Ohio
United States
School 11 in Indianapolis
Carmel High School class of 1976 Carmel Indiana
Cuyogha Community College (Tri-C) currently enrolled
Carmel, Indiana
New Port Richey, Fl
Fillmore, Utah
Great Falls, Montana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Lyndhurst, Ohio (present)
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. ~~Marianne Williamson
Final Grade EveFinal Grade Eve
Tomorrow I go and pick up my test booklet for my Sociology final I took last week. I could of course let the professor keep it like the other three have done, but this class was my turning point. It is the class that gave me the direction in which to head towards of what I want to be when I grow up. I like the social sciences. I like history. Ok, I love history, but what difference does two letters make? So, <deep breath> I want a major in Political Science with a minor (or if I get brave enough, a major) in History. U.S. History to be exact.
Why political science? Not really sure. It could be the fact that we are at war where we shouldn't be, and not taking care of business where we should be taking care of it; I would love to figure out for myself how that appened. It could also be the fact that my son is in harms way, defending our right to be where we are and not where we should be. Again, I would love to figure that out, so that if I lose my son I will be able to say it was for a good reason. My third reason, but not final one, might be the 2008 Presidential election coming up. I have had the right to vote since 1976, a right I used hit or miss, but this one is something special. No, it's not special because Obama would be the first black man to become president, or HRC would be the first woman president whose husband just also happens to be an ex-president, or the fact that I was sorry for the first time ever I am a registered Independent. Nor do I want to study political science because of all the writing opportunities it would give me to pontificate over and over and over!
Heck, it's all four.
Are you surprised? I am. Well, almost.
I'm surprised that I am admitting to almost being a grown up. After all, here I am on AARP, so I am over 50 (but only by 35 days). I am also surprised that I found a political candidate I am so passionate for that I watched each and every debate AND every primary return (MSNBC ROCKS!!!). I'm not surprised that I detest our presence in Iraq while kvetching that we should be doing more in Afghanistan. The beauty of studying political science and history is that it will not only help me understand what has gone on and what is going on in our ever diminshing part of the world, but that it will help me form views and beliefs that are more educated (and grown up) then the ever present "because" or "well, that is how I feel, right or wrong."
And the opportunity to pontificate over and over and over in research papers, essays, letters to the editor, and forums such as this? Well, that is no surprise.
