Fragment of my Memo:
"The purpose of this memo is to expose the
results of an evaluation about traffic safety for students when arriving and
leaving the campus. The Committee to improve traffic safety on campus found
unsafe and dangerous conditions that the students are facing every day when
crossing the streets adjacent to La Guardia Buildings and also has a
proposition to address this safety violations. The possibilities of seeing a student
being struck by cars are endless considering that there are around 18000
students crossing at least twice a day more than one of these streets and sadly
one tragic accident already took the life of a student right across the street
in front of the campus".
I choose the traffic danger scenario because its more related to my major
which is civil engineering. Also because the way that accident happened
in front of the campus inspired me to write about what could be a possible
solution to improve the safety of the pedestrians, in this case more than
18000 students plus teachers and staff. In my memorandum one of the solutions
was to install more bollards along the Thompson avenue, especially the corner
where the minivan jumped the curb killing a young student and
also campaigns instructing students to be aware of
their environment when walking the streets, that accident could have
happened anywhere but also could have been prevented if there was a bollard to
stop the car.
I
really enjoyed writing that professional memo, it was the first time
that I wrote something giving so much details specifying a purpose a
summary and a detailed discussion. this new level of writing has been exciting
for me even when my native language is not English and that I haven't
been able to practice more technical writing, but still I think that a
memorandum is a concrete piece of writing with a specific purpose to
deliver an important message and thanks to Eng 259 now I am able to write one.
