My First College Final.

[Guest Tammy Maher]

Ok. I just finished my first college final. My first thing I have to to do is thank everyone here so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My prof gave us 4 different topics to write on and one of them was on gender roles. (Hm I wonder where this is going......)

I naturally used one story we read this quarter (Grandmother's Land), I tied in Anime and Manga, and discussed my experiences with all of you.

Disclaimer:

I did not name anyone in my essay or discuss highly personal topics.

[end disclaimer]

You all over the past month ish have all unknowingly prepared me for this. I didn't even know that it would be a topic discussed in let alone on the final. My thoughts flowed smoothly and fit nicely together.

*is actually really hungry while writing this......*

So in thanks to everyone I tried to follow some of Sally's steps in making cookies, but I wound up throwing those away and making my own style ^^. So here are some White chocolate Macademia nut cookies (if you are allergic let me know I make something different for you) I really appreciate everyone here so much.

This is sounding like a goodbye post isn't it? :S

Well it isn't. I'm merely trying to thanks everyone for how you have supported me this last month. And well I guess it is along the lines of goodbye, but not really. I will still be here just access at home is really restricted and I'll have to figure my roommate situation before having some serious time to get back fully. I return home tomorrow so tonight is really my last full night here for a while (packing tomorrow). So I don't know exactly when and what times I'll be around, but Sally I really might need some of that louder typing on the 7th still.

^^/

Janelle

[Guest AllisonD]

It would be fascinating, and likely educational to see what you have written, if you are willing to share....

Allison

[Guest Evan_J]

It would be fascinating, and likely educational to see what you have written, if you are willing to share....

Allison

Finally, someone proposed something interesting! We wanna see .

[Guest Tammy Maher]

It would be fascinating, and likely educational to see what you have written, if you are willing to share....

Allison

Finally, someone proposed something interesting! We wanna see .

I WOULD LOVE TOO, but.........

Yes there is an unfortunate but.

I tried to get a copy, but my prof said that all the finals stay with her and can never be copied. I wanted a copy so bad, but she said I couldn't have one. The best she can do for me is later on in fall quarter I can sit down with her and discuss it.

Trust me I would have found some way to paste that essay on my facebook and all my forums websites before even reaching my suite after leaving class (about a 3 minute walk away.) It is the best essay I have ever written.

^^/

Janelle

I really can't get over how I wrote 5 pages fitting so nicely together and transitions with proper grammar and punctuation at a college level in 3 hours.

[Guest Pól]

I really can't get over how I wrote 5 pages fitting so nicely together and transitions with proper grammar and punctuation at a college level in 3 hours.

...you need to teach me how to do this, lol.

If you ever figure out a way to get a copy of your essay, I'd love to read it also.

[Guest Tammy Maher]

...you need to teach me how to do this, lol.

Pay attention in class, have an open EVERYTHING final. Know ahead of time that you will have 4 different topics to pick from and know that they will relate to the readings done in class. Research the night before of related topics to the readings.

I did mine on gender roles and the reading was Baby X...

My research included another reading we did and some examples of gender roles being questioned/rebelled against in anime/manga... More specifically I chose Winry Rockbell from FMA and Tokito from Samurai Deeper Kyo. I would have chosen that other girl from SDK, but I couldn't remember her name... still can't has anyone else read this????????????? What is her name?????? I know it isn't Akira, but it something close. I kind of flowed it with the traditional roles from the first reading (Grandmother's land) and kind of how hunting was like traditional stuff for men and how today we can buy food instead of hunting... then to how that makes today's gender roles blend more........ to how pop culture influences and states the gender roles.... then to my personal experiences with everyone here and the struggles we go through and stuff..... then tied it all together with how no matter what our gender role we are all still people.

If you ever figure out a way to get a copy of your essay, I'd love to read it also.

my prof said

that all the finals stay with her and can never be copied.

I tried trust me.

^^/

Janelle

[Guest Astro_Liz]

If you want a to get a copy, tell her your gender therapist had requested you get them a copy to better analyze... uh... stuff? Medical needs trump school policy by federal law, especially if its a public university. Either that or offer to copy your answer by hand on to another sheet of paper. I'm willing to bet though that the prof doesn't actually grade the papers and just assigns a final grade fairly close to what you had throughout the class, and if they let you see it, the jig is up.

[Guest Jean Davis]

Thank You sooo much for the cookie.

How did you know I could use a cookie today.

I'm happy to see you did so well on your paper

LUV

Jean

[Guest angie]

Congratulations Janelle.

I know another woman who had the same opportunity in college.

But she had the chance to standup in front of the whole class and

read hers after her professor thought so highly of her presentation

and knowledge of her topic.Of course,she was in RLE all ready,so that

helped boat loads.

Good girl,

Angie