El Morro (Photo Essay)

Keep in Touch (Final Draft)

One day, I received an email invitation to social network called Facebook. I decided to sign in. Nowadays, I have everything on Facebook, my photos, my friends, my videos, etc. The best way to keep in touch with your friends is Facebook. People you haven’t seen in years, you can find them on Facebook.

                       When I opened my Facebook account, I started to look for my peers from Elementary School and I added them as friends. I didn’t know a thing about my best friend from childhood, but I did remember her name. One day, I was bored, tired, laying in my bed, so I started typing my best friend’s name in the search bar. Loading, loading, loading. There she was; it was her profile, for sure. I was so excited I found her because, even though we haven’t spoken during so many years, I still love her, she is my best friend and best friends aren’t easy to find. I was so glad that I found her because now I will get to know more about her. I believe that people come in to your life with a purpose. Sometimes, people just never left. My friend is one of those persons who came in my life and never left. It doesn’t matter the distance in between us; our friendship has never changed.

                      The next day, the sun rising, early in he morning, I get on Facebook and I see one notification. We were officially friends at Facebook. She was so different from when I last saw her. We started chatting about how our lives have change during all those years without seeing each other. A week later, we actually had a friends date. I was so happy to meet her again. It was as if we never stopped talking. We have been friends since we were born, so she is a sister for me. I can tell her anything because I know she is going to keep my secret. Now, I don’t get to see her that often because we are studying in different states, but we have actually established a great communication between Facebook.  Facebook has everything-status, photos, wall posts, comments- you need to keep in touch with your friends. Sometime I feel like telling her something and it is so easy, I just go to her Facebook profile and post a comment in her wall saying “I LOVE YOUUU <3” or “I MISSS YOUUU L-with a sad face-”.

Sometimes I post on her wall, “Skype date?”

She replies: “Yesss!! Get online tonight”.

I wrote: “See you there ; ) !”

                       It’s 6:00 P.M., I’m sitting in front of my computer, suddenly, ring, ringgg, ring. She is calling me through Skype. I accept. The video camera turns on. There she is, I’m seeing her. I can hear her clearly. I tell her: “How are you? How’s college?” This is just the beginning of a long, long conversation.

                      I have also met friends through Facebook. Sometimes, bored people add people randomly without really knowing them face-to-face. One day, I received a friend request form this cute guy, so I accepted. I just look at his profile only once. Suddenly, he started talking to me. Hours passed, days passed, months passed, we use to talk every single day and we even text all day long. We became best friends. After a year without really seeing him, I really met him for the first time. When I saw him, I gave him a big, big, big and strong hug. It felt so good to finally meet someone you just have known through Internet and phone.

When he first saw me, he said: “Finally, I get to meet you face-to-face”.

I said: “Yes! It feels great to get to know how you look in real life.”

                      Then, we went to get some drinks at the bar.  He was very gentle.  He introduced me to his friends. They were all super nice. We stay there for three hours. It was 1:45 A.M. It was time for me to go home. I said “Bye” to everyone, but he didn’t let me walk alone to my car. Therefore, he walk with me to the car and we were just friends! -This tells me that he really cares about me-. We arrive to my car. I told I had a great time and gave him a kiss on the cheek.  

                      That’s not all, Facebook, also, gives you the opportunity to communicate with your long distance family. People usually get to see their complete family only in holidays. I have family in New Jersey, New York, and Orlando. I don’t see them as much as I would like, but in Facebook I have all my family as friends and I chat a lot with my cousins. My cousins can actually call me through Facebook. Video calling is the last application on Facebook and it’s awesome. You can see people face-to-face through your computer. When I have time, I just look for them on Facebook to ask them how are they doing, if everything is fine and to tell them how much I miss them and that I will come visit them as soon as I can. Without Facebook, I wouldn’t be able to talk as much as I want with my family, but since it’s so easy to keep in touch with them through Facebook, we are constantly in communication. For example, first week of college, I was so rush with my classes and trying to find the classrooms, I forgot about everything. Every day I get home to sleep because I was tired. I week after, I receive a notification on my iPhone. “Hey, where have you been? I MISS YOU!” It was my cousin from Orlando. I replied: “Sorry, I have been busy. Get online on Facebook chat." That day I chat a little with my cousin. I told her everything about my first week of college. I even said “Hi” to my uncle and my aunt.

