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Amanda Lara Sosa wrote a new blog post The risks young immigrants face when coming into the U.S. in the group Critical Writers: 5 years, 11 months ago
When I came to the United States in December of 2014 with my older brother, I knew a little bit of English, but not enough to carry a conversation with a native speaker. I only knew the basics of the language that […]
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Amanda Lara Sosa edited the blog post My viewpoint as a first generation, low-income and minority student in the group Critical Writers: 5 years, 12 months ago
While reviewing The Power of Realistic Expectations last class, I decided to make my stance as part of the group of students the article talks about: first generation, low income and minority students. I am not technically a first generation student because my parents did attend college, but in my home country, Cuba. My dad went to university a…
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Amanda Lara Sosa edited the blog post Questions and concerns for the future in the group Critical Writers: 6 years ago
A couple of days ago I was eating lunch while sitting by the entrance of the College Bookstore and the Women’s bathroom in the Union when I saw that there was a line of seniors waiting to get their documents, their graduation ropes, or their senior picture taken. They looked like a normal crowd of people waiting in a line: loud and somewhat…[Read more]
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Amanda Lara Sosa edited the blog post The “rules” of writing essays in the group Critical Writers: 6 years, 1 month ago
Many higher education students might agree with me that most perspectives set in high schools are considerably different to those set in colleges and universities. This applies to many aspects, varying from academic standards to social life. As many schools, SUNY Geneseo’s GLOBE (Geneseo Learning Outcomes for Baccalaureate Education) states: “Genes…[Read more]
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Amanda Lara Sosa wrote a new blog post Deciding the right choice to make in the group Critical Writers: 6 years, 1 month ago
Making an important decision in life is something that everyone has to go through at some point in their lives. It could be something like choosing a school, choosing the right major to study, choosing a long time […]
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Amanda Lara Sosa joined the group Critical Writers 6 years, 2 months ago
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Amanda Lara Sosa became a registered member 6 years, 2 months ago