Dear Professors,           Throughout the days I have gotten the privilege to be apart of in FIQWS I have learned many useful lessons. The lessons I have learned have shaped me into the writer I am today. This class has enhanced my writing abilities and has most certainly forced me to step out of my comfort zone. Writing an Expository Essay forced me to step out of my comfort zone. The standards for the expository essay were quite strict and specific. For instance, for  FIQWS with Professor Ewan, all sources had to be correctly introduced and conclusive language/phrases were prohibited, which …

Dear Professors, My name is Scarlen Dominguez and I am a sophomore in City College Academy of the Arts. I am currently a stage manager for a school production of Rent. This is an important commitment to me considering it has helped me develop my creative skills, work as a team, and lead others. My involvement in this production is something I most certainly have kept in heart to excel in as I have history being part of many school productions. For example, I participated in the school chorus ( third through eighth grade), strings ( third through fifth grade …