Autobiographical Blurb:
Imagine your life is now a book.
In 100 words write the blurb for it.
Include a link to at least one image and one sound that support your blurb.
Good Blurbs Usually:
- are short
- use attention-grabbing words, verbs and phrases
- tend to employ exclamation or question marks
- include an ellipsis to leave the reader asking questions...
REMEMBER: This blog comment is worth 3% of your course mark and is due BEFORE Thursday's class.
Blog Comment Katie Adamson
ReplyDeleteWhat do you get when you combined an outgoing, Canadian Realtor and a conservative, Scottish Draftsmen? Well, you get Katie Adamson! Standing 5'8 and wearing a constant smile, Katie walks the halls of Grant MacEwan everyday, hoping to expand her range of knowledge. A business major, and former nursing student, Katie enjoys school and has high hopes that her education will lead her to work overseas. A culturally diverse citizen, and world traveler, Katie has experienced Europe four times and plans to take her travels to Southeast Asia this upcoming summer! If you ever see this giggly brunette in passing, do not be afraid to say hello; Katie was voted the "Friendliest Student" in her 2007 graduate class at Archbishop Jordan Catholic High School!
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Have you thought about going outside of your own country and experience so many different things in other countries? Can you imagine how exciting is to learn different culture, language, and people? Read the story of a girl, Jin, who came to study in Canada all the way from South Korea. Her life is all about getting along with others and getting herself fit into the culture which she is in. Jin has a lot more stories in different counties like Japan and United States. Listen to her thoughts and experience what she has gone through. It’s not just fun but also impressive.
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Blog Comment Jin Choi
ReplyDeleteHave you thought about going outside of your own country and experience so many different things in other countries? Can you imagine how exciting it is to learn different culture, language, and people? Read the story of a girl, Jin, who came to study in Canada all the way from South Korea. Her life is all about getting along with others and getting herself fit into the culture which she is in. Jin has a lot more stories in different counties like Japan and United States. Listen to her thoughts and experience what she has gone through. It’s not just fun but also impressive.
Image: http://blogfile.paran.com/BLOG_977143/200906/1245896040_%EB%B2%94%EC%84%A0%20(14).jpg
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Blog comment Taosha Liao
ReplyDeleteLife is never boring， actually life itself is a miracle. Life was comfortable and simple at my early age. When i got older, at a winter, i fell into the water while playing with my friends.Fortunately the pond is not deep and i was saved, when i was sent home i can never forget my mother's eyes, they were just full of love and pity. When i bacame a teenager, i wanted to see the world. So i left my homeland and came to the country of maple alone. In that year, i was 16. Now i am 20, a word always comes to my mind, it is responsibility. Here i am， an adult in Grant Macewan! I know some day one of my family member will gone forever which is a natural rule and i have to accept it; i know i have to work hard to find the true meaning of happiness, i know that i am who i am and no one can change me; i know.......life continues!
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I moved to the big city of Edmonton longing to fulfill my appetite for adventure. Constantly I am thriving to discover new places and meet new people. Now I’m taking the plunge into college life! In one lifetime I have experienced everything from life on the farm to Northern Alberta’s vast oil sands. I have travelled around the world encountering the honourable Eiffel Tower and experiencing the exquisite mountains of Alaska. Now, alongside a whacky childhood friend, it’s time to capture the big city lifestyle. In a short time I will discover the surprises, the excitement and the many extraordinary experiences that are about to come my way.
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Scott Robertson -- English 102-185 Blog Comment#1
ReplyDeleteWhat do you get when a newlywed couple travel across the North Atlantic Ocean into Canada from the United Kingdom at age 18? The answer is nothing. That is until 12 years later when their twin sons are born. One named Daniel who happens to be the successful money making, suave, technologically inclined twin. And Scott, well he’s a whole other bag of magic. Scott happens to be the type to flash off his suit collection while living life in the fast lane. The one catch is, he’s always a few steps behind his twin brother. Follow Scott’s journey as he throws away his six figure position as a Power Engineer for another chance to be that scholarly gentleman every man wants to be. He’s going back to school. Will he succeed, will his career move be explosion proof, or will it blow up in his face?
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Brian Lees -- English 102-185 Blog Comment#1
ReplyDeleteAfter leaving the simple life of a small town, Brian Lees is faced with the challenge of adhering to a city sitting on a foundation of haste. What he doesn’t realize is the potential for new friends, untapped knowledge and boundless success. With the support of his family and friends hundreds of kilometres away, Brian strives to make the best out of an unknown future. Will the next four years prove to be the paramount of his life, or a catastrophic failure?
