Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Introduction Blog

Hello Everyone!

My name is Nick Gelardi and I am an English Secondary Education major here at Bloomsburg. I am currently a sophomore and plan to graduate in 2027. I am involved in the Honors College, Little Huskies, and Club Soccer here as well. I was born in Warwick, New York but later moved to Milford, Pennsylvania and I still live there now. My favorite hobbies are watching sports and shows on TV, exercising, writing, and playing soccer!



As an English Secondary Ed. major I thoroughly enjoy reading and writing, and in class I mentioned how Fahrenheit 451 was one of my favorite books ever, I would like to elaborate further on my love for this novel. It is such a complex novel, full of thoughts and the exploration of human universals and emotions. The utopian/dystopian setting of the novel being a world where books are banned in society was so intriguing to me. Montag, the main character, is also a round and emotionally complete character that as a reader you get to watch change from the beginning to the end of the novel. 

One website that I love is Wordle, as it is so much fun to take a few minutes every day to play whilst also expanding your vocabulary and critical thinking skills. The rules are very simple and explained on the New York Times website as well. A video of something I would recommend is this J Dilla instrumental called Sunbeams. It is very relaxing to do work while listening or just to chill out a little bit, and there are plenty of other instrumentals that he makes that do the same.

https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html



4 comments:

  1. Wordle is very cool, but I never got into it, while all my friends did. Maybe I should invest.

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  2. Wordle makes me regret doing English as my major

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  3. Hey Nick! I have never played Wordle before I will have to give it a try.

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  4. I started reading Fahrenheit 451 last week! Not sure how I feel about it yet, but it's certainly interesting.

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