Practice Entry. Introducing My Blog and Myself

Hey fellow students and bloggers. For those of you that have yet to peruse the online introductions, I am Dylan Haftings. I am seventeen and from Manhattan, Kansas. Here at GCC, I am duo enrolled, so I spend most of my time at the college but a portion of the day must be spent at my high school. Overall, I am a pretty laid-back person who usually does all the work and has no problem helping other people out.

My attitude is a reflection of my hobbies and what I enjoy doing. My favorite past time is reading, especially science fiction. Currently, I am reading the Malazan Empire series by Steven Erikson, and it is one of the better series that I have read. I am also an avid gamer, specifically RPG's; I think they're grand. Free time to do either of those things will probably be disappearing with the addition of this class to my schedule as I am sure some of you can concur with.
I am taking this class and, by extension, writing this blog so I can get an English class out of the way, before I go to a four year university. I was recently accepted to the Colorado School of Mines where I plan to pursue a degree in Civil En

gineering. With the degree, I plan to pursue hydroelectric energy, specifically dam building. The best class that can be found in a school, in my opinion, is most definitely in the math department.
In this blog, I want to give my honest thought and support it. I intend for every post to give a strong reaction whether positive or negative. When writing I defend the side that is downtrodden. Every side has merit in an argument, and whether it wins or not just depends on how well supported it is; that is why I pick the weakest side, in order to make it more defensible. I hope everyone enjoys this class, this blog, and this post. Thanks for reading.

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