Tuesday, August 21, 2018
The First
Coming into the vein of college-level honors classes, I expected a heavy workload from the start. I must admit I was a little surprised when I realized it did not look too bad. Ditto for the teacher; he seems alright. The few tasks that we were given seemed genuinely interesting. The creation story assignment was an opportunity for creativity, so I excitedly pounced on the chance to create something unique and somewhat personal. I have not gotten to reading the epic of Gilgamesh; however, I did read the piece on existentialism which gave me a rough idea of where the story was going to go. For over five thousand years old, the story apparently has incredible insights into the understanding of human nature. I am optimistic to read the full story in the future. Of course, my optimistic view of this class will inevitably be put to the test throughout the semester. I sincerely hope that it will prevail.
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This is my first true Honors class as well. Before I had only contracted for the honors, so I too was worried about the work load ahead of me. I believe every assignment will have its headaches, but for the most part it is looking like a pleasant class. Minus the multiple 8+ page papers though, those will just be terrible no matter what.
ReplyDeleteAgreed about Gilgamesh offering valuable insight into understanding human nature. Our discussion today (Monday) about whether human nature or human environment/circumstances have evolved was also interesting. After reflecting on today's discussion, I've concluded that human nature is a constant because, even today, everything we do ultimately stems from the desire to survive.
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