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12/15/2009

so, the semester is finally over. actually it was over like a week ago... but i just now remembered that i had a blog.
it feels so odd to be able to sleep peacefully without a paper to weigh me down.

i'll do a class recap i guess [ because i have time & energy! ]

drawing 2:
i'll begin with this one, because it sucked.
it was not what i expected at allllllllll. i think i knew that it was gonna be sorta tough, & it wasn't tough that i couldn't deal with... it was ms. lee.
ohhhhh dear that lady. i'm pretty sure she disliked me. & i'm pretty sure i disliked her [ on some days ].
instead of it being a relaxing mechanism, this class turned into a psychotic amount of stress.

biology:
so, the first half, we had dr. sellers as our teacher.
he is super nice guy, but let's face it, he is no teacher... he is a chiropractor.
the second half of the class was much better, partially because the teacher [ dr. v ] didn't spend 45 minutes trying to figure out the projector. also, dr. v was an excellent teacher, & even though it was an 8 o'clock class, i actually learned stuff!
AND.... i got an A on the final & a B in the class : )

american lit. 2:
another disappointing class.
the content was pretty good, but it was the time slot that KILLED that class for me. 1:40, right after lunch [ aka, my nap time ]
seriously, i would sit in that class & pray that i wouldn't fall asleep.
also, dr. bruce kinda stressed me out [ this is weird because he is one of my favorite teachers ]. Again, it was probably the time that made me grumpy & bitter towards him.

PTRW:
the very first class, dr. rankin walks in & says, " Welcome to ptrw, the worst semester of your life. "
holy crap was the man right!!
don't get me wrong, dr. rankin is an excellent teacher & i really did learn a lot in this class, but DANG it was tough.
the class consisted of two main papers [ each with three submissions ], 3 grammar proficiency exams [ maybe the worst part of the class? ], & two "normal" tests.

the papers were tough because it was a lot of writing and even more research and even more proofreading [ & re-proofreading ]. also, dr rankin is a super tough grader....

the grammar tests were basically death. never have i experienced such horrible grammar.

but, i ended up with a C, just what i needed to pass!!

lastly, intro to missions:
my favorite class, maybe so far in college.
dr. roe is awesome, & it was great to hear a different perspective on Christianity than EVERYONE else at NGU.

next semester... hermeneutics, principle & practice of missions, pe, jazz appreciation.

ANYWAYS.... reading list for the holidays:
Praying God's Word by Beth Moore-
Moore addresses 14 areas that she considers to be spiritual stongholds [ the definition of spiritual stongholds that she gives rocked my world ] & claims that our two most powerful weapons against strongholds are prayer & scripture. these two are even more powerful when put together. hence, praying God's word. she gives scripture for each stronghold addressed.

Tortured For Christ by Richard Wurmbrand
so, i barely started this one, so i don't know much about it. but i expect great things.