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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