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Blog Comment Dana Richardson
ReplyDeleteImagine one day, the day after your graduation from high school, all you had dreamed about for your future was now nonexistent. The time in life that is supposed to be full of vision, hope, and potential. Up to graduation, Dana’s life as a small town Albertan girl had been essentially perfect. She came from an excellent family, went on numerous trips and did well in anything she tried. Ever since she was a little girl her dreams of moving to Whistler B.C were always on the back of her mind. She wanted to become an Olympic snowboarder but needed the practice and the facilities Whistler would offer. The day after graduation this girl would find out some news that would send her life into a direction she hadn’t expected; college.
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Ivy Liong- English 102-185 Blog Comment #1
ReplyDeleteShe thought she had it all, the lavish lifestyle, the exotic vacations and the promising career. But when Ivy Liong is suddenly laid off from her job she suddenly finds herself at a standstill. Not being able to find a decent job she is forced to move back home and complete what she never finished 4 years ago, her Bachelor of Commerce Degree. Will she be able to give up her lifestyle and adapt as a student? Or has she bitten off more then she can chew? Follow her as she enters the next chapter of her life.
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Zheng Fang said...
ReplyDeleteBlog Comment Zheng Fang
Life should never give up, please hold on hope for living. I love my life. My life loves me too, healthy body and rich family provided for me. I have an opportunity to go to study abroad and I already have a girl who I plan to marry. Life is kind for me most time, but it is not fair for everyone. The video I am going to show is about three girls whose life time was began countdown, but they said “I want to give life my best shot because I love life.’. when you feel dejection and alone, remember those children are watching at you and please love life.
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Joshua Cunningham-English 102-185 Blog Comment 1
ReplyDeleteFather took his life, I was too young to have known him. From the beginning, my mother was the only one I knew, the only one I learned from. Which probably contributed to some of my metrosexuality. She worked to extremes to support us. Volunteering at bingo halls on the little spare time she had, working for credit towards my hockey admission fee. Free from direction, aside from mother, the angst I had pent up inside from feelings of abandonment released, slowly escalating. From expulsions at school, I graduated to breaking the law. Wreaking havoc on surrounding neighbourhoods and stores. Anything providing that elusive adrenaline rush would do. Then it went way too far.
Picture of it all - http://www.ukawebs.com/bussing/images/millwoods.jpg
My life now -
http://www.macewan.ca/web/home/index.cfm
Khurrum Khan- Blog comment #1
ReplyDeleteLiving in Edmonton all his life, Khurrum is essentially the guy who “takes care of things”. Ranging from his volunteer work in a Millwood’s youth center, setting up home theatre systems, or rebuilding race engines, he accepts the challenge. Born on April 2, 1990, He is a Muslim raised Canadian student continually trying to diversify his life by meeting and engaging with new and culturally distinctive people. The newest and possibly most stimulating challenge being taken is a four year degree program to earn a Bachelor of Commerce. The adventure lifts off as he hunts for knowledge like a starving animal hunts for food. Steve Droke said it best when he said "Knowledge is power and enthusiasm pulls the switch...”
Audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMBDYOVYZRQ&feature=fvw
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Kalmy Wong
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Sitting down at her regular spot in Cameron Library at the University of Alberta. Books opened in front of her, ready to be read. Assignments due in the next 24 hours. Finals coming within a week. Confused thoughts of what she wants to do and where she wants to be in life running through her head. Spending reckless times with friends rather then going to classes and learning about the materials she had paid for. Finally regretting her actions after the first year of post-secondary being over. Luckily, given the chance to transfer over to Grant Macewan for a new beginning. How will it all turn out?
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Michael Garcia-Eng 102-185 Blog Comment #1
ReplyDeleteWhat if your world came crashing down and you had nothing to turn to? Would you let defeat take you down or would you get back up and fight another day? Michael Garcia was headed straight to the top, as a major car company promoted him to finance manager. Until one day, Mike was hit with something unexpected, something that would change his life! Michael’s life went from rags to riches then back to rags, the flame inside of him grew stronger! Knowing that Mike did not want another repetition, the ambition to work for himself became a must! Read about how Mike works to achieve building an empire of his own as his mentor Donald Trump
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The fundamentals of the Canadian Justice System seem vague and unsettle to prospective law student Michael Hennessey, who, with dreams and aspirations as wide as the Earth's horizon plans to help the nation reevaluate and modernize its legal doctrine. For years, his ability to interpret legal documents with great precision has enabled him to further understand how our society revolves around a constitutional set of rules which can be found in the Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms. The in-depth analysis to the life of this high-spirited individual shows that with a fine balance between work and social life, the reward for success can only be put in that of a history book.
ReplyDeleteHere is his story.
