Blog Post #1

My name is Maryam Ali and I am from Houston, Texas. I am currently a freshman at West Texas A&M University. As of now my major is undeclared, but my two final choices are Health Administration or Finance/Accounting. I don't have a favorite subject, but even though I hate math I am good at it and that is the reason why I considered Accounting as one of my final major choices. In my free time I really enjoy spending time with my family, especially my two year old brother because he is the only brother I have. I love listening to music, I don't have a favorite type of music like most people, I listen to almost every kind of music. My favorite author is Simone Elkeles mainly because she only writes love stories. I have read every book she has written and I follow her blog. Some issues I am passionate about are high school dropout rates, abortion, bullying, and same sex marriage. Some of these issues are very controversial but I believe that they are worth talking about and discussing. I would like to learn more about international issues that we might not here on a daily basis in America. As a human I believe it is our responsibility to learn about issues that people outside of the United States have to face such as: no clean water, no electricity, and Education. I plan on learning a lot this semester about research and social issues and how to discuss them with a general audience without offending anyone.