Autobiography

Senior student, Connor Kelley is a London, Ky. native. He is the youngest of the four children of parents Patricia and John Kelley. His plans after undergraduate studies are to relocate out of Southeastern Kentucky and possibly go to law school. To achieve these dreams, he is inclined to take courses that promote effective and concise writing.

When Kelley was a freshman in high school, he was able to travel to Europe for vacation. After riding France’s legendary bullet train, he became fascinated with their complex rail system. This article reminded him of the train experience he had in Europe; and, the story expands to show the potential of rail systems to combat climate change and revolutionize peoples’ lives.

Having attended the University of the Cumberlands since the fall of 2007, Kelley is now in his senior year with just one semester left to graduate. Being currently unemployed, he has many hobbies which include: studying, watching sports, catching up on favorite T.V. shows, exercising, and socializing. Though he has many interests, this hasn’t translated into participation in campus organizations. Overall Kelley prefers a solitary life.

Journalism classes have obvious benefits for Kelley. Taking these classes could condition him to write simpler and more to the point. His aspirations of becoming a lawyer require these types of writing skills. In 10 years he foresees fusing his business knowledge with his law degree to create his own law firm.

Pop culture is something Kelley knows much about. The last couple of movies he has seen are "Avatar" and "Moon." He liked both of these films, claiming that they are well thought out satirical works.

Kelley enjoys all genres of music, but rap is his favorite. The last three songs he has downloaded are Tupac’s “Changes”, Nas’s “Memory Lane”, and Jay-Z’s “Forever Young” (Warning, some explicit language!). The first two songs, “Changes” and “Memory Lane”, were downloaded for nostalgic reasons. Jay-Z’s “Forever Young” is a newer song and Kelley wanted to stay up to date with his music collection.

Reading books is something Kelley feels has been neglected over his life. However, he has read a few of the classics such as Elie Wiesel’s Night and Jack London’s The Call of the Wild. Night offers a first hand account of surviving the Holocaust. This story educated Kelley to the cold, evil realities existent in life. The Call of the Wild is memorable to Kelley since he is a dog lover, having seven canines of his own, and also because of the theme of man versus nature.

Kelley has an overall distrust of most news organizations. The BBC is his favorite news outlet, and he appreciates their honest attempt at being unbiased. He loves to compare the biased nature of other news organizations to this esteemed network, and observe the journalistic differences.