Eng333 Week1 Blog

Hey everyone! My name is Carli and just turned twenty years old. I am a senior at the University of Southern Miss, where I am a Criminal Justice Major with a Psychology minor. I am planning on going to grad school and hopefully getting a federal job--I would love criminal investigations or forensic interviewing. I currently work for Campus Link AmeriCorps, which entails working full time in their office and the Shafer Center for Crisis Intervention--the rape crisis center in Hattiesburg, Ms.
So far, I have only written career and case summaries; soon, in my summer class I will be reviewing evidence cases and writing on my findings. I suppose that detailed accounts of stories and topics would be the most helpful to my major.  For my job, I have worked with public announcements and witnessed my boss write her grant and put everything together. In high school, I was an editor for my school newspaper three years in a row.
I enjoy writing analysis type papers; I also enjoy anything with an interesting topic.  I do not enjoy group writing assignments--these are difficult because not everyone pulls their weight.  Research papers are also difficult, but once the paper is started, it is not so bad. With research papers I always have been a B student and I would really like to improve on them.
Writing was broken down for me when I was in high school. I attended the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Sciences and we were able to take college courses instead of general English for our junior and senior years. I was able to build back up my writing skills into a new level.  Failing with writing happens, but with critiques and helpful teachers, it is possible to make writing a fun learning experience.  Writing as a communication sometimes fails because the audience cannot hear the writer's tones--this happens a lot in emails/text messages.
I really hope to learn more about writing techniques and tips that can help me professionally.  I am excited about starting this blog, it is really a neat way of communicating. I am hoping to learn and accomplish better writing styles and ways of organizing papers.