This time we're not giving up,
Let's make it last forever,
Screaming "Hallelujah".
We'll make it last forever.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Winter Intercession
After six weeks of this 'in yo face' semester, winter intercession is officially over! I've got to say, it wasn't AS bad as I anticipated. However, what I realized is that the people you meet in ANYTHING you do make it worthwhile. Whether they are co-workers, comrades, or classmates, the people you meet along the way is what you remember most when you reminisce about your past experiences. I can say with full confidence that this was the case this past semester.
Without actually giving up real names: From "Homer", to the weird black Marine dude, to the girl behind me in government who I initially thought might be snooty but turned out to be pretty awesome (sorry!), to all the dudes who joined in on making our math professor go insane, to the girl that drives the jetta, you all made this short journey something to remember.
Without actually giving up real names: From "Homer", to the weird black Marine dude, to the girl behind me in government who I initially thought might be snooty but turned out to be pretty awesome (sorry!), to all the dudes who joined in on making our math professor go insane, to the girl that drives the jetta, you all made this short journey something to remember.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
"BLOG"
I just found out what blog actually means. It's short for "web log." hahahah I hope I wasn't the only one that didn't know that! -_-
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Reflection
The last five years of my life have been interesting to say the very least. I enlisted in the Marine Corps and went to boot camp when i was only 17. Since then, I've been on two tours to Iraq and have visited various parts of the world. To say that I joined for the adventure would be a lie. To say I joined for education benefits might sound reasonable but realistically, education was the LAST thing on my mind. I joined to serve my country in a time of need. Yeah, it sounds pretty cliche or corny if you will, but I really wanted to do my part in serving this country. Granted even before the 9/11 attacks I considered enlisting after seeing a complete douche bag enlist and come back a disciplined role model that I honestly looked up to.
It's been over half a decade now and I'm 23 years old. I've made some good friends along the way that I continue to keep in touch with and I've learned a lot about life in general. I've grown mentally, spiritually, and physically (well...Marine muscles are deteriorating now due to lack of gym time!) and to look back it was totally worth it. Semper Fi! wait...is too early to be a motard?
It's been over half a decade now and I'm 23 years old. I've made some good friends along the way that I continue to keep in touch with and I've learned a lot about life in general. I've grown mentally, spiritually, and physically (well...Marine muscles are deteriorating now due to lack of gym time!) and to look back it was totally worth it. Semper Fi! wait...is too early to be a motard?
Friday, February 6, 2009
Children's Health Care
According to an article I found in the New York Times, President Obama recently signed a bill that would provide or extend millions of low-income children with health care coverage. This was quite a victory for health care reformers, bearing in mind former President Bush, who unwaveringly opposed and vetoed similar bills during his administration. In addition to a broadened health care, the bill permits states to extend coverage to legal immigrants under 21 and pregnant women and requires states to include dental and mental care coverage as per the children’s health program. Although the bill does not accomplish ultimate health reform, it surely provides a stepping-stone towards that goal.
However, in today’s economy, it is rather difficult to be so optimistic about a universal health care system. America is still trying to dig its way out of a recession and Congress is diligently working on a stimulus package that will cost over $800 Billion! It seems like it may be a while till President Obama makes any more headway on health care reform. Although achieving health care for all Americans would be ideal and almost unreal, it looks like America needs to heal her legs before she can run again.
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However, in today’s economy, it is rather difficult to be so optimistic about a universal health care system. America is still trying to dig its way out of a recession and Congress is diligently working on a stimulus package that will cost over $800 Billion! It seems like it may be a while till President Obama makes any more headway on health care reform. Although achieving health care for all Americans would be ideal and almost unreal, it looks like America needs to heal her legs before she can run again.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Scholar's Program
I wasn't going to post about this but I remembered what I posted earlier about this blog being all about ME ME ME, so here it is.
So today in American Government, I was sitting at my desk minding my own business when the professor, Dr. Anderson walked in and told me to come out to the hall to talk about something. I immediately began to stress out thinking I was in the utmost of trouble. Did she think I plagiarized my essay? Did she want those extra ten points that she accidentally awarded me for the midterms back? Did she think I was a communist committing espionage?
