Finals Finals Finals
I believe I shall take the time to do an update of my current misery while taking a break for lunch. Things are definitely hopping in my life. Today was my last class for the semester. WHOOHOOO!! But, alas, that means much anxiety until finals are over.
I have been pretty well free of my English class for a while. We had conferencing all week which lasted all of 3 minutes for me. My last essay was returned to me and my current grade was given. I had already revised all my essays for my portfolio except for the one that was returned to me that day. I really think it absurd that a person has to have 3 English classes if that isn't one's love language. Surely, by the second one, it should be evident whether one can write or not. I dread the final which is on Wednesday, for it will consist of in-class writing which I HATE! I also don't like the fact that a person can't tell how badly they can do on the final and still get an A. I need concrete numbers here, and how is one to quantify writing?
My music class should be a breeze. I'm already pretty familiar with all the terms and I don't think the listening parts will be very difficult. Plus, I only need a 66 to still get an A in the class. So I shall spend only a brief amount of time studying for this final which shall assail me on Friday.
Now the other final I have on Friday is truly the bane of my existence. It is my World Civ exam. Now this one will truly take some brain straining. My professor has already informed us that he will be expecting more of us this time around since we have a whole 2 hours. The problem is, his exams are no easy feat. I thought I put a lot of effort into the last one and only squeaked out the minimal 90 for an A, and he expects more??? As is his usual forte, he has given us 65 terms which we must define as to their relevance to a specific historical context as well as 54 map IDs. Additionally, we have the dreaded essay. (Why must it always be writing that haunts me?) He has suggested he may ask us to discuss changes in the world's major religions during the post-classical period. Have you any idea how many religions were around between 500 and 1000? Now this doesn't just include the origins and spread of these religions--no, we must include such things as the particular beliefs and gods of those religions as well as institutions developed by those religions. Take, for example, good old Christianity with which we are most familiar. I would have to discuss the spread of it throughout the Byzantium Empire and Western Europe as well as the division between Rome and Constantinople to form the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church along with things like monasteries and all the things that go with it. Now that is just one religion, not to speak of Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Daoism, and Confucionism. Of course, this isn't the only thing I must prepare for. He has also hinted that he may ask about the efforts at establishing order in the post-classical era and their long-term consequences to areas of Western Europe, China, India, Islam (Arabia), and Byzantium (Mediterranean region). There again, we have the rise and fall of many empires and kingdoms. Some have centralized governmental administration, some decentralized...Oh my head, my head, my head!!!! I truly think he has way overdone the degree of difficulty for a general ed class, for the goal of general education is to achieve enlightenment by brief glimpses into all areas of knowledge. This is not so brief...it verges on microscopic. But I shall cease my complaining and get to studying. At least I won't have to worry about my Anatomy final until this weekend.
In studying agony......
I have been pretty well free of my English class for a while. We had conferencing all week which lasted all of 3 minutes for me. My last essay was returned to me and my current grade was given. I had already revised all my essays for my portfolio except for the one that was returned to me that day. I really think it absurd that a person has to have 3 English classes if that isn't one's love language. Surely, by the second one, it should be evident whether one can write or not. I dread the final which is on Wednesday, for it will consist of in-class writing which I HATE! I also don't like the fact that a person can't tell how badly they can do on the final and still get an A. I need concrete numbers here, and how is one to quantify writing?
My music class should be a breeze. I'm already pretty familiar with all the terms and I don't think the listening parts will be very difficult. Plus, I only need a 66 to still get an A in the class. So I shall spend only a brief amount of time studying for this final which shall assail me on Friday.
Now the other final I have on Friday is truly the bane of my existence. It is my World Civ exam. Now this one will truly take some brain straining. My professor has already informed us that he will be expecting more of us this time around since we have a whole 2 hours. The problem is, his exams are no easy feat. I thought I put a lot of effort into the last one and only squeaked out the minimal 90 for an A, and he expects more??? As is his usual forte, he has given us 65 terms which we must define as to their relevance to a specific historical context as well as 54 map IDs. Additionally, we have the dreaded essay. (Why must it always be writing that haunts me?) He has suggested he may ask us to discuss changes in the world's major religions during the post-classical period. Have you any idea how many religions were around between 500 and 1000? Now this doesn't just include the origins and spread of these religions--no, we must include such things as the particular beliefs and gods of those religions as well as institutions developed by those religions. Take, for example, good old Christianity with which we are most familiar. I would have to discuss the spread of it throughout the Byzantium Empire and Western Europe as well as the division between Rome and Constantinople to form the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church along with things like monasteries and all the things that go with it. Now that is just one religion, not to speak of Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Daoism, and Confucionism. Of course, this isn't the only thing I must prepare for. He has also hinted that he may ask about the efforts at establishing order in the post-classical era and their long-term consequences to areas of Western Europe, China, India, Islam (Arabia), and Byzantium (Mediterranean region). There again, we have the rise and fall of many empires and kingdoms. Some have centralized governmental administration, some decentralized...Oh my head, my head, my head!!!! I truly think he has way overdone the degree of difficulty for a general ed class, for the goal of general education is to achieve enlightenment by brief glimpses into all areas of knowledge. This is not so brief...it verges on microscopic. But I shall cease my complaining and get to studying. At least I won't have to worry about my Anatomy final until this weekend.
In studying agony......
posted by Sara | 9:27 PM
|
0 comments
