Name: Evelyn Mosso Pareja 

Preferred pronouns: She/her

Intended major: Biology

After reading through the syllabus I can say that one thing I’m excited about is the fact that there doesn’t seem to be any exams. The reason I’m excited about it is because writing is not one of my strengths. I always tend to get distracted from the topic and end up writing about something completely different or just repeat myself constantly. One thing I’m anxious about is writing an essay and then presenting it to the class. Since again, it’s not one of my strengths so it’s very nerve wracking to think about it being looked at and revised by an entire class. Although in high school I have gone through that experience many times I just never got used to it. 

Personally, I believe that the quality of being a good writer is to stick to the main topic, meaning that the author/ writer doesn’t go off on a tangent. Another good quality is that the writer continuously supports their ideas with reasons and evidence. As well as catches the reader’s attention and explains their ideas in a way that their audience would understand and agree with. In other words the writer does have to be persuasive depending on the writing piece. 

The easiest part for me to write in an essay has to be the first body paragraph since that’s where I can thoroughly explain my idea and why I support it. Unlike the introduction where you introduce the topics and give the readers reason’s without giving it all away. Although an introduction is simple, I tend to overthink it or just get very impatient and just want to write about why I’m passionate about the issue.

The main genre I will be writing about in my intended career field would have to be medical. Since I intend to be a surgeon, my writing would be centered on medicine and  the state of a patient or details about a procedure. Being an effective writer can strongly affect my career both in a negative and positive way depending on my skill. The reason it can negatively affect my career is because if I poorly describe a patient’s situation or state, other doctors or surgeons can underestimate their condition or just gloss over a critical factor which can be the difference between life and death. 

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