Hello! My name is Rachel Boone and I’m a junior nursing major with a music minor. I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. I really look forward to becoming a  registered nurse one day and helping those around me in need, whether it’s watching a baby enter the world, or helping a person recover from a serious illness. My violin has played a significant role in my life.  Music is always there for me when I need it. Playing violin is a stress reliever for me, along with serving as outlet when I’m bored, sad, angry, happy…you name it.

I chose to take this course because it was a requirement for the CORE, but was also interested in learning more about arguments as they pertain to writing. I have always considered myself to be a “peace maker” and greatly dislike having  or being around arguments due to the tension and hostility that accompany them.  (Typically I just  passively avoid arguments, though I know that is not the best way to handle such situations) I’m aware that there much more to arguments than simply fighting or disagreeing with somebody, so I thought this would be an appropriate class to take.

The large majority of papers I’ve written in college have been analysis and research papers, where the paper is graded about 90% on content and 10% on  grammar, syntax, structure, etc.  Outside of the classroom, my writing is mainly via text, facebook or email, which is typically extremely informal. I feel that my writing skills are adequate but definitely could improve. When asked to write a paper, I tend to find myself feeling like I have a really good idea, yet have a hard time forming and organizing my thoughts into a well written paper.

My blog has a travel theme to it, and my interests include reading, music, photography and science. My favorite genres of music are celtic, classical, jazz and rock. This blog could be what the book refers to as an informative argument. This first part of my blog is simply to provide my audience some information about myself. For example, somebody reading this may not enjoy the same things I do, which could provoke an argument, whether they verbalize it to me or just think in their head, “How on earth could she like classical music? It’s so boring.” When you take a step back and think about it, we have arguments everyday, whether it’s with ourselves or other people. Anything can be turned into an argument.

Finally, I have read, understand and agree to the terms of the course syllabus.