Blog Assignment 1

Good morning, everyone! I've really enjoyed looking at your blogs so far, and I thought it might be helpful to re-post the assignment here, in the blogosphere, for those of you who are just getting started. This is also a great forum to click on "Followers" and get a sense of who your classmates are and see their writing styles. Don't forget to friend me on Skype if you haven't already--their instant messaging service comes in handy. If you have any questions about the blog assignment, don't hesitate to ask!

Blog Assignment 1: Student Profile  For your first blog posting this semester, we’d like you to spend some time introducing yourself to your Discussion Section Leader and fellow students, and talk a little about your previous experiences with writing. In addition to touching on what you study at USM (as well as the kind of job you currently have or hope to get once you finish school), you might address one of the following topics:
Having read the first chapter of your textbook, can you give some examples of: 1) an academic document that you regularly write or have written within your major; 2) any professional/workplace writing you have done; and 3) any public documents or writing for general audiences that you may have engaged in?
Is there a type of writing/kind of document that you particularly enjoy doing? Is there a type of writing/kind of document you find particularly difficult? Why?
Can you describe a time when writing “broke down” for you in some way, and why you think this happened? That is, what factors do you think contribute to why writing sometimes failing as a means of communicating, and is there anything that can be done about this? What? (However you define this idea of writing “breaking” or “failing” is okay, but please take some time to explain what you mean by this, and how it happens.)
Is there anything you specifically hope to learn about writing in this course this semester. Is there anything that troubles or worries you? Aside from passing this class or getting an “A,” what are some things that you hope to accomplish in this course?
As with all your blog entries, feel free to provide links to any web sites or resources  you feel might be interesting or useful to your readers. You may also include any images, videos, or additional material that your readers might appreciate or enjoy, provided it fits with your topic.
This blog entry should a be approximately 250-500 words and posted to your Blogger account.