Introduction

Honestly, when I found out our first homework assignment when working with these blogs was going to be to write some kind of an introduction about ourselves, I must admit, I was a little bummed. I am not too fond of class introductions because many times the peers in your class will automatically label you once they hear your intro. So instead of writing a common introduction, I am going to expand on an "I know" assignment we worked on during class. The purpose of this assignment was to get us to look deeper into ourselves at things in life we know for certain and those we don't know about at all...

I know that I want to be a successful person in every single aspect.—To me success isn’t defined by money, or the type of car you drive, or how big your house is. To me being a successful person is essentially being a good person. In my case, I want to have a good job—where yes, I am successful financially—but I also want to be a good friend, a good wife, and a good mother when the time is right. Twenty years from now I would like to be able to look at my life and be proud of where I am, and proud of where I am going. I think being a really good, successful person is one of the best things you can strive to attain in life, and hopefully I will be able to reach that goal.

I know what its like to be looked at as only an object.—Please don’t take this “I know…” in particular as me being a cocky person, who thinks she is prettier than everything and everyone because believe me, that is not at all who I am. What I mean by this is that I know what it is like to have people judge you based on nothing more than what they can gather in the two seconds they walk by you. From experiences I know what it feels like to be judged based on your outward appearances alone. I understand what its like to have guys look at you in that certain way that literally makes you feel like just an object. I understand what its like to have snotty girls give you that eyebrow raised once over when you walk past-I have felt all of that. And quite honestly, I am real tired of it. I wonder when the time will come when we can all look at each other without any preconceived notions?

So that's my introduction. Interpret it however you wish.