Official Maiden Post

Ok, so this is only a week late. I'll try to post the second post today as well, and then we'll be back on schedule. :)

Anyway, first things first. My name's Matt Terry. I'm a super senior at BYU, set to graduate this April. I usually keep busy by studying economics, editing, and German. In my spare time, I like to do just about anything else.

As far as this blog goes, it's going to be an exercise in persuasive writing for one of my classes. I've chosen to focus on the topic of BYUSA elections. Should be a topic of at least minor interest to most people at BYU. The way I see it now is that the elections are quite pointless and a waste of time and money. At least, that's the initial view going into this project. Hopefully this blog will help me refine my opinions and also help me to improve my persuasive writing skills.

At the end of this semester, this blog will have served as part of the research I'm doing for a final paper on this topic. The paper's for my persuasive writing class, but I'll probably post it here too, because anyone taking the time to read this blog will surely be interested reading the final product. The paper won't be too long (at least 1000 words) so don't worry. :)

Well, that's it for the intro. Keep your eye out for more excellent posts in the future.