Hello everyone! My name is Mark, and I am originally from Cherry Hill, NJ. I am currently enrolled in the A. James Clark engineering school at UMD as a bioengineer - - a profession that combines both the qualities of an engineer and a biologist.
Due to my affinity for math and the sciences, I am not particularly fond of writing and grammar. I do not mind writing papers that are relevant to biology, but I despise composing essays graded by an English professor (no offense to Ms. Carolyn Ureña of course). For the most part, I am usually confident in my writing skills, and always submit my best work. That does not go to say, though, that I do not like others to proof read my essays; on the contrary, I welcome criticism and second opinions. By the end of the semester, I hope to be able to enrich my writing through the use of figures of speech, as well as a diverse and complex array of vocabulary. I also wish to be able to portray a view and reinforce it with data and facts - - a necessary skill for when I start publishing research papers for my future profession as an engineer.
