Now introducing "Ayesha Shakur Baker"

I am “La Amazing Shakur”; I prefer to be called by my middle name Shakur instead of Ayesha. I currently live in the Nations Capital Washington DC. I am an Athletic Training major who always loved learning about the human body and how it works.  In my spare time I enjoy shooting hoops, meeting new people, and photography. I never was a fan of literature; however I always enjoyed writing and creative stories. As a child I had a hard time reading and comprehending. At the same time as, as I got older my reading started to mature and age. I started enjoying literature because it was a series of creative stories and I benefit from understanding literature. I would not declare my self a skillful reader though my past Advance Placement course helped me to learn to break down text for a clearer understanding. Usually when I read I look for connections if it’s self to text, text to world, or text to text. Connections help me connect and get a personal view on the literature. In high school we were constantly told to break down the text. Meaning annotate for every reading we received we had to circle unfamiliar words, underline main ideas, and place question marks and question to things we didn’t understand or thought would be on the test. As a result, frequently I find myself marking and breaking down the text. I do not typically use references when reading pieces of literature. If I need help in understanding a piece of literature I generally ask someone. Using a dictionary with an unfamiliar word can sometimes make the understanding confusing. If I don’t know a word I would rather use a thesaurus, because it has words that I can plug into the text. I enjoy reading because it opens up my imagination and make me look at the world in a different way. I feel that reading is fundament the more you read it will impact your life.