Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Monday, November 28, 2005
Robert is a Strong Republican!
My husband Robert took the test. Here are his results.
| You are a Social Conservative (33% permissive) and an... Economic Conservative (81% permissive) You are best described as a:
Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test |
Monday, November 21, 2005
I am a Totalitarian?
Chris Sandberg had this test linked on his blog so I took it. Here are my results. It says I am a totalitarian?!
| You are a Social Conservative (33% permissive) and an... Economic Liberal (31% permissive) You are best described as a:
Link: The Politics Test on OkCupid Free Online Dating Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test |
Thursday, November 17, 2005
The Art of Writing
The art of writing is one of the greatest blessings we enjoy. To cultivate it is our duty, and to use it is our privelege.--Joseph Smith
I went to a Humanities Departement lecture today entitled "Is Writing Worth It? A Dollars and Sense Analysis" by Kristine Hansen, a professor in the BYU English Departement. It was really interresting to hear what she had to say about the worth of writing in the job market. She said that something like 40% of employee's time in industries that I did not expect to have a lot of writing was indeed spent writing. Furthermore, $3.1 million is spent anually on increasing employees writing skills. Writing in the job market has become a commodity!
Then Dr. Hansen talked about writing at BYU. She showed the results of a study that her and some colleagues did about the writing skills of students who had not taken freshman writing because they had AP credit, students who had AP credit and still took freshman writing, and students who took freshman writing because they had to. Students who took freshman writing and did not have AP credit scored an average of about 5.10, students who had AP credit scored an average of 5.42, and students who took freshman writing and had AP credit scored significantly higher, 6.47. She used this to argue that students should still have to take freshman writing even if they have AP credit.
I did not take freshman English because I had AP credit. The univeristy has seen the results of Dr. Hansen's study, but does not have the resources to add more freshman writing classes, so they do not require that everyone takes freshman writing, but they do strongly recommend it. Consequently, I considered taking freshman writing, but my roommate took it and told me it was a waste of time. I am personally happy with my decision not to take the writing class because I feel that my time was better spent elsewhere, even if I did see a small increase in my writing skills. I think there are other factors that influence a person's writing than merely taking or not taking a class. I don't think I am at a disadvatage because I did not take the class.
I went to a Humanities Departement lecture today entitled "Is Writing Worth It? A Dollars and Sense Analysis" by Kristine Hansen, a professor in the BYU English Departement. It was really interresting to hear what she had to say about the worth of writing in the job market. She said that something like 40% of employee's time in industries that I did not expect to have a lot of writing was indeed spent writing. Furthermore, $3.1 million is spent anually on increasing employees writing skills. Writing in the job market has become a commodity!
Then Dr. Hansen talked about writing at BYU. She showed the results of a study that her and some colleagues did about the writing skills of students who had not taken freshman writing because they had AP credit, students who had AP credit and still took freshman writing, and students who took freshman writing because they had to. Students who took freshman writing and did not have AP credit scored an average of about 5.10, students who had AP credit scored an average of 5.42, and students who took freshman writing and had AP credit scored significantly higher, 6.47. She used this to argue that students should still have to take freshman writing even if they have AP credit.
I did not take freshman English because I had AP credit. The univeristy has seen the results of Dr. Hansen's study, but does not have the resources to add more freshman writing classes, so they do not require that everyone takes freshman writing, but they do strongly recommend it. Consequently, I considered taking freshman writing, but my roommate took it and told me it was a waste of time. I am personally happy with my decision not to take the writing class because I feel that my time was better spent elsewhere, even if I did see a small increase in my writing skills. I think there are other factors that influence a person's writing than merely taking or not taking a class. I don't think I am at a disadvatage because I did not take the class.
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Mormon Cinema
There are a few new LDS movies out in the theatres right now. First, New York Doll, a documentary by Greg Whitely about Auther "Killer" Kane. Kane was once in a rock/punk band called New York Doll in the sixtied. After they broke up he hit rock bottom, but eventually joined the LDS church. The documentary catches up with Kane as he is working at a Family History Center in California, still dreaming of the reunion of his old band. Lo and behold, Kane gets a call from a man in Great Britian who wants to get the band together for a performance. This film started out at the Sundance Film festival and has been getting great reviews.
Another movie out right now is the second God's Army movie, States of Grace. Although it is called God's Army II its not really a sequel, it doesnt have the same main characters. States of Grace takes place in the same mission in California and deals with some issues that have not been dealt with in LDS cinema. While still lacking compared to mainstream cinema it is nevertheless a milestone in LDS cinema.
I hope you get a chance to check out these movies and see what you think of them for yourselves!
Monday, November 14, 2005
An Apology
And I have been writing something
Which will likely enough be read
By our children's children
After we all are dead;
And must I think I should have been
washing dishes instead?
--Lula Green Richards (excerpt from An Apology)
Which will likely enough be read
By our children's children
After we all are dead;
And must I think I should have been
washing dishes instead?
--Lula Green Richards (excerpt from An Apology)
Saturday, November 12, 2005
BYU and Life as a Newlywed
Nov. 11, 2005
Yesterday I went to the Tanner Building and signed my life away for another four months. I declared a business minor, which means instead of graduating in Arpil from BYU I will take a few more classes and graduate in August. Rob is about to accept an offer with an accounting firm in L.A. for a summer internship so I will likely take those classes online in California. It's kind of difficult to plan a career when you have to plan around two people.
Yesterday I went to the Tanner Building and signed my life away for another four months. I declared a business minor, which means instead of graduating in Arpil from BYU I will take a few more classes and graduate in August. Rob is about to accept an offer with an accounting firm in L.A. for a summer internship so I will likely take those classes online in California. It's kind of difficult to plan a career when you have to plan around two people.
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