Tyler Million’s Class Blog

     The purpose of my writing for this assignment is highlighting cybersecurity and its growing importance, opportunities, and intellectual challenges. I am targeting college students and even high school seniors who are still deciding what path they want to take in their academic lives. Not only students, but potentially even their parents or guidance counselors. Cybersecurity is an important field that only continues to become more vital as time goes on with who technology is evolving, and there is no shortage of experts out there.      Personally, I am pursuing cybersecurity because it not only involves my own personal interests, being computers, but I believe I can help make a difference. I believe I can make an informative and engaging paper that will appeal to an audience and push them to make the leap. "Understanding the exigence is important because it helps you begin to discover the purpose of the rhetoric. It helps you understand what the di...

     Academic sources are essentially the experts you go to when writing a paper. They're not only reliable, but backed by other experts in the field and it shows you've done your homework and take your research seriously. When using outside sources there are several things you want to look for such as peer review, author credibility, and citations. First step is ensuring your source is checked by other experts and backed up, which falls into the credibility of the author meaning they know what they're writing about. And when writing your paper you can't forget to give them credit and properly citing your sources.           Mike Bunn uses quotes and paraphrases fluently from various sources into his essay "How to Read Like A Writer". For example, Bunn used a quote from Wendy Bishop to explain how her reading process changed when she began to read like a writer.                 It wa...

      I am writing about this topic specifically because I myself have struggled with this exact challenge. When I first graduated high school, I went to Georgia Southern. I felt like I was free and relinquished from the chains of my house without having my mom constantly pressuring me to make sure I get my school work done. Little did I know this would be the worst mistake I could make especially moving 2 hours away from home. I struggled in multiple areas from lack of motivation, unwillingness to go to my classes, losing friends and not having the mental strength to go out and make more. Inevitably, I failed out my first semester and just barely pickup the pieces going into the second. I then took an extended break because I knew I wasn't ready. So, that's why I am writing about this, because I personally understand the struggles that come with moving away from home and all of a sudden struggling to balance all these new life changes. 

       My name is Tyler Million, and I am a service writer at Middle Georgia Freightliner. I currently work there full-time, and I've been there for over a year now. To be honest, semi-trucks and your regular vehicles are not at all my forte. Which is why I am going back to school for Cybersecurity, and computers are more entertaining and interesting to me. Originally I started college at Georgia Southern University when I graduated high school majoring in Graphic Design, but I quickly learned that was a bad idea and I took a break from school. I've decided now is the time to go back, and this is my first semester back even though it's just part time.      Last year, on September 9, I married my wife. We've been together since high school, and for over 9 years now. She's the highlight of my life, included our cat Nova.   And if you can't tell from the picture above, we love Star Wars. My first movie was Return of the Jedi because I wante...