Writing As A Whole.

          When it was time to select my classes for the fall, I was thrilled that a writing class was only required for the first year in college. English was always my least favorite subject and writing was my weakness. But after completing my English class my first semester in college, my perspective on writing changed entirely. I did not only grow to love writing but I realized the importance of writing in life. There are many different forms of writing and knowing how to properly format each writing piece is, indeed, beneficial for me in the future. I realized that writing is not only required in college but in the real world. Writing is an important skill to acquire that can have a positive impact.

            Writing is a major aspect in life. Susan Blau and Kathryn Burak stated, "...you will be evaluated not just on your ideas but also on how well you express them" (60). In college, almost every writing piece has a thesis which is supported throughout the essay. But how the thesis is supported is what matters. Illustrating the purpose of the writing piece to the indicated audience and closing with a memorable remark makes the writing piece effective. Bringing life to a writing piece makes it highly valuable. As important it is to obtain good grades on every writing assignment in college, it is important to acquire these writing skills, continue to make use of them and improve through college and beyond. With this, writing can certainly impact any job opportunity in the future.

            There is a wide range of different writing pieces that I can come across in the future. As Blau and Burak stated, "In education, in business, and in the arts and sciences, employer's biggest complaint is the unclear writing produced by their new hires" (60). Each job requires a different writing format and having the knowledge of all the formats will make me more qualified. To demonstrate, if I was given the task to write a report on an incident to be published in the New York Times and I was unaware of the lead required at the beginning of the report and I included my opinion, it will not be published and I will lose my job. Learning how to write in every form will prevent this from happening in my future.

            Even though I am not required to take anymore writing classes after the first year, I would still have writing assignments for other classes, write an essay when I apply to graduate school as well as my cover letter for jobs and writing in the job itself. Writing definitely matters in college and beyond. Although I have not learned every single writing style, I am still ahead of the game only being a freshman in college due to my writing projects this semester.

Blau, Susan, and Kathryn Burak. Writing in the Works. United States: Eckman, 2007. Print.

Diets Lead To Weight Gain.

            Diets are supposed to consist of smaller and healthier meals throughout the day including salads, fruits, vegetables, and more. However, that has changed over time. People all around the world go on diets changing their eating habits, getting rid of all the junk food and bringing in healthier snacks which is the usual way to begin a diet. But while on the diet, people begin to modify the way they eat and how much they eat after seeing a change in their body and weight. The idea of a diet takes a turning point as people start to feel good about their body. In some cases, it leads to rewards that persist of candy, ice cream, or a delicious, juicy burger. At this point, the diet has comes to an end and weight gain returns. The diet went from losing weight to gaining the weight back and there is a reason to it. Diets are leading to weight gain because of its misconception in society today.

            There are studies that show that diets successfully help you lose the weight you want to lose and many people are and stay committed to the diets. On the other hand, not everyone stays completely committed or know exactly what a diet is. The primary misconception today about diets is that eating less a day leads to weight loss. But according to Best Health, if you suddenly reduce your food intake, your body will slow down your metabolic rate in order to store energy more efficiently. This is why people on a diet crave snacks like chocolate, which gives a quick boost to their energy levels. Slowing down your metabolic rate causes more appetite, makes you more vulnerable to junk food and increases your weight.

            People believe that eating less allows you to lose weight faster and is the basic function of a diet. But eating less is not how a diet works and, in fact, it has a negative effect on your body and weight. If you eat one meal a day, your body will store the fat from that meal and when you eat again, it begins to accumulate. It slows down your digestive system and you then have a week's worth of food accumulated in your system for more than a week which is unhealthy. The proper way to lose weight is to eat throughout the day in little portions and not fall into starvation. Starving yourself should not be an option but even if you do fall into starvation, you will simply turn to junk food for the energy you need which leads to weight gain.

            As you see, dieting is one big cycle and most people end up gaining the weight back due to starvation and cravings. In society today, people have to be more aware on what diets they decide to go on and what effects it will have on your body. Limiting what you eat a day does not help you lose weight as well as increase your health. If you continue the cycle, it will negatively affect your body and your health in the future.

Casual Analysis

            Imagine you are a college graduate seeking for a job relating to your major. You have applied to a good amount of places hiring and now waiting for a call back. After a couple weeks, you finally get a phone call from one of the jobs, setting a time and date for an interview. During the interview you are informed that many incoming customers speak Spanish and only Spanish. You are then asked if you speak this language or any other language other than English which brings you back to your freshman year of  high school. You now realize why learning a foreign language was a requirement in your high school and how it effects you when applying for a job. Today in society, the qualifications for a job are changing as more applicants with the ability to speak more than one language are more likely to get a job. 

             Charlotte Mission states in her article "What Are the Benefits of Bilingual Jobs?" on eHow.com that bilingualism is useful in any job and creates many jobs incentives. When seeking a job, speaking another language is an advantage and can increase your chances of getting hired aside from all the other qualities needed for the job. By obtaining the knowledge of speaking another language other than English, you are out to be more valuable for a job. Therefore, the importance of being able to fluently speak more than one language is beneficial for you. But being bilingual can be of assistance to the customers and allow you to be attentive to their needs.

            According to the United States Census, there are 39 language groups. As a result of this, communication is one aspect of how speaking more than one language is important in a work place. The United States is very diverse and being able to speak more than one language allows you to easily communicate with those who only speak a foreign language. Apply this to the work place: the more bilingual people hired, the better the chances of that customer returning. Why, you may ask? Since the United States has a wide variety of different languages spoken due to all kinds of people from all over the world coming to America, the work place needs employees who can communicate and translate for them. If a customer's questions and/ or concerns can be answered, they are satisfied and are more likely to recommend or return which is extremely beneficial for a business.

            To sum up, bilingualism is, in fact, very useful in a work place. It opens more doors and more opportunities come your way. Speaking more than one language is not only beneficial to you but also for the job itself and the customers. Suffolk freshman Thays Tejeda says her school has a large amount of international students. "Because I am bilingual, I am more valuable at my job since I can communicate better with those students who do not have English as their first language.”