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i went up to penn state for this first-year advising thing. and i got to register for classes. here's what i picked:
Physics: Mechanics
Calculus with Analytic Geometry II, Honors
Intermediate Programming
Freshman Composition, Honors
The First Amendment and Democracy (Seminar), Honors
i capitalized them for some odd reason. anyways, i'm a little nervous about this schedule. people have said that the calc and comp sci classes are pretty difficult, so i might change one of them. ...since it will be my first semester and all.
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it seems like a popular storyline in movies (and other stuff) is: a man/woman is neglecting his/her family or relationships to try to obtain material things (usually through working long hours). then he/she realizes the folly of his/her ways and decides to be there for his/her family. he/she lives happily ever after.
how come there aren't any movies (that i've seen anyway) where a person realizes that spending time with his/her family isn't fulfilling and ends up being satisfied through a life of gaining wealth and possesions?
couldn't it work like that?
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i was sitting at a gate in the airport waiting to leave, and i noticed that people don't generally sit next to strangers. (i am no exception.) the people traveling alone seek out seats in the middle of three empty spots, and families find whole empty rows. when there are no isolated seats left, most people stand. i wonder if this is because people don't want to invade the space of others, or because they don't want their space invaded...or both...or...
Physics: Mechanics
Calculus with Analytic Geometry II, Honors
Intermediate Programming
Freshman Composition, Honors
The First Amendment and Democracy (Seminar), Honors
i capitalized them for some odd reason. anyways, i'm a little nervous about this schedule. people have said that the calc and comp sci classes are pretty difficult, so i might change one of them. ...since it will be my first semester and all.
-*--*-
it seems like a popular storyline in movies (and other stuff) is: a man/woman is neglecting his/her family or relationships to try to obtain material things (usually through working long hours). then he/she realizes the folly of his/her ways and decides to be there for his/her family. he/she lives happily ever after.
how come there aren't any movies (that i've seen anyway) where a person realizes that spending time with his/her family isn't fulfilling and ends up being satisfied through a life of gaining wealth and possesions?
couldn't it work like that?
-*--*-
i was sitting at a gate in the airport waiting to leave, and i noticed that people don't generally sit next to strangers. (i am no exception.) the people traveling alone seek out seats in the middle of three empty spots, and families find whole empty rows. when there are no isolated seats left, most people stand. i wonder if this is because people don't want to invade the space of others, or because they don't want their space invaded...or both...or...