                      Technology was created to make human lives easier, but sometimes people get too much into technology and forget about life. I know people who are completely addicted to Facebook. They can’t live without Facebook on your phones. People receive notifications directly to their phones, and log in to Facebook as soon as they can to check. Facebook is so addictive that sometimes when I need to study, I don’t know how to start because I stay in Facebook talking with my friends and losing my time. Hours later, you can see procrastinating with homework. Some of the application on Facebook, for example, Farmville, is very addictive. Farmville became so popular because people were addicted to that game. They played all day and forget about their duties. One day, I saw on the news that I mom didn’t clean her house neither make food to her child because she spent all day playing on Farmville.

                      Facebook has united friends from all over the world; it doesn’t matter where are you currently living. Nowadays, it’s way easier to keep in touch with your friends than before. People used to move out and never get to see your neighbors/friends again. That’s doesn’t happen now. Communication improves everyday a little more. It could be for good or for bad. It strongly depends on how you use it. If you take advantage of the opportunity that the technology offers you to help you make assignments easier for you, it’s fine. In the other hand, if you prefer been on your iPhone than living your life, then you are going in the wrong path.

Keep in Touch

                      I started high school just for girls in ninth grade. My class was my second big happy family. I get to see my friends every single day at school, but we only had like forty-five minutes at lunch to talk about our things. Then, what about the rest of the day? Friends enjoy gossiping a lot about what each one was doing. Therefore, everyday, after school, as soon as I get home I used to turn on my computer and log in to iChat and of course, messenger to keep chatting. When I saw an online friend, I immediately started talking with him or her.

                      A random day, a friend send me an invitation to Facebox. I created an account because we could share some photos and comment, but it wasn’t that good. A week later, MySpace invitation, once again, I created a new account. It was so cool because it was kind of a blog where I could share music videos I liked and my photos. I had a few friends when I was getting to know how MySpace worked. I uploaded a profile picture and put some music on my MySpace. Suddenly, MySpace in Puerto Rico became so popular that even my account was hacked. I couldn’t get into my account. I try changing the password, but it didn’t. I was so sad because I really liked MySpace and I thought about creating a new account, but then a heard about another new social network that seem better than MySpace. Anyway, I had a lot of school homework so I forgot about everything.  Two weeks later, email invitation to Facebook. You can imagine the rest of the story, but this time I kept my account, which I still have.

                      I have everything on Facebook, my photos, my friends, my videos, etc. The best way to keep in touch with your friends is Facebook. People you haven’t seen in years, you can find them on Facebook. When I opened my Facebook account, I started to look for my peers from Elementary School and I added them as friends. I didn’t know a thing about my best friend from childhood, but I did remember her name. One day, I was bored, tired, laying in my bed, so I started typing my best friends name in the search bar. Loading, loading, loading. There she was; it was her profile, for sure. I was so excited I found her because, even though we haven’t spoken during so many time, I still love her, she is my friend forever and best friends aren’t easy to find. 

                      Next day, the sun rising, early in he morning, I get on Facebook and I see one notification. We were officially friends at Facebook. She was so different from when I last saw her. We started chatting about how our lives have change during all those years without seeing each other. A week later, we actually had a friends date. I was so happy to meet her again. It was as if we never stopped talking. We have been friends since we were born, so she is like my sister. I can tell her anything because I know she is going to keep my secret. Now I don’t get to see her that often because we are studying in different states, but we have actually established a great communication between Facebook.  Facebook has everything-status, photos, wall posts, comments- you need to keep in touch with your friends. If you feel like spreading some love, easy, go to your friend’s wall and post a comment saying “I LOVE YOUUU <3” or “I MISSS YOUUU L-with a sad face-”.

                      I have also met friends through Facebook. Sometimes, bored people add people randomly without really knowing them face-to-face. One day, I received a friend request form this cute guy, so I accepted. I just look at his profile only once. Suddenly, he started talking to me. Hours passed, days passed, month passed, we use to talk every single day and we even text all day long. We became best friends. After a year without really seeing him, I really met him for the first time. When I saw him, I gave him a big, big, big and strong hug. It felt so good to finally meet someone you just have known through Internet and phone.

