Goals of the Class

Hello, my name is Chelsea Cooke and I am from New Hampshire. I decided to go to the University of Maine, because of the rural setting and the smaller classes. I found Maine to have a calm atmosphere and generally a nice community. When I visited, there was knowledgeable people that understood everything I was going through, and answered my questions thoroughly. I felt comfortable. Technically, I am a Business Administration major. After a year and a half of taking business classes that I didn't like, I decided not to take them anymore. I took a Public Speaking and loved the material. I wanted to learn more. I took a Introduction the Communication class last semester. This was an exciting and interesting course. Now starting my spring semester, I am taking three more communication classes. I have always liked international studies and have wanted to do some work after college with the National Passport Center. I have applied for multiple internships at the National Passport Center these last couple of years. Perhaps if I take this course, I can add some type of journalism literature to my resume.

I have always liked to write. All through high school, my teachers talked to me about how well I could write. Senior year of high school, I decided to dabble my in writing for the school paper. I had trouble at first, but I progressed. As my high school career came to a end, I had proudly recognized my potential. When I first thought of some goals that I could possibly have, I thought back to my time on my high school paper. One goal is to develop my writing more. I have found, in the past, my writing to be bland and very dull. By adding personality to my work, there is much more I could write about. I feel that I am not terrible at describing certain things. If my writing had more personality, I could see myself writing professionally. I want to be able to appear to be confidence in my writing. By taking this course, I want to be able to inform my readers on diverse subjects.