Saturday, November 13, 2010
I still do not feel that the end of the semester is upon us on December 6th. I still feel like the end is a million years away. I am not sure what it is going to take to make me feel that the end is near. Will it be the final reading and two page summary? The completion of my twenty page paper? Some... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
I Know What to Do
On Monday I received the two page summary to that day's readings with the comments of, " Assess the readings...This is more like a paper that integrates material from the readings...Explain the context. What was RENAMO [a rebel group from Mozambique]? At first I was very confused. I felt like I had... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
One Month Away
I am officially one month away from taking my final seminar session. The reality has not set in as I feel that the final seminar is a million years away. When one has plenty of things to do between now and a future date the finish line seems far away. I have five more seminars to take with readings... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
A Great Sister
I was on the road to work on Saturday morning when I realized that I had forgotten to bring my course syllabus and was too far along to turn back. I had written the library call numbers of some texts that I felt would be useful sources for my twenty page paper on the syllabus itself. I had found the... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Wonderfully High
I have been feeling a wonderful high since Thursday night when Dr. Spektor accepted my proposed topic for the twenty page paper. I wrote about how I wanted to explore Western influence on Mobutu's decision making process. Dr. Spektor e-mailed back that the topic I was proposing was "interesting" and... Sign in to see full entry.