Visiting the library to research on my topic about divorce in America proved to be tedious. Reasons being, my time was limited and there was a host of sources to review. I tried to look at books, articles and magazines; both online and print copies. I will contune as time progressives to research further on my topic.
Some of the topics I saw connected to my topic were adultery, divorce in different traditions, divorce among different ethnic groups, different types of marriages, Bible on marriage and divorce, history of marriage and gay divorces. Some of these topics are too far off from my topic, so I will limit my research and continue to condense until I find the appropriate materials I need.
Also, some information I read from some of the resources highlighted the different issues with divorce; such as the reasons, the effects, the impact divorce can have on children, stress relating to divorce and how to prevent divorce.
Divorce topics can be as painful as the act itself. I will continue my reseach so I can compose a great , rewarding paper on my topic chosen.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Oppression...at University! (In PRESENT Day)
We learned that in colonial times and the Great Depression the education system were painfully unequal. Certain classes of people were also very oppressed. These oppressed students were not allowed unless told, they had to listen to the teacher talk talk talk then regurgitate whatever they were taught. There is a whole lot more to their oppressive past but I would like to talk about our situation here and now at a particular class at GSU.
There is a particular course I am currently enduring (not by choice) in which our professor is on the verge of robotizing us! Each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon, we reluctantly await some kind of oppressive drama or better put kindergarten charade. We are all adults in this class. There are about twenty two of us and so far it appears to me that we are a well-behaved group. However, we are treated like kids by our professor. Here is a compact list of some of what occurs in our room.
1.Student wishes to leave room for short period-professor stops to see who and at times asks where?!
2.Someones phone vibrates -professor stops to see to whose it is and make a comment or a request
3. Student wears blue tooth to class (not in use), asked to remove it
4.Student talking on phone at least 15 minutes before class, asked to take conversation outside or stop. We are told we can talk to each other before class starts but not on the phone.
5.During midterm students not allowed to use their own blue lined paper. They must use the ones he provide. We are not allowed to have any on our desk either ...unless they were given to us by him.
6.We are not allowed to attend school functions if its during his time, even if its for 15-20 minutes. Once 3 of us attended this recently held function on campus and he stopped the class after we entered to discuss and complain... laying out more new oppressive rules. These functions are held on schools days and during class periods , so in order for us to participate we must attend in one way or another.
7. It is hard for us to take notes, because he uses only slides and he moves them so swiftly. If we try to get notes from our classmates he complains or queries. (Is that for class?)
8. If we whisper occasionally to ask out classmate for anything, he wants to know whats its about!
Most, if not all discussions are done by him and mainly him alone. This professor is annoying us. It seems everything bothers him. He sees everything and hears everything. (Worst part ...he is NOT old!) What would you call this kind of situation, if not oppression?
There is a particular course I am currently enduring (not by choice) in which our professor is on the verge of robotizing us! Each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon, we reluctantly await some kind of oppressive drama or better put kindergarten charade. We are all adults in this class. There are about twenty two of us and so far it appears to me that we are a well-behaved group. However, we are treated like kids by our professor. Here is a compact list of some of what occurs in our room.
1.Student wishes to leave room for short period-professor stops to see who and at times asks where?!
2.Someones phone vibrates -professor stops to see to whose it is and make a comment or a request
3. Student wears blue tooth to class (not in use), asked to remove it
4.Student talking on phone at least 15 minutes before class, asked to take conversation outside or stop. We are told we can talk to each other before class starts but not on the phone.
5.During midterm students not allowed to use their own blue lined paper. They must use the ones he provide. We are not allowed to have any on our desk either ...unless they were given to us by him.
6.We are not allowed to attend school functions if its during his time, even if its for 15-20 minutes. Once 3 of us attended this recently held function on campus and he stopped the class after we entered to discuss and complain... laying out more new oppressive rules. These functions are held on schools days and during class periods , so in order for us to participate we must attend in one way or another.
7. It is hard for us to take notes, because he uses only slides and he moves them so swiftly. If we try to get notes from our classmates he complains or queries. (Is that for class?)
8. If we whisper occasionally to ask out classmate for anything, he wants to know whats its about!
Most, if not all discussions are done by him and mainly him alone. This professor is annoying us. It seems everything bothers him. He sees everything and hears everything. (Worst part ...he is NOT old!) What would you call this kind of situation, if not oppression?
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Ex,Y (Why?), Z (Zee!)
My intention is to try as best as I can to tell you about the worst thing I have ever done. I had a difficult time choosing only one! (Just kidding) Some worst things can be serious, some hilarious, some justifiable, some naughty, and some can be qualifiable for criminal actions. I will explain mine which I believe is justifiable.
In my teenage years I fell in love with the best boyfriend ever! (or so I thought.) We dated for few years and it appeared as if we were heading to what is known as long and lasting love. Hah! Not so, this dude decided to start doing stupid things! Playing around and imitating some playboy kind of crap. I was no where near this kind of lifestyle. His idea was that having more than one of us was the way to go.
To send him my final message of disagreeing with this secret decision; I packed all the stuffs he had given me during our relationship in a backpack along with most of his stuffs. This package included clothes, shoes, books, discs, pictures of us, diaries, caps (many;his) and some other valuables. I lit the backpack and discretely put it on the bed while he was in deep sleep. Yes, he was on that same bed! Luckily, he awoke (from smelling the smoke; I guess) and put out the fire. I did not think this was hilarious but I know it was justifiable for his behavior.
Of course, he is still an ex to me and sometimes I asked myself why but then I reminisce and say zee (Thank God)! I am glad we are no longer together and happy that I have learnt and have matured so if and whenever next I should have to deal with an ex I shall find more modern ways to express myself. What about you?
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