                      Facebook, also, gives you the opportunity to communicate with your long distance family. People usually get to see their complete family only in holidays. I have family in New Jersey, New York, and Orlando. I don’t see them as much as I would like, but in Facebook I have all my family as friends and I chat a lot with my cousins. My cousins can actually call me through Facebook. Video calling is the last application on Facebook and it’s awesome. You can see people face-to-face through your computer. When I have time, I just look for them on Facebook to ask them how are they doing, if everything is fine and to tell them how much I miss them and that I will come visit them as soon as I can. Without Facebook, I wouldn’t be able to talk as much as I want with my family, but since it’s so easy to keep in touch with them through Facebook, we are constantly in communication.

                      Facebook has united friends from all over the world; it doesn’t matter where are you currently living. Nowadays, it’s way easier to keep in touch with your friends than before. People used to move out and never get to see your neighbors/friends again. That’s doesn’t happen now. Communication improves everyday a little more. It could be for good or for bad. Technology was created to make human lives easier, but sometimes kids get too much into technology and forget about life.

                      I know people who are completely addicted to Facebook. They can’t live without Facebook on your phones. People receive notifications directly to their phones, and log in to Facebook as soon as they can to check. Facebook is so addictive that sometimes when I need to study, I don’t know how to start because I stay in Facebook talking with my friends and losing my time. Hours later, you can see procrastinating with homework. Some of the application on Facebook, for example, Farmville, that’s very, very, veeeeryyy addictive. Farmville became so popular because people were addicted to that game. They played all day and forget about their stuff they needed to do. I saw on the news that I mom didn’t clean her house neither make food to her child because she spent all her day on Farmville.

Technology Narrative (First draft)

                       I have everything on Facebook, my photos, my friends, my videos, etc. The best way to keep in touch with your friends is Facebook. People you haven’t seen in years, you can find them on Facebook. When I opened my Facebook account, I started to look for my peers from Elementary School and I added them as friends. I didn’t have spoken with my best friend from childhood in years, but I did remember her name. One day, I was bored, tired, laying in my bed, so I started typing my best friends name in the search bar. Loading, loading, loading. There she was; it was her profile, for sure. I was so excited I found her because, even though we haven’t spoken during so many time, I still love her, she is my friend forever and best friends aren’t easy to find. 

                      Next day, the sun rising, early in he morning, I get on Facebook and I see one notification. We were Facebook officially friends. She was so different from when I last saw her. We started chatting about how our lives have change during all those years without seeing each other. A week later, we actually had a friends date. I was so happy to meet her again. It was as if we never stopped talking. We have been friends since we were born, so she was like my sister. I can tell her anything because I know she is going to keep my secret. Now I don’t get to see her that often because we are studying in different states, but we have actually established a great communication between Facebook.  Facebook has everything-status, photos, wall posts, comments- you need to keep in touch with your friends. If you feel like spreading some love, easy, go to your friend’s wall and post a comment saying “I LOVE YOUUU <3” or “I MISSS YOUUU L-with a sad face-”.

                      I have also met friends through Facebook. Sometimes, bored people add people randomly without really knowing them face-to-face. One day, I received a friend request form this cute guy, so I accepted. I just look at his profile only once. Suddenly, he started talking to me. Hours passed, days passed, month passed, we use to talk every single day and we even text all day long. We became so friends. After a year without really seeing him, I really met him for the first time. When I saw him, I gave him a big, big, big and strong hug. It felt so good to finally meet someone you just have known through Internet and phone.

The Audience for College Level Writing Needs and Expectations

An audience is a group of spectators or listeners. When the audience reads, for example, an essay title, they create sort of an idea of what’s going to happen and ask themselves how it’s going to happen. That’s what we call expectations, believing that someone will or should achieve something. Nowadays, the audience for college level writing has many needs and expectations, which the writer needs to find a way to fulfill. 

First of all, before starting to write an essay, the writer should think and analyze about what does the audience really wants. Then, to fulfill the audience’s needs and expectations, the writer needs to know to whom he/she is going to write. The audience for college level writing, most of the time, is the professor; but, sometimes, their peers can be included in the audience.

In my opinion, the audience wants to hear about innovating and interesting topics. But, if you are going to write about things people already know, then what is the point of writing it all over again if we already know? People want to learn and explore new subjects, because that’s the point of reading! Somehow, the writer must catch the reader’s attention and wake in them a sense of curiosity by creating a little suspense, starting from a general idea to a specific point.