Letter of Introduction

My name is Meru Kapadia and I am currently a third year undergraduate student at the Bauer college of Business. I was born in India, but have been living in Houston for the past thirteen years. I plan on pursuing a career in the fields of Finance and Marketing. My interest in Finance and Marketing developed in the beginning years of my high school. I currently am part of the Forensics team (Speech and Debate), here at University of Houston. I plan on competing in many events including poetry. Currently, I work for KUHF (radio station) as an Accounting Assistant and as a tutor for Houston After School. I am also taking twelve hours here at University of Houston and six hours at Houston Community College.

My interests include playing basketball and football. I have recently developed an interest in working out at the gym. Aside from the physical activities, I love to learn, visually, about new discoveries and experiments (video tapes, movies, hands-on activities and etc.). I like to have legitimate and interesting discussions with my friends and family. The only thing I truly dislike is reading a history book.

My previous experiences with writing consist entirely of all the assignments given in an English class. I have written all sorts of papers including essays, stories, poems (high school), and arguments. Out of the writing assignments, I find essays and stories to be the most interesting and fun. The worst part is when instructors take off huge amounts for minor grammatical errors. All of my grades have been in the 'A' range, making my writing experiences very positive. I don't find writing to be the best hobby available, but I do like it more than reading. I believe writing is very easy, but it is very time consuming. Poetry is not my passion, but several poets in my life have made me realize how great poems can be at times.

I mainly took this course, because I needed a humanities credit and the hope that it would help me in speech and debate. I am not sure what to expect out of this class, but I do hope to leave with a better understanding for poems. My speech coach in high school mentioned, in order to successfully win in the poetry round, you must understand it properly, first. I don't expect the instructor to baby me, but I do hope that the instructor is available when I need his/her help for the class. Also, last but not the least, I hope to leave this class with an 'A'.