I cautiously left the class and entered the hall where she surprisingly offered me an opportunity to enter the Scholar's Program. Yea...the Scholar's Program. I MIGHT have a tendency to blow things out of proportion. hahaha The Scholar's Program is basically an honor's program that students can enroll in per class to beef up their transcripts that ultimately grants them priority when they apply to universities. The professor will just assign more work and seriously scrutinize your papers when grading.
Anyways, she knew I was hesistant because I kept saying stuff like , "uh...uh...I'm not sure? maybe? uh..." Although she mentioned at the beginning of the semester that a Scholar's option will not be available for Winter Intercession, she was willing to allow me to finish the course and just submit the extra paper during Spring semester to achieve the Scholar's credit for her course as an exception. She genuinely seemed interested in my education and that, in itself truly made me consider pursuing this Scholar's option. However, I'm not quite sure if I completely agreed to it by the end of our conversation. My answer surely remained rather ambiguous at its best. Whatever the outcome of this thought-to-be unlikely conversation with Dr. Anderson may be, its comforting to know that there are professors out there that truly care about their students.
So today in American Government, I was sitting at my desk minding my own business when the professor, Dr. Anderson walked in and told me to come out to the hall to talk about something. I immediately began to stress out thinking I was in the utmost of trouble. Did she think I plagiarized my essay? Did she want those extra ten points that she accidentally awarded me for the midterms back? Did she think I was a communist committing espionage?
I cautiously left the class and entered the hall where she surprisingly offered me an opportunity to enter the Scholar's Program. Yea...the Scholar's Program. I MIGHT have a tendency to blow things out of proportion. hahaha The Scholar's Program is basically an honor's program that students can enroll in per class to beef up their transcripts that ultimately grants them priority when they apply to universities. The professor will just assign more work and seriously scrutinize your papers when grading.
Anyways, she knew I was hesistant because I kept saying stuff like , "uh...uh...I'm not sure? maybe? uh..." Although she mentioned at the beginning of the semester that a Scholar's option will not be available for Winter Intercession, she was willing to allow me to finish the course and just submit the extra paper during Spring semester to achieve the Scholar's credit for her course as an exception. She genuinely seemed interested in my education and that, in itself truly made me consider pursuing this Scholar's option. However, I'm not quite sure if I completely agreed to it by the end of our conversation. My answer surely remained rather ambiguous at its best. Whatever the outcome of this thought-to-be unlikely conversation with Dr. Anderson may be, its comforting to know that there are professors out there that truly care about their students.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
My Very Own ME BOX
I was rather hesitant to create a blog account partially because of the fact that it's basically a diary, something I most certainly would not prefer people knowing I owned. However, it seems that a dude owning a blog account is acceptable and perhaps encouraged as the "hip" thing to do in today's technologically-driven society. It seems as though you can learn so much about a person by reading his/her blog.
Conversely, can the words of a person's blog truly convey their thoughts genuinely? I had a difficult time determining if I'd be able to be entirely truthful when publishing a post. After some thought, I realized that regardless of what I post, whether it's lacking or overflowing in truth, that this will be a place where I can freely express my unsystematic thoughts into words. Or maybe even a place where I will post random pictures or articles that seems to pique my interest at the time or that may serve as aids to my scattered thoughts. Whatever my real purpose in creating this blog may be, it definitely will be a place where it's all about ME ME ME! puahhaha
Conversely, can the words of a person's blog truly convey their thoughts genuinely? I had a difficult time determining if I'd be able to be entirely truthful when publishing a post. After some thought, I realized that regardless of what I post, whether it's lacking or overflowing in truth, that this will be a place where I can freely express my unsystematic thoughts into words. Or maybe even a place where I will post random pictures or articles that seems to pique my interest at the time or that may serve as aids to my scattered thoughts. Whatever my real purpose in creating this blog may be, it definitely will be a place where it's all about ME ME ME! puahhaha
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