Sometimes I confuse myself and think that more weeks have passed than what is actually reality. This probably has to do with the fact that some of my classes are several times a week. In the case of World Politics, this happens a lot because of how our transitioning of topics work. They can be too smooth sometimes. I would not call this class redundant...perhaps thorough? We may cover similar materials, but they all come from different angles, and then we compare it to previous materials and angles... I do not think that I have ever been so susceptible to "rabbit holes", before.
On Monday we discussed the Global Color Line, and covered themes of race ≠ ethnicity. We completed the first half of our stimulation on Thursday's class. While I am not very passionate about automobiles, the whole experience was reminder of the power of perspective. For every issue, there are certain angles and factors that always come into play. I was in a group with Anneli, Miranda, and Halle. We represented the Sierra Club. The other students were divided into: Ford Auto Company, The Workers Union, Foreign Auto Companies, and Consumers. PTJ acted a political representative/point of contact with the White House. I think it would be very interesting if this stimulation had another team, comprising of political parties and the press (whistle blowers) or something of that nature....I mainly say this because I would like to see bribes and political manipulation during the stimulation. Regardless, it was a good first day of "stimulating" (?), and we will reconvene during Monday's class. SOON TO EDIT: A representative arranged to discuss things further with me, but rescheduled our phone call to later this week. This section will be updated during that time, because he had really interesting things to say during our previous brief phone call. On the personal side, it turns out that cold air can turn a really bad cold into pneumonia. So can being over-prescribed antibiotics. Who knew. I also learned that sauerkraut spoils fairly quickly once you open the jar, and that you must always eat it with a protein. Especially on an empty and upset stomach. Translation: spoiled sauerkraut on an empty upset stomach, with nothing else will make you start hallucinating. No joke. The probiotics aren't worth it.
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