Saturday, May 5, 2012

You can do anything with an English major (polished)

This blog is dedicated to an event I attended in called “You can do anything with an English major”. This event was organized by a number of English professors of LaGuardia Community College to help students comprehend and acknowledge the power of being an English major. While enjoying the delicious sugary, salty, and fatty snacks offered the students and I listened to a couple of interesting and successful individuals who specialized in a wide range of fields such as Business, Computer Science, Law, and even Game Design which had all started out as English majors. They explained that being an English major prepares you for many different areas because it teaches certain aspects which are very useful for the future, such as presenting yourself, understanding of what others are trying to say, and explain to people what you feel should be accomplished. Majoring in English can also help one prepare for future degrees because it helps someone get used to large amounts of reading and teaches them to break it down into key points. The speakers also brought up the fact that as an English major, you also learn about many different types of arenas, ideas, events, and questions in class because the objective is not to learn material, it is to learn how to learn and conduct material to others. English 101 has already taught me a lot about self-development and although I am not majoring in English I am very interested in what I will learn in my future English courses.

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