Justin Cruz
WRT 201
Philbert
-Phone : 9739411399
-Email: jaycruz0511@gmail.com
-Field of study: Exercise Science / Physical Therapy / Nutrition
-Do you get nervous if called on in class?
Yes, due to my severe anxiety, but I enjoy stepping out of my comfort zone and facing my fear of being on spot.
-Do you get nervous presenting in front of class?
Yes, again because of my anxiety I get extremely nervous when making eye contact and talking in front of a lot of people. Makes me choke up a lot and lose my train of focus.
-Have you taken public speaking yet?
Yes, but I didn’t do too well because of my fear of looking stupid in front of the class so I avoided presenting at times.
-I have a part time job at ikea in their warehouse working about 30 hours a week.
-I am only afraid of failure and losing my girlfriend.
-My favorite curse word is most likely bitch (never directed towards a woman) or fuck.
Justin Cruz
Philbert
WRT 201
There always comes a time in someone’s life who likes to run the streets causing havoc and getting into trouble where they have to eventually prove themselves to someone or people. Sort of like a gang initiation. Not that I was some gang banger getting into serious trouble, but I wasn’t a saint either. My senior year of high school I was having problems at home with my mother. Push comes to shove and I get kicked out so I move in with my father in the Vernon / Franklin area. Now, if you’ve ever been in this area and hung around long enough to get to know the people and town, you’ll come to realize that it’s a pretty scummy area with people who have all but good intentions. The area is heavily influenced by all sorts of heavy drugs and crime due to the amount of jobless drug addicts. But this wasn’t anything new to me because my whole life I was always moving. All areas of Jersey including Paterson, Haledon, Prospect Park, Clifton, and even the Bronx.
My father lived in the Vernon area for about eight years prior to my senior year of high school, so I had already made friends before I actually moved in with him. During the time my mother had kicked me out for getting heavily into drugs and getting in trouble which got worse when I moved in with my father due to the access of more drugs and trouble making opportunities. Considering I was already 18, I would always sign myself out of school early or call out of school since my dad left to work before I went to school. I cared even less about my life since I got kicked out and started to really let myself go. I began to cut class, get into more trouble, and do more drugs. There was this kid in my first period class who I knew that sold marijuana. One of my close friends one day started to question how down I actually was for them and how much of a risk I was willing to take. Basically asking if I had the balls to rob someone and get away with it. So of course I wear my pride and back down to no one and am afraid of no one, so I text him, set him up and rob him of an ounce of weed. This person that I robbed tried to report me to the police and said I stole 400$ from him. Long story short I never got caught but I kicked out of the school within four months because the person tried to stab me with an exacto knife the following morning in class. Which caused even more problems with my family and me.