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Dan McDonald ENGL 102
ReplyDeleteExistence can be defined as a sequence of infinite failures intermittently laden with illusions of success. Real success, however, is only realized when one refuses to deem himself successful, and thus evades complacency. I was born and raised in the Edmonton area and allocate the majority of my time to creating music, playing sports, working, and most recently to academic pursuits. In my twenty-one years of growth I have achieved some tangible success in these fields by accomplishing things that can be quantified, and subsequently recognized, by society. I am not naïve enough to consider these my true laurels though…
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(3rd verse composed and performed by me)
Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Jamie Halford is anything but an ordinary Edmontonian! Brought up in a sport-oriented family, Jamie was always away with the birds-- literally! An early passion with the outdoors, however, soon turned to a passion for electronic music. What began as a healthy taste for the funky beats quickly exploded into an all encompassing passion for the culture, the sound, and the unbelievably energetic parties. Using wit, savvy, and more high priced digital equipment than you can shake a stick at, will Jamie achieve his goal of breaking into the music industry or wind up pushing pencils with the masses...
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ENGL 102 Assignment 1: Blog Comment
ReplyDeleteIn a life full of ups and downs, wrongs and rights and news and olds, Tanya Henderson, a young woman from a small town is trying to make it in the city. She’s almost lost not being used to having everything and everyone so close she is clinging to her sanity trying to fit in. The whole concept of living in a building with more people in it then there were in her whole town is a lot to wrap her head around! Will she make it through all the late nights and studying that comes along with school and the constant pressure of living in the big city? Or will she head back to her small town roots where she knew every person she’d see on the street?
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Kayla Harris- English 102-185 Blog Comment #1
ReplyDeleteSurrounded by people who couldn't put a name to a face, Kayla Harris embarked on a new adventure to overthrow her adolescent childhood, moving towards what hopes to be a promising future. With eighteen years of courage under her belt, she now moves to Grant MacEwan campus, only recognizing the passing of her own twin sister between a class. Other then that, she is left utterly, and entirely alone. Having high ambitions to turn her High School accomplishments into a flourishing well-known business, she stands today, wide-eyed, jittery, and eager to get on with the rest of her life. If her first day of classes is any indication of how the next four years will pan out, she might just be a tad in over her head. On the phone with her best friend, Shawna, an hour before her first class of the school year, she was lost. Will this short and stumpy little wonder ever find her way? Or will she crash and burn under the pressure to stay on top?
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Nora El-Hayouni ENGL 102 Blog Comment #1
ReplyDeleteDriving south down highway 63 to Edmonton, Nora El-Hayouni thought of all the new and exciting adventures waiting at the end of the 4-hour drive. As she leaves everything she knew behind, Nora can't help but smile at the unfamiliar chapter of her life that is about to begin. Its always been her dream to reside in a big city, and live the young and free life. Car packed up, good-byes said, she considered all the fun, freedom, and new challenges she would face as a new Grant Macewan college student.In a different city with new people, new life and new goals, will everything go as she dreamed her whole life? Or will the only thing stopping her from having a fun and exciting new life be all the responsibilities? After all, it has been her dream to have FUN in a big city, right?
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"...the city bus creaked and groaned like a tired beast as it turned onto 104th aveune, revealing to the left the place I would call home for the coming months. As I stared out the dirty bus window at a short but lengthy building sparwled over 4 city blocks covered with beautiful windows and a light grey paint stared back.The bus stopped outside the building where four soaring slate grey towers centerd an oversized clock that was confirming that I had but 5 minutes before an English class was to begin somewhere in that long building. My heart started to beat as I asked myself if I could find room 5-168 in time..."
ReplyDelete-from A Year at College
This page turning autobiography of a young Braden Thomson takes you into the ever exctitng life of a college student. From getting A+'s to first dates kisses Thomson keeps you wanting more each page.
"Triumphant, magnificent..."
-Braden's Mom
"His best book yet, not to mention his only."
-Braden's Dad
Matt Ryan - ENGL 102 Assignment 1: Blog Comment
ReplyDeleteLaunching his life with the explosive force of an Atomic bomb Matt Ryan knew he was going to do something huge. Not willing to follow the crowd he plotted his own course through the unexplored expanses of time and space. His unquenchable thirst for knowledge led him to question everything and trust nothing. But fate, as it often does, threw multiple curveballs at the young and aspiring man. Moving around substantially provided no shortage of hardships but consequently an infinite amount of new opportunities. Now what may possibly be laying in wait during his golden years at college and beyond?
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10 Seconds before Sunrise - Tiesto
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Tasha Stevenson - ENGL 102 Assignment 1: Blog Comment
ReplyDeleteYour whole life is ahead of you at this moment… you decide from now on where you want to take yourself. How would you react to that? For Tasha Stevenson, the bright-eyed girl of only seventeen, that was a lot to grab a hold of and she only had a short time to do it. The whole time she was building herself up for the end of high school, ready to start living the dream she always imagined. That dream definitely had some obstacles to overcome, but she was ready to take them on full force, nothing was going to stop her from getting what she wanted.
