is something that always poses a challenge and causes me not to put nearly as much passion and drive into my writing as I would on a topic I have a greater deal of interest in. Throughout my experiences as a writer in high school and college though, this weakness of mine has become less and less of a problem.