So sorry
I'm sorry for the lack of updates. I have been unexpectedly consumed by work and school work. Work isn't bad because it's been steady, predictable. School, on the other hand, has been crazy.
I am enrolled in three classes now. All are online. I am in Interpersonal Communications, Marketing, and a Mentoring class.
My Interpersonal Communications class has been controversial. Our instructor posts questions on a discussion board and encourages us to respond, and then reply to other's posts. The first controversial question somehow (you know how things go) ended up into immigration. While I believe that every human being wants to somehow improve their lives, and live to the best of their ability, some people disagreed with me. Fine. Disagree, I don't mind someone with a different opinion.
My problem came when someone said "Why do they (Mexicans) need to come to our country anyway? If they don't like it, they should stay in their own country and fix it. Megan's law came about when the little girl's mom worked hard enough for it." I cannot (CANNOT) stand ignorance. Someone who has no idea of the lives of other countries governments and infrastructures should not assume that things can just be fixed. And what the hell does Megan's Law have to do with it?
This week, another question posted by the instructor- What should we do about holidays and schools? I think that giving each child a set amount of vacation days per year sounds like a good idea. Well, the woman from the previous spat sought me out and make fun of my ideas. She attempted to ridicule and belittle my thought. She made horribly snide remarks to others about me. I feel like I'm back in high school.
OK, my Marketing class isn't anywhere as emotionally charged as the COMM course, but aggravating nonetheless. It is the class where I have to (this sounds arrogant) put up with people who cannot write in complete sentences. They say things like "lolz!!! OMG! Roflmfao!" Need I say more? In addition, my instructor puts into "groups" to do collective projects. I am always doing all of the work so that my grade won't suffer for it. When I talked to the instructor about this, she said that it was a situation which happens in real life, so I should learn how to deal with it. WTF?! LOLZ! OMG!
Finally, Mentoring... I read a book "Purple Cow" to write a book summary for the semester project. The book is complete garbage. I should write exactly that....repeatedly on 4-5 pages, double-spaced, with one inch margins on all sides and hand it in.
Don't get the wrong impression, good things have been going on as well. Mark and I are going on a trip in a couple weeks to the New York Wineries. I pulled Dylan out of preschool because he was bored and learning nothing, so I have been able to spend more time with him. He will be going to kindergarten this coming fall, so I am relishing in this time. I went to an art opening for a man named "Chris Rainier" who is a photographer for National Geographic. He worked as an assistant for Ansel Adams. OMG! LOLZ! His show was titled "Ancient Marks." It was all about tattoos. It was nothing less than inspiring. A local newspaper was there to take pictures for their article, and lucky me was in one of the pictures in today's paper. Yeah, I looked good. I'm so glad I wore the red peep-toe shoes. It elongated my legs. Hey, this is MY blog. It's always all about me. Right?!
Random thought s which have occupied too much valuable brain power lately: Cereal. I have been obsessing over the marketing that has gone into cereal. Damn school...makes me think about things. Target markets, marketing segments, multi-market segments, demographics, "Purple Cows," etc.
Also- American Idol. Yes, I am one of those people. I watch and laugh, but I can't carry a tune. Tonight I was going to pick up pizza, and in the car (sans children) sang Mr. Big's "Be With You" very loudly, and very very poorly. It was so bad that at one point, I was laughing at my own singing. Bad.
Anyway, this post surely makes up for my negligence. I'll try to be better this week. LOLZ! OMG!
I am enrolled in three classes now. All are online. I am in Interpersonal Communications, Marketing, and a Mentoring class.
My Interpersonal Communications class has been controversial. Our instructor posts questions on a discussion board and encourages us to respond, and then reply to other's posts. The first controversial question somehow (you know how things go) ended up into immigration. While I believe that every human being wants to somehow improve their lives, and live to the best of their ability, some people disagreed with me. Fine. Disagree, I don't mind someone with a different opinion.
