The Inevtable Afterlife, Or is There?

Due to my religion class that i have been taking this term, i have been thinking a lot about the possibility of an afterlife, and what it could possibly be like. I did some research and have found that there are loads of information on the Internet and supposed "proof" that an after life really exists.

Christians believe in heaven and hell, Jews aren't too concerned about an afterlife, and Islams also believe in a heaven and hell, just in a different translation. But what if there is nothing after this? All this money and research for nothing? "ghosts are definitely real," said the after-lifeknowledge website. in my opinion, i think somethings out there, i am just not sure what yet. Who knows, maybe nothings out there.

Education Concern... Declining?

Homework deadlines and increasing GPA pressure make the inevitably approaching finals week stressful enough for students. But what if the only internet access you had available wouldn’t allow you to use their college resources for “soon to be due” homework?

Due to the current economy crisis, my family like many others had to shut off the internet completely, resulting in higher stress for students. With the Benton Center closed on weekends and the public library only allowing an hour’s time on the computer, the pressure of deadlines are high, so I decided to go to the Oregon State Valley Library.

Expecting to get done in a few hours, I sat at the computer ready to do some homework. I complained at the front desk that the Microsoft Word wasn’t working and she (refusing to give me her full name) rudely replied, “Only those who are OSU students have the privilege to use that resource, you’ll need to find it somewhere else.”

Irritated and shocked, I sat and thought about exactly what she had just told me. I and many other students are going to LBCC in order to transfer to OSU; but how do they expect us students to get good grades when were not even allowed access to any resources we that we need.

“We cannot let anyone other than student or staffs have access to Microsoft due to political reasons,” said Sherry Thomas, and employer of Oregon State University.

Political reasons? I thought “don’t political leaders state regularly that education is one of the nation’s top priorities?” I did some investigating and found nothing of the sort of politics refusing access to the public of needed resources.

Although what I did find was a statement from the core of our political standing saying “our higher education system is very accessible and helps students succeed once they get there,” quoted the U.S. Department of Education website.

As you can see, Politics have nothing to do with why OSU won’t let any “non-students” use common resources that anywhere else (if were open) would gladly allow. My interpretation of the whole situation is nothing to smile about.

Thank you Oregon State, you helped oh so much.

"On Writing - Stephen King" .... and rewriting

On Writing: the novel written by the popular science-fiction author Stephen King, had a load of information "on writing" that will surely help me through my college and occupational future. I absolutely loved the first section of his book as well that was an autobiography on his life, mostly when he was rising to become an author. It made me realize that even some of the best and most talented were faced with rejection, and that is really inspiring to me.

I loved Stephen King's quote "write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open." He is saying that when your stuff starts out it is meant just for you, but when it goes out it belongs to whoever wants to read it. That quote really applies to my Feature Writing class, since it consists of a lot of writing multiple drafts until you get your story just how you want it. This book has really motivated me to keep writing and reading, and that when you face rejection to never give up and to always stand behind your work.