Hi everybody, my name is Michael Rodriguez.  I am an English major who is exploring options for potential minors, majors, self-design topics, etc.  I took this course to not only further my writing ability in the realm of multimedia, but to also gain knowledge on how online communication is affected by the way a person writes or what they decide to write about.  I do not like think of myself as a political person, but I always enjoy a great discussion/debate on pretty much anything.  In terms of work, you can usually find me as a lifeguard for the YMCA or tutoring high school students around my home county of Bergen.  As professional as I am trying to sound, I am actually extremely shy and tend to be very silent.  However, once I am comfortable with who is in my class, I can become quite a silly guy.  I hope that we can survive the semester together.