College Survey and Regret

Findings: https://www.payscale.com/data/biggest-college-regrets

Caveate: I did not find the total number of responders, and this is basically gleaned through an online survey, so that may not be the most representative, but it still may be of interest to some. 

Take-away: Basically, don't take on school debt (#1 regret for all), and don't choose a lower paying direction unless you can handle you neighbor earning more than you do without coveting, hehehe.

Also, if you're going into English or the Humanities (which I did, and I'm happy I did), make sure you go to a good school that will teach you good things (ideally, a sound, rigorous Christian education)...it's easy for the Liberal Arts (which should be among the highest pursuits) to degenerate into a political-correctness freak show (as 46 of 52 "top" schools no longer even require a Shakespearean class for English Lit. majors, which was noted this past week in a Wall Street Journal article).


Week Four: Two Journals Due Thursday 9/12

Journal 9: Jonathan Edwards Reading 
  • “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” pp. 111–128
    • Answer: 1–5, 10–12, 14
  • “The Excellency of Christ” 129–152
    • Answer: all odd questions 
Journal 10: Jonathan Edwards Essay
  • Scored Short Essay (one page or longer): Choose pg. 128 # 15 or 152 #16
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Thursday, 9/5/19

Journal 7 Creative Writing Prompt: The late William Burroughs once wrote that "language is a virus from outer space." We at the University of Chicago think he’s right, of course, and this leaves us wondering what else came here with it. Could this finally explain such improbable features of modern life as the Federal Tax Code, non-dairy creamer, Dennis Rodman, and the art of mime? Name something that you assert cannot have originated any other way. Offer a thorough defense of your hypothesis for extraterrestrial origins, including alternate explanations and reasons for eliminating them from consideration. (University of Chicago)


Writing

Literature
 
HW: 
Journal 8: 
Read 80-88, answer 7–11
Read 96–106, answer pg. 98 #1-2, pg. 102 #7,  pp. 105-106 # 6, 12, 13, 14

Journal 6

Journal 6: 
    Read “Of Plymouth Plantation” --pg. 55
    Answer questions 13,14, 17, 19, 20
    Read “Narrative of Mary Rowlandson” --pg. 77
    Answer questions 2, 6, 7, 18, 21

Journal 5

Read pages 30-34. Answer in 3 sentences: what was the most amusing aspect of this story (and why was this amusing to you)?