Comparitive Religion Paper

I had to write a paper on Eschatology, the end of the world in lame-man terms. The paper itself was to be written on one religion, and having gone to a Catholic School since I was eight, I picked Christianity. And I only just realized how inconsistent the faith is in regards to how the world ends. There were so many different interpretations on the subject and so many links to other books of the Bible, both New and Old, that my brain took a nose dive and plummeted. I was able to type my paper, admittedly badly and more than likely not up to par with my usual standard of written work, but after spending countless hours this entire week researching and trying to separate fact from fiction and interpretations from written text, I realize that I am never, ever going to write another paper on Eschatology again. Its just not worth the hassle or the headache.

Response Blog to Boston College Post

As a user of e-book myself, I find it to be somewhat more useful and still somewhat detrimental to textbook studying. As computers are more commonplace and easily accessible, I find the idea of getting a textbook on a school subject easier to get online. Its effectively cheaper, sometimes free if you know where to look, and you can view it anytime your online, which arguably more people spend their time whenever possible. And for the most part in college classes, the books given that you need to buy aren't even used often in the classroom. I have taken about ten courses so far in my time here at the AI, and none of my classes except one has used the book more then a two or three times. The only exception is my Comparative Religion class, and even then reading is entirely up to you as it is usually assigned for homework. Electronic books is far more cost effective as you can get the book and only reference it when you need something to look up or when an assignment is given that requires its use. Still, I cannot deny the usefulness in owning a hard copy, having used a textbook for one class or another for most of my academic life, I still find it relaxing and somewhat easier to read from a textbook while writing and highlighting notes.

Still, in the long run, I feel that textbooks will continue to exist for a great many more years, but sooner or later, they too will be replaced with online books, much as everything else is or has been replaced by the convenience of the computer and the Internet.

This Summer?

For this coming summer, I have yet to decide whether or not I would take any summer courses as of yet. It is something I have been debating on, and can't seem to come to a decision about. In the event that I do not take summer classes, I will more then likely spend as much of my time still working, both in terms of a job, of which I may dedicate more time too, as well as private side projects of mine that I've been neglecting in favor of my school work. I may also take some time to visit friends, most of which I have not seen since my high school graduation. If I do take summer courses, I will have to dedicate my time appropriately, still having to work and try to adjust my schedule according to what days and hours I have to work.

Facebook and Email Security?

In regards to my Facebook and email, I am somewhat paranoid about who gets in or who gets to view my information and private messages. I do not use the same password for either accounts, using completely separate and unrelated passwords. For my Facebook account, the only ones who can view anything I post is who is labeled as a friend. Information wise, I've only posted my likes, dislikes, and such. I've never posted my email or phone number, nor have I posted anything of extreme importance, nor will I ever. The same can be said for my email. As a member of several password protected sites, I never use the same password twice, and usually use a word or phrase in another language that's easy for me to remember but that much harder for others to guess.

Today in class we learned about html. While I am not unfamiliar with the method, and learned the overall basics while in grade school, I am still apprehensive in regards to our latest project. I have never made a website before, though I have tried and failed spectacularly at if I may add. I am glad though of this refresher course we had as it forced by brain to jump-start and recall all those lessons that I learned and dubbed 'unimportant'.

I never really thought how difficult it would be to write a report and summary on poetry. Though it isn't my strongest point in literature, in regards to both reading and writing, I believed or hoped rather that after reading the selected poems for a homework assignment due for my creative writing class that the words would just come easily to me. Unfortunately, I've come to realize that its not as simple as I thought it was nor as easy. Poetry is so open to interpretations that I can't even begin to gather my thoughts to even think of a topic sentence. All this comes down to is a reiteration of my previous sentiments in regards to the form of writing and why I read novelities.

I hate it.

Today I realize how much there is to a computer and computer networking. Beforehand, I didn't question where the Internet came from or what its original purpose. In all honesty, I didn't care all that much. To me, the Internet was just a tool that I could use to look up information and watch videos. After this project, I see how much time and accurate planning and detail has taken place through the close to forty years the Internet has been developed and how far it has come since its first release to the public. Though I now know where the Internet and where some of its basic applications such as email came and/or developed from, it doesn't change what I still use it for.