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Your palms, sweaty. Your heart, Racing. Your worst fear confirmed: A Conspiracy. How long has it been going on? And who is responsible? And why? Does one lowly commerce student have what it takes to overcome an enemy whose roof he is living under? It is an experiment gone terribly wrong involving the lives, lies and loves of over 3500 residence students. Only time will tell in this high-paced action packed novel involving romance, reality, and RESIDENCE.
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Blog Comment #1: Autobiographical Blurb
ReplyDeleteSara Wolbeck
In hopes of reaching her goals and gaining a Bachelor of Commerce, Sara Wolbeck, freshman at Grant MacEwan College embarks on a new adventure when she moves to the big city. Evolving into the exciting atmosphere of Residence opens a new world of experiences that a small town girl like Sara has been innocent to her entire life. When residence life starts to overpower schoolwork, plans don’t always turn out as intended. Will the life of a college junior hinder her dreams of becoming an accountant or will she learn to balance the classroom as well as the night life?
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Blog Comment 1: Autobiographical Blurb
ReplyDeleteSamantha Richards
Hm m… who am I – well I am a contradiction of terms. Old fashioned while at the same time extremely modernized. Relatively young but every so often I feel old, as if life is slipping away from me, and there’s not enough time to accomplish all that I set out to. Usually I prefer to stay under the radar, so to speak but at certain times I find myself quite in the thick of things – I’m told it’s because I’m highly argumentative. That’s a matter of opinion, I know what I know and believe what I believe and until someone can honestly prove why I’m wrong then I am going to defend it till the death. O yeah I don’t shut up! That’s another thing I’m told.
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Braden T: urls
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Braden Thomson
ReplyDeleteURL for Grant MacEwan Website
http://www.macewan.ca/web/home/index.cfm
Mark Moodie engl 102-185 Blog comment 1
ReplyDeleteA young woman gazes upon the waves that crash along the rocky banks of
the island known as Newfoundland. Miles away, outside Montreal, Quebec,
a man strolls through the green pastures that reach up towards the blue
sky. They are both unaware to Mark, the child they will bare and the inimitable
journey that he will depart on. Starting his youth as a shy boy but with a passion for
sports, Mark searched out to as many as he could, looking for
the sharpening thrill of competition. Yet, his mind grew restless and tired, it seeked purpose and reason, which it could not find it. Soon the colourful notes of music leapt out and captured Mark’s desire and imagination, and seemed to quall the turmoil he was in. But then no one, not even Mark, could forsee what was about was about to happen next.
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Being born and raised in the small town of Jasper, Alberta, Tyler Left home early to pursue his hockey dreams. Tyler moved to the small prairie town of Wilcox, Saskatchewan, to attend Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, where he would spend the majority of his teen years dealing with the pressure of being away from home. Now, Tyler faces another challenge in his life, as he has to adapt to the lifestyles of the big city. Tyler also has to learn how to manage his time between school and hockey, in order to excel and obtain his bachelor of commerce. How will Tyler fair in his journeys? Only time will tell.
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Josh Taschuk English 102-185 Blog Comment #1
ReplyDeleteYou're typical bread and butter teenager from Edmonton, Alberta, Josh lives his life one day at a time. If his life were a book, it would easily be comparable to Seinfeld, a show about nothing, that still manages to be extremely entertaining. Spending time with Josh could give you a multitude of outcomes, a completely average day or a gong show to remember for a long, long time. One may find Josh anywhere. He may be relaxing in his riverside palace in Riverbend, roaming in his 09' Ranger, or risking it all in roulette at the River Cree. Where will you find him?
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Evan Lawlor
ReplyDeleteEnglish 102 Assignment 1: blog comment
High school came to an end and for the most part everyone around Evan was making the right choices, while he was led astray, making the wrong choices. After many harsh life lessons and wrongful doings almost ending any hope of a bright future he took a stance, making a promise to himself to make a name for himself and make his family proud. Confused and full of questions he is at a critical point in life where all his decisions to be made must be made with precision. At this point it is either all or nothing. With high goals in mind he takes on his schooling with a fully fledged effort and refuses to be distracted by the many menacing distractions of his past! Will his efforts be met with reward or will he slip back into his old ways? Only time will tell…
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Harjot Malhi
ReplyDeleteSpending her childhood in India and then growing up in Edmonton, after moving at the age of 10. Graduating in 2006 from high school, she decided to go back and travel in India. Seeing how most people there would do almost anything to get out of India to explore better career opportunities. She realized how lucky she is to actually be able to get an education right here in Edmonton. In high school being great in math, she decided to apply for the Bachelor of Commerce program. Although still undecided on what exactly she wants to do. She knows she is progressing in a good direction of life. Hopefully, the next four years will help her get to where she wants to be.
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