The Obituary Assignment

Last Friday, we were assigned to write our obituaries for my Mass Media and Society class. When Mr. Chambers told us of the assignment I was kind of reluctant to completing it because who honestly wants to think about dying at such a young age. I continuously procrastinated this assignment for two reason the mere thought of death bothers me I mean I am not scared of it because I know everybody has to leave this earth one day, but its just a subject I'd rather leave ALONE. Secondly, because no less than two weeks ago I lost a very close cousin to cancer and I am still trying to get through that. However, I managed to work through my issues and began my obituary. While preparing to write my obituary, I called my mother to help me through this paper and all she could say was "Tell your professor I said, I don't like this one single bit." Once, she cracked a few jokes and read some old obituaries to me over the phone I was able to get through my own. This assignment has really opened my eyes because I have now set a standard for myself and the life that I want to live by. As one of my fellow classmates said today "I don't want what I wrote in my obituary to just be something I made up what I wrote is what I want to happen." That's exactly the way I feel about the details of my life in my obituary I want those things to happen...correction I AM going to make those thing happen.

On Monday, NCCU Graduate Ronnie Camille visited our class to give us a few pointers on how to make it in the real world after graduation. He told us of his time here at North Carolina Central University and how his career started just from networking with teachers as Mr. Chambers. As well as, putting himself out there to be noticed, he told us of how one day ABC news crew were on campus and he randomly went up and asked if they needed help. They told him yes, they did and he had a job pulling not knowing that later, he would go onto work for ABC and became the professional he is today. He stressed the importance of networking and following up with other visitors who attend class as well as working on writing skills. I found Ronnie's visit to be inspiring because we actually got to see how far a NCCU graduate made it and for him to take the time to come back and speak to us of his progress was a good thing.

NBC Meteorologist Wes Hostenin visited our class last week to inform us of the change in cable and antenna due to June 12 conversion. Instead, he informed us of his life before he became the NBC meteorologist, and how he traveled around before finding his home with NBC. A graduate of the University of St. Louis has been all over the map when it comes to his work. I recall, him saying he was in Louisiana when Hurricane Katrina hit and how the he witnessed the people of Louisiana moving in the Stadium of Houston. A transition that he couldn't believe that they would be moving thousands into the stadium. All-in-all, Hostenin gave us a great presentation of his life as well as his experie.nces

Capstrat

Tiffany Lawrence and Louise Warenda visited our class last week to inform us about Capstrat and their journey that got them where they are today. Tiffany told us of how she hadn't had any experience of working once she graduated from college and because of a associate of her parents she got her first job at Capstrat. Being that she had no prior experience she said "She became a sponge, and absorbed all knowledge around her." Due to that she is now the Talent Director for Capstrat. Whereas, Lousie, in her senior year of college she decided that teaching was not the thing for her after taking an internship at a local school for awhile. She later decided to pursue a career at Capstrat. Both of these ladies have been very prosperous in their careers and are very influential when it comes working with Capstrat.