A Little About Me

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        Hi! Welcome to my blog, my first post is just a small introductory to who I am and the types of art and literature I enjoy. My name is Brandon Robinson. I'm a commuter student from Dedham, MA who came to Wentworth for the Construction Management program. More specifically, the concentration in commercial real estate development. Construction has always been a big interest of mine, I attended a technical high school where I majored in Electrical for about four years. After graduating, I decided to further my education as I didn't just want to be an electrician my entire career.

        Normally during the first week of classes, students play ice-breaker games by exchanging names and what they like to do. Since this semester isn't like any other, we instead created a small snapshot of what we enjoy as an ice-breaker using apps like Padlet. Combining this tool with others like Pixabay, the finished “Avatar” projects give a quick glimpse as to what’s important to us. Although English has never been something I really enjoyed in school, there are many elements of literature and art that I do appreciate outside of it. This includes movies, t.v. shows, as well as the type of literature I like reading. In the Avatar page I created, the specific works from these elements I enjoy are described in more detail.

        My favorite forms of art and literature are fictional. I feel like the greatest stories although maybe based on a real event, are derived from the imagination. Although I’ve enjoyed novels I was required to read for class, some of my favorite books are those that I read throughout middle school. The Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus novels by Rick Riordan are some all-time favorites. Losing track of time while becoming immersed in these stories is why I love the works so much.

        I've always been a huge superhero fan growing up. Reading Marvel and DC comics as a kid transitioned to watching those same characters I read about on the big screen. I tend to enjoy all sorts of different shows as well, but most follow the same themes of fiction and adventure. At the moment, I'm watching The Legend of Korra which is an awesome successor to Avatar: The Last Airbender. Both shows bring otherworldly elements, mixing fantasy with conflicts and lessons that can be applied to the real world. The good-natured characters along with a great story line and character arcs is what makes these shows (and other works like them) so great.