RJA #1: Areas of Academic Interest

My academic interests include a wide variety of topics from the medieval time period and Charlemagne to modern topics such as children that are affected with ADHD. My interest in children with ADHD came from the fact that as a child in school I was diagnosed with the disorder.With this said, I am interested because of the prevalent affects it had on my schooling in my early years and how I came to cope and overcome the disorder to live a productive lifestyle. As a man living with this disorder, I still manage to go to school full time and I am a supervisor at a Fortune 500 company with no special needs help what so ever . As a child I didn't know much about the disorder due to the fact of my age and the lack of information that was given to me. While in college here at Red Rocks, I took a psychology course where I had a chance to really study this disorder which affects 1 out of every 4 school children. This really opened my eyes to all of the hurdles that I as a man with the disorder have to overcome on an everyday basis. With the information I attained during the psychology class I have learned a few tips and tricks to help me through everyday life.

My other intrests are ancient Egypt, which I havent taken any classes to study this time period in history. I am currently enrolled in a Humanities class here at Red Rocks which should help me learn a little bit more about this topic. My big interest about the ancient Egyptians is in there burial practices and there magnificent monuments. I just find it soo intresting that this civilization had technology beyond their years and were able to use it to their advantage to rise above other civilizations of the time period.

I am also intrested in many social and political topics that are in todays media. I don't really know much due to the fact that I haven't gotten to research the topics. Eventhough I haven't studied some of the topics such as natioanl healthcare,I do have an opinion on some of the information I have heard from the news and cohorts.Another topic in this genre that really gets my blood going is the topic of illegal immigration. What has gotten my attention most about this subject is the fact that I know some people that have family members that are here illegally.