Thursday, September 1, 2011

Welcome! Introduce Yourself!

Welcome to the Class Blog for History 102 (Western Civ II).

For our first Blog post - to help you adjust to the technology - I'd like you to introduce yourself by telling the class five things about yourself. This can range from your major to your hobbies to random facts. One requirement: please do include your name!

5 Things

1.I did my graduate work at The College of William and Mary in Virginia

2.I specialize in nineteenth and twentieth century history and media studies; but, despite this, most of my teaching has been in the colonial and early national periods of American history (William and Mary sits next to Colonial Williamsburg)

3.I also have a strong interest in the way history is presented in popular films and have, in fact, taught a “History by Hollywood” seminar a number of times at The College of William and Mary and Temple University in Philadelphia.

4.I did my bachelor’s degree at the University of California at San Diego. I had a hard time picking a major so I ended up with History, and with minors in Literature and Political Science (and almost one in Third World Studies).

5.I’m a California native and I miss fish tacos in San Diego, Berkeley’s used bookstores, and the Pacific Ocean.

-- SG

50 comments:

  1. Hello, My name is Walter Szchur I am currently finishing up my prerequisites to hopefully enter the RN program here at SCCC. I am a Bio major. I have a 1 and a half year old son who takes up most of my free time. I have recently sold my business so that I can spend more time with my child. I decided to take western Civ 2 because I my teacher for the first half was excellent and I wound up really enjoying the class more then I anticipated, so I decided to continue with it.

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  2. hi, I am a comment
    Sarah Grunder

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  3. hi, im Joseph DeFalco, i am nineteen years old, this is my 3rd semester at suffolk i am currently a liberal arts major. i live in holbrook ten minutes away from the school so thats great,and i love to snowboard.

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  4. I am a comment.
    Sarah Grunder

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  5. hi im Robert Gloster, im 23, i live in medford,this is my second semester in suffolk,i love roman history but thats due to the fact that i lived in Italy for 4 Years which was amazing

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  6. Hi, My name is Elizabeth Fyke,but you can please call me Liz. I'm 49 and four classes away from graduation.After Graduation in January, I'll be studying here for 2 more semesters to get my IT certificate.I'm a big sports fan- Mets,Giants,Islanders,Knicks.

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  7. Hi, I'm Josh Schurr. I'm 26 and graduating from Suffolk this semester. I'm a Marine with 5 years and multiple deployments under my belt. I love to travel and have been to many different countries such as Greece,France, and yes Afghanistan too. I love the beach and working out

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  8. Hi, i'm Anthony Bucher and I am 19. This is my first semester at Suffolk but my second year of college (transfer). I am going to finish all my liberal arts classes this year and then transfer to Five Towns to become an audio recording technician. My intersts include playing drums, recording bands, tattoos, and spending time with my family and friends.

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  9. My name is Nolan Charles honestly I really don't like talking about myself I rather just let people figure me out well I guess its time for a change.I am 25 years old and I grew up in Trinidad ad Tobago.This is my last semester thank God.I love to cook,work out, I am into poetry and I also write.I am also big into Martial arts

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  10. My name is Alyssa Gallo. I am 19 years old and this is my second year at Suffolk. I started off wanting to be a special education teacher but now I am looking into either a mortician or an ultra sound technician. I love music, my dog, and watching football.

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  11. Hi my name is Lauren Sampogna. I am 22 years old and this will be my last semester at Suffolk. I have a 3 year old daughter and I work at a dental office, along with taking 16 credits this semester.

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  12. My name is Erin Gibson, I am 22 years old and this is my last semester at Suffolk. I will hopefully graduate with my associates in liberal arts in January. I work full time and go to school full time.

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  13. My name is Dave Somma, I am 22 years old and this is my final semester at Suffolk. Finishing my associates in liberal arts and hopefully continuing with a major in mathematics. I'm currently trying to keep up with two jobs and a full time school schedule. My interests are cars, music, writing, and snowboarding.

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  14. My name is Amy Wunsch. I have no idea what I want to do with my life therefore I am a Liberal Arts Major. My hobbies include hunting and fishing. What I would really love to do is own land to offer to terminally ill children to be taken on guided hunts. I love the Atlantic Ocean and hope to some day own a house on the water. I have lived on Long Island my entire life. I also love to read and write.

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  15. hi my name is daniel prodromakis but everyone calles me danny. i currently work 2 jobs i work for shoprite of happauge in the meat dept, and pathmark as a deli clerk. im 3 classes away from graduating college. once im done with college im taking the suffolk police test and also the city and hoping to become a court officer in the next year or two.

