Matt Palombo

Hello-

My name is Matt Palombo and I am from Tampa, Florida. I am currently a Senior here at TCU and a Criminal Justice Major, History Minor, as well as a participant in the Honors Program. Being from Florida, I consider myself a Floridian much more than a Texan. Even though I have been in Texas for four years now, I am still trying to get used to it. I miss living close to the beach, fishing, and the weather being warm all the time in Florida, but Texas is growing on me more and more each semester that I am here.

I am taking this class because I have not taken it earlier in my college career like I should have, however I am also interested in learning how to advance my argument and writing skills because I am planning on going to Law School when I graduate. I felt that this English class out of all of the choices seemed the most interesting because of this. I have written many papers and arguments for my classes throughout my four years at TCU, especially within my History Minor, and I feel pretty confident with my writing abilities. I also frequently write emails and messages to friends online through facebook. I also text message constantly, but I will be sure not to do so during this class because it is a pet peeve and is rude :).

I consider myself part of the TCU community here at school in Texas, but I do not quite feel like a Texan yet. I was born in New York City, but I consider myself a Floridian the most as I had lived there for all of High School before going to college and it is where my family still lives. I was born in New York and lived there for 2 years, then Pennsylvania for 5, Connecticut for 8, Florida for 4, and now Texas for 4. Even though I only really lived in Florida for 4 years, I say "I am from Florida" and this shows that I identify myself with that state the most out of all of the places that I have lived. Within TCU, I consider myself part of the Honors Community, Criminal Justice Community, Rec Center Community where I work, and the Study Abroad Community as I went to Florence, Italy last spring.

After reading the first chapter of Everything's an Argument, I have come to realize that my blog is indeed making an argument. I feel that by writing my blog and starting it with a "Hello", I am inviting people to come read about me, and the argument that is being made is that my blog deserves to be read. In a not so persuasive way I am also making an argument about who I am and where I am from. My argument is not to convince anyone of anything significant, rather I am just giving a brief background of myself.

I have read, understand, and agree to the terms of the course syllabus.