¡42! Topic #One - Will C.

I just thought I'd put 42 in the title because after all, it is the answer to life, the universe, and evrything. And I'm feeling very culturally friendly just now, so I thought I'd stick that upside down exclamation mark in there for all you Espanol-speakers out there. (Isn't Espanol pronounced like Ethanol? It's spelled the same, so it must be, right?) Anyway, I'd rate this class about a 9/10. I mean, come on people, what's with all these 6's?! This is an honors class, folks! We're about as good as any other class in our lovely school! (With the possible exception of my Chemistry cla- oh wait, I forgot about Colin. Nevermind that.) We might talk a little much, but not as much as the class with Stewie in it. And our talking rates in this class cannot be compared to other classes with different teachers, because, well, it's Mr. Humphrey. He's just very conductive to talking.
I would rate myself a 9.5/10, because I'd like to think hat I'm improving our average, not the other way around. I'm not a perfect ten because I read too much when Humphrey's talking. Other than that, I'm absolutely perfect in every way. (I even put one typo in here so that I'm not too perfect, which would make me less than perfect, if that makes sense.) JBF :)

topic 1 new semester

I would rate our class like..... 6/10. I mean, we're not perfect, but we do have a lot of good points and discussions that we bring up, and it's not all of us who are bad. We do, however, talk A LOT about other things and even talking while you read and while you talk. I would rate myself like, a 5/10 because I get my work done and do have an A, but I talk to friends occasionally.

Our class grade...

Honestly, I would give us all a 6/10. I think that WHEN WE PAY ATTENTION, we work well together and engage in meaningful class discussions. But I do agree that when we all start talking, it gets out of control. And I admit, I'm part of the problem. Even though I do talk a lot however, Usually I'm very good about paying attention, soaking up information, and getting all my work done. So, I suppose it's a bit of a balance. I would give myself a 6-7/10. This semester I'm changing my work habits though, for school. Im determined to get a 4.0!

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Ergh, I always Feel Guilty About This

I always hate doing this. It makes me feel so guilty! I would give our class a.... 4/10? We get SO distracted, it's absolutely ridiculous. Thanks Mr. Humphrey for putting up with us! I know that when I have a side conversation, it's usually about what we're talking about. Or something equally smart. I think one of the reasons for our distraction is that it's a little bit of a culture shock. I've never had a class that I was given so many opportunities to share my opinion, and it's weird. I don't know what to do.
Personally, I give myself a 5/10. I'm always listening (even when all you can see is the back of my head) but I should be better at facing forward.

On a totally different note, at dinner tonight, we talked about 3 things, and I want to hear everyone else's opinions on it.
1. Back story: 16 year old boy dies because of a urinary tract infection, because his parents didn't take him to the doctor because their religion told them not to. They were charged with murder or something. So the state is trying to pass a law that says that they can go into peoples houses and if they aren't "healthy" then they can take them and perform tests on them, etc. Is it fair for them to do this?

2. Lawmakers are banning plastic bags in grocery stores, because they were clogging our landfills. Don't we have bigger things to worry about? Is this what we should do?

3. Last one! Oregon wants to have health care for everyone, so they're going to add a 7% sales tax. Washington has a 7.5% sales tax, and they do just fine! We'd still have to pay income taxes. Do you agree? Is this the way to go? And on a sort of related plane, Americans are spending 11% more than we pay our government. We are in SUCH big debt! How do we fix this?

Yo guys so we thought we'd put some readin' in your readin' so you can read while you read.

Our class is ridiculous. We get so derailed, so silly, so loud, and there's so many side conversations, although I make a lot of them, I just find it sorta annoying when everyone else does. Gahd. Damn. I dunno, I guess it's pretty laid back. And I get to see Jonah and Pat Rick. I'd say, 6/10 for our class. Then to grade myself? Probably a 1/10

I do NOTHING for our class at ALL. I infact, make noise, and aggravate people, and cause disturbances. Bam.

!42! Topic #1 One Uno Eins

First Topic of the Spring Semester! Answer due by Monday, February 8
Grade this class. Then grade yourself as a member of the class. Justify both grades.

(If you did not have this class last semester, or don’t want to grade the class) What are your hopes for this class for this semester? What are your intentions as a student?



By the way: I put the "!42!" in the title as a signal that this is the assigned topic for this week, since some people said it was hard to find the official assignment post among all of the people who title their post "Topic #1." Nobody else is allowed to put "!42!" at the beginning of their post titles.

Remember you can always blog about any random subject that comes to mind, and comments on my posts or those of other students are always welcome. Please stay polite and respectful at all times.

10, 11, 12, and 15!

10- direction of the world
i think thee world is going poopy!the fact that we can start war with whoever the heck we want over stupid things, but yet we owe other countries billions! dumb!

11- are you happy?
yes.
i feel i am not as happy as Clairess but still happy.
actually i think she and i have a lot in common. like she asks questions, i ask questions. she likes it where shes not suppost to be, me too!

12- Christmas!
Christmas this year sucked.
my dog got hit and killed by a car driving past my house christmas morning.
the speed is 25 but 35 is okay i guess.

15- video games
i personally hate videogames!
well only war games.
i like rock band and driving games but the war ones bug me.
thats my dads favorite thing to do is play those gay games!