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  16. Hey my name is Ashley Ohringer. Im 20 years old , this is my 2nd to last semester at suffolk , i am beyond happy to leave. Im a queens native, forever a city girl. Im hoping to transfer to either california or manhattan , and either go for the entertainment industry [vh1 representative, p.r , broadcast journalism] or law , specifically being a detective hopefully gearing towards the safety of woman and children , domestic abuse and assault. i got alot of goals for a short time period

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  17. Hi, My name is Ali Kamal. I am 23 yrs old. I need it for transfer college. My college wants to be University of Bridgeport. I am hopefully that toward is new being. I am hope to new either is specfically dometic for people.

    Great goal graduation on class of 2013:)

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  18. Hi, my name is sedrick ambroise. i am 19 years old. i am big into cars. i like to ride quads. i like to play basketball and handball. i want to transfer to stony brook university

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  19. Hi ,my name is Kaitlynn vuturo. I am 19 years old. I live in selden and i graduated from centereach high school in 2010.My major is liberal arts. I am planning to become an elementary school teacher and i would like to minor in sign lanuage.

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  20. Hello my name is Anthony Spencer. I am 25 years old and graduated from Bayport-Blue Point HS in 2004. This is my final semester at suffolk and should finally be getting a liberal arts degree. I manage a Bar and Restaurant in Patchogue.

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  21. Hi, my name is Erin Meade. I am 21 years old and this is my last semester at Suffolk. I am not sure which four year school I will transfer too, but I should probably figure that out soon. I love playing all sports, photography, finding and watching funny viral videos, baking and I love surfing.

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  22. My name is Erica Raso and I am nineteen years old. I graduated from Ward Melville High School in 2010 and am majoring in Visual Art. I plan to transfer to a university in the city by this time next year. Currently I am working at Danfords Hotel and Marina in Port Jefferson.

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  23. Hello! My name is Michael Garlin, but everyone calls me Mike. Ive been a part time student at Suffolk for the past three years and this is my first semester as a full time student. If all goes as planned I will be able to transfer to a four year college next fall, even though I still have no clue as to what I should pick for a major!

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  24. My name is michael herlihy im going to suffolk for general studies still figuring out what i want to do. Im 21 years old i graduated from centereach highschool in 2007. Favorite sport is football and my favorite team is the giants

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  25. Hey everyone, my name is Travis Holmes. I am going to college to pursue my doctorate in Pharmacy. I am a mix of Irish and German principally, which is the main factor in my hair color. For fun I snow and sandboard wherever I get a chance to do so, and I also like to read both murder mystery and fantasy novels. Lastly I am an assistant manager at a Co-op complex on Dune road in Westhampton Beach.

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  26. Hey my name is Michelle Ruberto, Shelly for short. I am 20 years old. This is my final semester at suffolk I will be graduating with liberal arts and hopefully attending molloy next semester. I am a volunteer EMT for Wading river fire department. I love to horseback ride and play soccer.

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  27. Hi my name is Rich Napolitano im a liberal arts major and should be done with suffolk at the end of this year. I am 20 years old and i hope to accomplish being a cia agent in the near future. For now however when i turn 21 i hope to be either a suffolk cop or New york city cop. i already have taken both test and scored a 92 on the city test. my suffolk score is unknown for the moment. Some of the activities i like to do is tennis and basketball. i am on the college tennis team. I also work at big lots in west babylon i have been there two years.

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  28. Hey my name is Ryan Canedo I am a former marine and liberal arts major. I work full time and live in Ronkonkama. I enjoy sports,traveling and weekends. Any time off work is good in my book. I also have been around the world.

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  29. Hi my name is Jonathan Knapp, but i prefer to be called Jon. i am 19 years old. I am currently on my 2nd semester at suffolk. I am a full time student. I work full time at Panera Bread. My major at the moment is liberal arts. I love Cars, Shoes, Clothes, and hanging out with my friends.

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  30. My Name is Glenn madden and I'm not telling you my age. I'm on my second semester at Suffolk.I like history a lot.I am majoring in liberal arts at this time.

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  31. hi my name is diandra cunniff. i am a transfer student from elmira college. i am hopefully only staying at suffolk community college for one semester and transferring to Fordham University. i love gymnastics and competed my entire life. im a chill person, and thats about it.

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  32. Hello! My name is Dakota Luca.I am 19 years old. I have lived in Mt. Sinai all of my life. This is my third semester at Suffolk. I am not positive on what I want to be yet so I am here as a liberal arts major. In my spare time I love to play volleyball and in the summer go to the beach!

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  33. Hi my name is Michelle Megara. I am 19 years old and I am in my third semester here at Suffolk. I am a liberal arts major hoping to transfer to Stony Brook to study psychology. I work at a Hallmark store and I hostess at a restaurant.

