Hello! My name is Katie Endres and I am from Muenster, Texas. It's a (very) small town about an hour and a half north of here. I am a junior with a major in English and minor in Italian. I was born here in Fort Worth and lived here until I was about five years old. I always remembered going to the TCU baseball games with my dad, so while growing up I always loved this school. That's why I'm here now.
If I was made Chancellor of TCU, I'm not really sure what I would change. Besides the parking and the cost of everything, there isn't much that bothers me. That's a tough question. If I was Chancellor, I would do something fun though. Maybe put in a bowling ally. That would be cool.
To me, A good teacher is someone that cares. He or she can make the class interesting. A good teacher is also one that doesn't make his or her students feel dumb for asking any question, no matter what. I once had a teacher that took every question from any student like it was the most interesting question she had ever heard, and it really made class fun and boosted participation because she gave students confidence in their thinking. Also, I think what makes a student a good student is to care as well. Actually think about what you're reading, then see if you can argue it. Who says that an author's opinion has to be the only one?
If I could have dinner with any three people, my dinner would include:
1. Jesus, because I would have some questions for him.
2. The best chef in the entire world, because... well, why not?
3. My mom.
Three things you should know about me?
1. I have a huge, crazy, loud and hilarious family. I think family is the most important thing and that too many people take having one for granted.
2. I am completely fascinated by Italy, good wine, and the rest of the Italian culture. I studied abroad this summer and it was the coolest thing I've ever done.
3. My favorite band is The Academy Is... Check em' out!
I took this course beacuse it is obviously a requirement for an English major, but also, on ratemyprofessor.com, someone wrote that Dr. Williams is a "bad ass." I had to check it out.
The reading that I usually do is kind of scattered. I don't really have one certain genre I stick to, besides the monthly Cosmo. I do like reading poetry, but not the kind that no one can understand without looking up every word in the dictionary. I like the kind that makes you think. The most frequent type of writing I do would definitely be texting my friends and the facebook message. I took a creative writing class last year because when I was younger I liked to write stories. I definitely don't like writing stories anymore.
I like to write, but I always have a really hard time expressing exactly what it is I want to say. I get all my thoughts and ideas jumbled and I have to work really hard to make them come out on my paper the way they came across in my head.
I took an English class last year with Joddy Murray that was really interesting and during the class we had to make a blog and then talk about how the images and colors that we used represented us. This last question made me think of that. I think the background I have shows that I need organization. If someone had a bright pink background with different color stripes everywhere, it would say the opposite. I don't have any images up yet, but I will soon. I think my blog is kind of simple, but thats just because I have a hard time with this stuff. You probably won't find a ton of flashing links and stuff like that on my blog. It doesn't mean I don't care to, I'm just... not a big blog person. Maybe I will be after this semester.
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