First Week of Classes

Forgive the lack of an update…I've been UBER busy with the first week of classes, meetings and I'm trying to get everything done.

There hasn't been much going on that I've gotten myself wrapped up in. There was the State of the Union address this week. Billy and I watched it together and ate popcorn. I was waiting for Bush to make a fool of himself, but he didn't. I feel like listening to him is what it must have felt like to be Charlie Brown listening to his teacher in class—Wha Wha Wha. I hope that everyone reading that gets that reference, otherwise that would make me feel entirely too old.

I'm taking four classes this semester: Intercultural Communications, Public Relations, Sportswriting and Genocide. Yes, I am taking Genocide. I'm not a morbid freak, on the contrary I believe it is important to read and learn as much as we can about the past so that we can prevent similar atrocities from happening again. The class is dedicated to learning about the sociological and historical implications associated with genocide. For example: what exactly makes society commit genocide? How can someone have so many disregards for human life? That's the problem. Generally speaking, genocide is committed by a "superior" group on an "inferior" group; therefore the superior group doesn't see the inferior group worthy of living. To be able to accomplish genocide, you do not have to be a cold hearted killer; you just have to be a person who is incapable of accepting differences and the unknown. Scary to think, isn't it? With this theory any person is capable of committing genocide given the correct tools and opportunity.

That's all I have for now. I'm exhausted—I just spent the entire day working on the layout for the school newspaper that I am the Editor-In-Chief for. That takes a lot out of you, but it's worth it, I love journalism.

 

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