Its Thursday - That means a couple of one page papers. Woot.

Here are a couple of assignments due for today. If you read my HIS480 Analysis Paper from last week, this week's is a bit more objective, and less crazy. But, hey, crazy worked. I got a 9/10 on it last week... Although, Dr. Kaplowitz did suggest a new approach. :)

CRONKITE LOSES FAITH IN LBJ AND VIETNAM (HIS480)

Document Assignment - Chapter 6 (HIS262)

I am almost done reading Michael Frost's Exiles. And, I can see why a good friend of mine really liked the first two parts, but didn't stomach the next two as well. I will put a mini-review up when I am finished. I've read too much for one week, and I still have one more article (don't think 3 paragraphs, think 15 pages) to read for tomorrow. I have been reading since about 5pm, stopping only to write the two above assignments. I love being in school! Leave me a comment... I like them!

IT BEGINS WITH BREAKFAST

I gulped down the last of my lukewarm coffee, it was sickly sweet with an earthy after taste. It had too much sugar, but it was the only way to stomach the weak, bitter liquid. “Would you like an egg with that?” Was the line repeated 44 times. “Yessir please,” “With extra pepper,” or a simple nod were the most common replies. I stuffed an egg and a couple of tiny packs of salt and pepper into a brown bag and passed it to the left. [read the rest here]

I have to turn in the first of three analytical papers for my "service learning experience," or SLEx, that is part of my sociology class. The above excerpt is the opening paragraph of the first one, due Thursday. It has some of my thoughts so far on serving breakfast once a week to the homeless here in Elgin.

It Begins With Breakfast, SLEx 1 of 3 (SOC 151)

I have a few more assignments that I should have written up for Thursday. I got my first test back today, for sociology, I got an 80% on it. A little lower than I hoped for, but I am happy with that result. I needed to study more for it, but I didn't have time.

Here is one I turned in last week for Media that I forgot about:
The Student Life of a Commuter is Hard (MED240)

I have a few new photos up over on flickr. Some from my city immersion last weekend. Oh yeah, if I look sad in that second photo - its cause I am. The first photo is looking into "the bean" at Chicago's Millennium Park.

Hey... Homework!

Wow... Its been a week. I'm tired. Simply put.

Last weekend I spent in the city with some students up from John Brown University. Saturday night I spent in a gay bar learning about the homosexual community and the problem of male prostitution. Sunday I went to an all Spanish speaking church, learned about the Hispanic community over lunch. Sunday night we talked about racial reconciliation between whites and blacks... I had some misconeceptions shattered. Namely... How whites think we have made progress toward real reconciliation, but blacks think we have not made very much progress. Monday I learned about Muslims and Hindus living in America, that they are here, and they have an agenda that is eerily similar to Christians. I also bought a Dostoyevsky book at a Russian bookstore.

I haven't really caught up yet... Here are a couple of assignments turned in this week.

Globalization in the Modern World: An Introduction (HIS262)

Document Assignment - Chap 5 (HIS 262)

JOHNSON PLAYS ON SENATE'S GRIEF (HIS480)

I got a grade back on my "Facade of Consensus." I got a B+

I am happy with that. Ok... Sleep now. Maybe after school tomorrow I can finally feel caught up a bit on homework... Wait... Sleep will have to wait a little longer... I have a Sociology test at 9:30am...