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A RJ! (RJ = Reflection Journal is something that we rp student have to write everday. Usually something about the lesson. Today's question was:

When would sameness be appreciated and when would it be a problem? Consider this in light of your personal experience.) 

As we have learned today, sameness can be viewed as a beautiful thing as well as something some might desire to change. Whatever it is, the world is build around sameness. Although striving to be the same can be a good thing, too strong a desire to be the same can also result in disastrous consequences.

I believe that is what happened in my case. Both my examples are inter-related. As you might know, I am home schooled. Being taken out of mainstream education will mean the obvious lack of "sameness". I am literally, and totally DIFFERENT. Just like we learned today, sameness runs the world, or at least a big part of it. Imagine what it was like to be totally different. Not that it is anything wrong to be different, but honestly, it's not easy. At that point in my life, sameness would be strongly appreciated.

Being home schooled means different set of (or lack

of) friends, different education, different lifestyle, and different daily routine. Almost different everything. I don't think you will ever be able to imagine how great the desire to be similar is. It would sometimes even go to the point of desperation and will result in it affecting my work.

However, now that I am back in the mainstream, I can't help but wonder what my life would be like should my desire to be the "same" be lesser or even absent.

Would my life actually be headed for greater things?

Was there something more for me other than just mainstream education? Maybe it was better to be just DIFFERENT. Since I was so different to begin with, it might have been better to make my own identity, setting myself apart from the rest. Of course, it is easier said than done. This is when the tear between being different (having your own unique identity that everybody claims to want) or being the same as everybody else.

That was my personal examples of when sameness is appreciated and when it can be a problem. I have also summed up my educational life for you. Now you know where I come from. Honestly, a part of me regrets being homeschooled, and yet I know I have learned a lot from being different, even to the point of being more knowledgeable than my peers.

OF COURSE I GOT AN A(as usual)

God vs Science

This is such a good rebuttal to all the doubtful science-is-everything- atheists out there...

A science professor begins his school year with a lecture to the students,
'Let me explain the problem science has with religion.' The atheist
professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new
students to stand.

'You're a Christian, aren't you, son?'

'Yes sir,' the student says.

So you believe in God?'

'Absolutely.'

'Is God good?'

'Sure! God's good.'

'Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?'

'Yes.'

'Are you good or evil?'

'The Bible says I' m evil.'

The professor grins knowingly. 'Aha! The Bible!' He considers for a moment.
'Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can
cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?'

'Yes sir, I would.'

'So you're good...!'

'I wouldn't say that.'

'But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you could.
Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't.'

The student does not answer, so the professor continues. 'He doesn't, does
he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to
Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?'

The student remains silent.

'No, you can't, can you?' the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a
glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.

Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?'

'Er...yes,' the student says.

'Is Satan good?'

The studen t doesn't hesitate on this one. 'No.'

'Then where does Satan come from?'

The student falters. 'From God'

'That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in
this world?'

'Yes, sir.'

'Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything, correct?'

'Yes.'

'So who created evil?' The professor continued, 'If God created everything,
then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle
that our works define who we are, then God is evil.'

Again, the student has no answer. 'Is there sickness? Immorality?
Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?'

The student squirms on his feet. 'Yes.'

'So who created them?'

The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question.
'Who created them?' There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks
away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized.< BR>
'Tell me,' he continues onto another student. 'Do you believe in Jesus
Christ, son?'

The student's voice betrays him and cracks. 'Yes, professor, I do.'

The old man stops pacing. 'Science says you have five senses you use to
identify and observe the world around you.
Have you ever seen Jesus?'

'No sir. I've never seen Him.'

'Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?'

'No, sir, I have not.'

'Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus?
Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that
matter?'

'No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't.'

Yet you still believe in him?'

'Yes.'

According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol,
science says your God doesn't exist.
What do you say to that, son?'

'Nothing,' the student replies. 'I only have my faith.'

'Yes, faith,' the professor repeats. 'And that is the problem science has
with God. There is no evidence, only faith.'

The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His
own.

'Professor, is there such thing as heat?'

'Yes,' the professor replies. 'There's heat.'

'And is there such a thing as cold?'

'Yes, son, there's cold too.'

'No sir, there isn't.'

The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room
suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain. 'You can have
lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white
heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We
can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any
further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be
able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees.'

'Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits
energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy.
Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is
only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold.
Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the
opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.'

Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding
like a hammer.

'What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?'

'Yes,' the professor replies without hesitation. 'What is night if it isn't
darkness?'

'You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of
something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing
light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called
darkness, isn't it?

That's the meaning we use to define the word.'

'In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness
darker, wouldn't you?'

The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a
good semester.

'So what point are you making, young man?'

'Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start
with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed.'

The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. 'Flawed? Can you
explain how?'

'You are working on the premise of duality,' the student explains. 'You
argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God.
You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can
measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought.'

'It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully
understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be
ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death
is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it.'

'Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a
monkey?'

'If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes,
of course I do.'

'Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?'

The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where
the argument is going.

A very good semester, indeed.

'Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot
even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching
your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?'

The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has
subsided.

'To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me
give you an example of what I mean.'

The student looks around the room. 'Is there anyone in the class who has
ever seen the professor's brain?'

The class breaks out into laughter.

'Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the
professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain? No one appears to
have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable,
demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due
respect, sir.'

'So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?'

Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face
unreadable.

Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. 'I guess you'll
have to take them on faith.'

'Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life,'
the student continues.

'Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?'

Now uncertain, the professor responds, 'Of course, there is. We see it
everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in
the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These
manifestations are nothing else but evil.'

