I haven't written much lately because there hasn't been anything terribly exciting to share. It's the end of the semester which means papers and finals (and the late nights and diet cokes that come with it). Officially I will finish up on Friday the 22nd. And between now and then I have to finish 2 papers, take 2 in-class exams, do a take-home exam, and write a journal response paper. I'm 85-90% done with both papers, so it's time to start focusing energy on the 2 in-class finals.
The papers have been really interesting. In the one for my Group Dynamics class I watched the movie Crash and am writing about how the character interactions give insight to the Intergroup dynamics of Americans and Non-Americans in post 9-11 culture in the US. Really the paper is about the theory of Intergroup Dynamics which says that members of groups interact in a way that represents the power, authority, and boundaries of the larger group. Somehow I feel that I didn't explain that clearly... Hopefully it makes more sense to my professor.
In my second paper, for the class Organizational Psychology, I chose to write about the theory of organizational socialization. I focus the paper on the 10 weeks of training for Peace Corps Thailand. Does it surprise anyone that I have a lot of suggestions for improvement?
So that's my life these days. I did get to do that 15 mile run last weekend. And it has not gone unnoticed that today is exactly 4 months from the Boston Marathon. Gotta get crackin! In other news I registered for classes for next semester, including a marketing class at the business school.
Can't believe I have one semester under my belt already!
1 comment:
Rach,
Congrats on finishing your first semester. Are you planning to run Boston? If so, your travels to Thailand in March should leave you better prepared than most should Patriots day be a warm one.
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