spring 2013

i made it trough the first week of the new semester

fitness for life seems like it's going to be an okay class. the teacher is one of those funny douchers. kind of like coach andrus. the first thing he said to us was "raise your hand if this is your first year at college." so up my little freshman hand went (but not because i have man hands..) then he goes "i commend you guys for being here. college isn't easy. you are all good people i presume. with that being said, i don't care if you fail. i get paid regardless." welcome to college i guess.  

math.. is well..math. the teacher is old and friendly. we never have any strict "due dates" on anything. our homework can be done whenever, and we can retake tests 3 times. online. using notes. this is both a blessing and a curse. i'm already behind like 3 sections... but i  can retake anything when i want. which is really nice. 

english. it's pretty fun. except for the walk from the LA building to the ME building. OUTSIDE. but we listen to mumford and sons, birdy, and airborne    toxic effect in class. and the guy who sits next to me in that class is actually really cool. there are cool people at UVU!! who knew?? 

philosophy.. i LOVE this class already. the reading is sorta hard and there's lots of it but it's interesting and that's sorta what gets me through it. look.

"The third way is taken from possibility and necessity, and runs thus. We find in nature things that are possible to be and not to be, since they are found to be generated, and to corrupt, and consequently, they are possible to be and not to be. But it is impossible for these always to exist, for that which is possible not to be at some time is not. Therefore, if everything is possible not to be, then at one time there could have been nothing in existence. Now if this were true, even now there would be nothing in existence, because that which does not exist only begins to exist by something already existing. Therefore, if at one time nothing was in existence, it would have been impossible for anything to have begun to exist; and thus even now nothing would be in existence--which is absurd. Therefore, not all beings are merely possible, but there must exist something the existence of which is necessary. But every necessary thing either has its necessity caused by another, or not. Now it is impossible to go on to infinity in necessary things which have their necessity caused by another, as has been already proved in regard to efficient causes. Therefore we cannot but postulate the existence of some being having of itself its own necessity, and not receiving it from another, but rather causing in others their necessity. This all men speak of as God."

we're talking about the philosophy about religion right now and whether there is a God or not. it's really super interesting when you start comparing "religious studies" v.s. "devotional studies" cool right?? right. 

american national government. this class brings me back to senior year with good old Randy Rehrer. we had a love-hate relationship. but i passed his class and graduated which is all that counts. but ya, american nat gov started off suuuper lame. i get bored when we talk about the 13 original colonies. but then we started to get into the election process and the electoral college and the 2000 election and it was so interesting. didja know that on election year, states have their republican and democratic conventions and nominate 6 people. because utah has 6 electoral votes. then whoever wins the state, republican or democratic party, those 6 people are the ones that cast the electoral college votes. i didn't even know that! but our professor got there and started teaching. he didn't even mention the syllabus. so i have noo idea what to expect from him. oh well. 

over all, i like my classes lots this semester:)