To this the student replied, 'Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does
not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God.

It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe
the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what
happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart.
It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that
comes when there is no light.'

The professor sat down.

If you read this all the way through and had a smile on your face when you
finished, mail to your friends and family with the title: God vs Science




Glenda Lord-Wright

PWNED!!!

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I am SORRY

Ok fine. I apologise for my previoius blog post. Although I still keep the stand that blogs should express your views and opinions, I realise that the things I said are kinda mean. The things I said to certain people in the pass are extremely hurtful as well.

SO I AM SORRY!

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Hope you will view!!

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Dear Diary

Dear Diary

Today I met quite a few people. Let’s start with this girl who thinks her shit doesn’t stink. At first I was shy and didn’t talk to her much, but as the day wore on, I realize she was actually really sweet. However, as I got to know her even better, she became proud as if she was the only one in the world: expecting all and giving none.  I bought her lunch and she didn’t even say a word of thanks, instead, she turned and ordered more. After awhile, I was tired of this I-own-the-whole-world attitude but I didn’t have the guts to tell her. To me, being friend is more important to me than my own feelings. Yet, I am tired of being treated like dirt.

She has a brother. He is not as pretty, but his attitude makes up for it. One stare from him and you will be cowering in fear. It’s such a bad-ass attitude. You wouldn’t want to be in his way when he is mad. But when he is not mad, he is really a nice guy to be around. A great friend that thinks the world of you and will treat you like a true friend: totally unlike his sister.  Just don’t step on his toes unless you want to get your own crushed. Well, that’s what I perceive from just looking and talking to him.

Moving on, to a guy that thinks shit is the s-word. Being an only child, his parents have rather harsh standards on him. He can’t use the computer for more than 2 hrs a day which is kind of hard to do when you have to do all your work on the comp in this poly. Does he care? No!! He does what he wants to do. These standards do, however, have impacts on him. You can easily tell he is unfamiliar with being around people. The best part is when he tries to crack a joke. Being known as the serious guy, he attempts to change that image but fails horribly. The “jokes” that turn out are extremely lame and unfunny, but because of that, he becomes funny.

Now on to a girl that seems so friendly, charming, sweet and shy. When I offered to buy her lunch, she insisted on buying ME lunch and even thanked me for the offer. She is such an opposite from the other girl. However, as the day went on, the two girls seem to click more and she began being more like the other girl. Soon, both started to ignore me. I didn’t do anything thing to them. It just seems to be their proud nature.

From a huge dude, to a small dwarf: This guy is one tiny man!! Because of his small size, he has SERIOUS insecurity issues.  He can’t tell right from wrong and blindly follow the crowd. He acts like a wanna-be and ends up acting amazing immature. Maybe it is his size or maybe it is just his personality, but his brain seems to be proportional to his size!! Can be a great guy to hang out with, but most of the time, he goes on with his rambles about nothingness and gets on people’s nerves.

This is the funniest one: a girl that thinks she is gorgeous. In actual fact, she the ugliest person I laid my eyes on. I mean, just the way she walks or talks or present herself: just seem so vain. If the first girl does it that would be understandable (actually she do does it), but for someone so hideous to do it?? Ewwww!!! Her face is the kind where you see for 3 seconds then you suddenly feel like puking. If she just accept it and move on with her sad life that would be fine. But NOOOOO she just HAS to be so vain and flash her ugly face everywhere. The sense of me-ism is super strong and it just makes me sick. I don’t even want to take a look at her comp!! (I know I am being a little harsh, but that is kind of the way it is!!) Hey don’t blame me you are ugly: I can’t help it!! Sorry!

That’s enough of screwed up personalities. Now let me tell you about this great guy that I met. I’ll admit, he is not like the hottest guy or the most good looking (I can’t really comment on that), but he is a really nice guy. At first, he is rather shy: doesn’t speak much, but once he gets to know you, he talks to you like you guys are childhood friends. Yeah, sure, he does get a little whacky sometimes, but he is only like that to the people he feels are really good friends. He really tries his best to make his friends happy: be it trying to make them laugh or buying them a meal or even apologize when he feels he has offended someone. Yet, at the same time, he is very down to earth: not caring what people says or thinks about him but being generally contended for who he is. Though his friends don’t appreciate him, he still tries his best to treat them the best way he knows how.

So these are some people that I met. They are really quite nice once you get to know them… besides for their screwed up personalities that is.

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The day after tomorrow

I am finally going back to school!! Whoo!! The orientation is the day after tomorrow and school offically starts next mondy. After staying at home daily for the past 7 years, it would be a quite a change. Its a really big deal for me. I cant wait to make new friends and get out of the house to learn something new. I am just praying that my classmates will be good people that are easy to live with. From the way RP seniors are welcoming the freshmen, that will be rather likely. I am so glad to be finally out of homeschooling!!

Dont get me wrong, I will miss certain aspects of the 'wonderful' world homeschooling: mainly the people. Then again, its the people that I am kind of sick of among other things. I rather not say what exact things and you know why?? It because there comes a point where friends become more important than your own personal feelings. Thats why some people dont tell their friends stuff, because the risk of losing the friend is greater than your own feelings. Well, you will say,"Then if they are really friends they will accept the views and try to work in it." Firstly, the risk is rather great dont you think? And secondly, its hard to remain friends with people who are locked up in their own perfect world after telling them that. Hey Hey. No names mention. So no offence to any one.

Bottomline is that its time to move on. Thats the main reason why I am so happy about leaving homeschooling. Well, I'll be praying for you, just as I hope you'll be praying for me.

Tomorrow is going to come to soon.