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  34. hi this is krista sehested. i am 19 and this is my first semester at suffolk. i transfered here from SUNY Albany and will be transfering to either stonybrook or binghamton next spring. i am a double major in english and political science and plan to write speeches for politicians

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  35. My name is Ariana Glibbery. Im 18 years old,this is my first semester at Suffolk. im majoring in Liberal Arts. Id like to transfer in 2 years to a school in Manhattan preferably. im a full time student and work part time at a bakery.

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  36. My name is Ben Rosino. I'm 22 and majoring in Radio/Television Production. I want to transfer to either Oswego or NYIT after I graduate from Suffolk. I currently work as a Photo Lab Supervisor at CVS. I love music, play 3 instruments, and hope to have my own studio one day.

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  37. My name is Alyssa D'Angelo. I'm 20, I have two older brothers and a younger sister. I also have two dogs a pitbull and lab. I sing, draw and play violin. I have no clue what I want to do when I'm older, but I do enjoy school.

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  38. My name is Ashley Heffernan. I am 19 years old. I live in East Patchogue. I am an English major. My favorite sports are football and hockey.

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  39. Hi, my name is Katie Camp. I will be 20 on December 10th. I live in Sayville. I absolutely love photography. I have no idea what i want to do with my life so i am here at suffolk getting the basics over with and i just might figure it all out at the end of my 2 years...i think about it everyday! The only thing i like about winter is skiing.

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  40. Hi my name is Bryan St. Louis.

    I am 29 years old.

    I have been going to Suffolk for years now. I am 10 credits away from my associates degree.

    I am a liberal arts major. I would like to goto Stony Brook next semester.

    I love to ski and snowboard. I also love to read and write.

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  41. hi my name is sydney spinner. 5 interesting facts about me are as follows, 1. i love to travel and ive been to england,ireland,whales,belgium,the netherlands and many islands off of the u.s. 2. i love to sing and write poetry. i was involved in musical theater as a child and took voice lessons. 3. i'm going to school to become a nurse or a physicians assistant. 4. i am a certified phlebotomy technician 5. i love old school rap and hip hop

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  42. My name is James Chichester
    1. I am a history education major, i want to be a history teacher, i dont have a particular favorite time in history to study.
    2. I am a certified nerd,I know more about comic books then i think i do about half my classes, in particular thor comics are my favorite.
    3. I play the saxaphone, im in the school's band and i play at my church sometimes.
    4. My birthday is october 12th 1990, and we have class on my birthday this year, instead of cutting class to have an awesome day somewhere, i decided we should throw me a party. :) maybe?
    5. My fifth fact has to be that i cant sum myself up in five facts, theres too much to tell lol i dont know what to say next, so i guess i'll leave this as TO BE CONTINUED...

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  43. Hi I'm Johann Zinamon, I was born in the Philippines, I have two older brothers, people often pronounce my name wrong when reading off a paper, I like internet memes, and Narwahls

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  44. My name is Heather Roddin

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  45. My name is Carissa Roig. This is my last semester at Scruffolk then off to St Joes. Double majoring in Speech and Psychology. I have a 3 1/2 year old daughter. I believe that you should never regret anything in life. I also believe that if you never challenge yourself you will never feel a sense of accomplishment.

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  46. Hi, my name is Heather Schiek. I am 20 years old and live in Patchogue. I graduated high school in 2009. I go to school part time and work two jobs. I am a liberal art major, I have no idea what I wanna do as a career. When I graduate Suffolk I plan on moving to California.

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  47. I am 22 years old and live in Hauppauge. I graduated from Hauppauge High School in 2007. I go to school full time and am currently not working but money is not an issue. I am a liberal arts major right now and can't wait to get out of Suffolk. Right now I live that good life on a golf course, and probably going to move down south after this semester is over.
    Christopher Martinez

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  48. I am sorry that I was not able to post sooner, I had a virus that didn't allow me to use my internet. My name is Nicole Carlsen. I am 20 years old and in my final semester here at Suffolk. I am going to be graduating with a degree in Biology and am either transferring to Stony Brook or Upstate Medical University. Once I transfer, I hope to either major in neuroscience or basic pre-med, still trying to figure that one out. In my spare time, I like to bake and play video games.

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  49. Hi. My name is Joe Ferro. I'm 24 years old. I'm just now going back to school for my associates degree in communications. I currently work full time as a manager/projectionist at the Merrick Cinemas. I recently lived in Brooklyn for a year with some friends. I have a passion for writing/directing film and/or tv.

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  50. Hey. My name is Heather Bohler. I am 22 years old. I'm not sure what I want to do yet because I am very indecisive. I like history but have a passion for the ancient egyptians. I started to go to school for egyptology but found it a tad bit unrealistic being an American girl.. I love music and adventures. I am computer illiterate, sorry.

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