My problem came when someone said "Why do they (Mexicans) need to come to our country anyway? If they don't like it, they should stay in their own country and fix it. Megan's law came about when the little girl's mom worked hard enough for it." I cannot (CANNOT) stand ignorance. Someone who has no idea of the lives of other countries governments and infrastructures should not assume that things can just be fixed. And what the hell does Megan's Law have to do with it?
This week, another question posted by the instructor- What should we do about holidays and schools? I think that giving each child a set amount of vacation days per year sounds like a good idea. Well, the woman from the previous spat sought me out and make fun of my ideas. She attempted to ridicule and belittle my thought. She made horribly snide remarks to others about me. I feel like I'm back in high school.
OK, my Marketing class isn't anywhere as emotionally charged as the COMM course, but aggravating nonetheless. It is the class where I have to (this sounds arrogant) put up with people who cannot write in complete sentences. They say things like "lolz!!! OMG! Roflmfao!" Need I say more? In addition, my instructor puts into "groups" to do collective projects. I am always doing all of the work so that my grade won't suffer for it. When I talked to the instructor about this, she said that it was a situation which happens in real life, so I should learn how to deal with it. WTF?! LOLZ! OMG!
Finally, Mentoring... I read a book "Purple Cow" to write a book summary for the semester project. The book is complete garbage. I should write exactly that....repeatedly on 4-5 pages, double-spaced, with one inch margins on all sides and hand it in.
Don't get the wrong impression, good things have been going on as well. Mark and I are going on a trip in a couple weeks to the New York Wineries. I pulled Dylan out of preschool because he was bored and learning nothing, so I have been able to spend more time with him. He will be going to kindergarten this coming fall, so I am relishing in this time. I went to an art opening for a man named "Chris Rainier" who is a photographer for National Geographic. He worked as an assistant for Ansel Adams. OMG! LOLZ! His show was titled "Ancient Marks." It was all about tattoos. It was nothing less than inspiring. A local newspaper was there to take pictures for their article, and lucky me was in one of the pictures in today's paper. Yeah, I looked good. I'm so glad I wore the red peep-toe shoes. It elongated my legs. Hey, this is MY blog. It's always all about me. Right?!
Random thought s which have occupied too much valuable brain power lately: Cereal. I have been obsessing over the marketing that has gone into cereal. Damn school...makes me think about things. Target markets, marketing segments, multi-market segments, demographics, "Purple Cows," etc.
Also- American Idol. Yes, I am one of those people. I watch and laugh, but I can't carry a tune. Tonight I was going to pick up pizza, and in the car (sans children) sang Mr. Big's "Be With You" very loudly, and very very poorly. It was so bad that at one point, I was laughing at my own singing. Bad.
Anyway, this post surely makes up for my negligence. I'll try to be better this week. LOLZ! OMG!
posted by Sarah at
Sunday, February 11, 2007
3 Comments:
It does. And it sounds like you have your hands full.
For your graded class can you get put in a group of 1?
Immigration is always a tough one but my thought would be has the U.S.ever NOT been a nation of immigrants. You have 30 minutes. Discuss.
I don't think it's as much about immigration as it is about assimilation.
I like your assimilation thoughts, Monty. That makes more sense to me.
A group of one could bring some much needed sanity.
Megan's law? Good grief, does the twat think that all immigrants are sex offenders and should be registered as such?
I have always said it is about assimilation. In the past, those who came to our country (and let's face it, this country was built on the backs of immigrants), did all they could to assimilate and become part of the American Dream. Nothing was taken for granted, there was no sense of entitlement simply because they landed on our shores. They wanted to be thought of a Americans, with all the rights and privileges that title bestows. And done legally.
In my part of the country (maybe it's just my part of the city), Mexicans want no part of true assimilation. We make it easy for them to keep their status quo, as we cater to them (all the while bitching about them being here illegally).
I'm all for treating immigrants with respect, and humanity, if they have gone through the proper channels like our forbears. But, as far as I'm concerned, they have no right to expect me to call them but "illegal" immigrants.
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