Professor's Payback

What do you get when you have a quirky professor who takes things seriously? Retaliation on a final. He was the one who asked for 2 journals per week, multiple readings and homework that was due per class. Not to mention quizzes each and every class, 2 major tests per class, and a class final. He gave a very difficult test in Grammar, so I wrote about it in my 'Was there a time you ever thought about giving up?' journal in literature. What happened? I received a terrible grade on my lit final. Did I write any differently than the other tests? No. What was different? The fact that he read the journal, knew that he made a bad choice, and decided to take it out on me. Sheesh. I sincerely hope that I will get another class of his. When I do, I will not give him the courtesy of letting him know that I will be leaving class halfway through, I will just get up and leave. And if he treats me poorly, like I believe he would, I will report him to the dean of the department.

Oral Presentation

In British Lit 2 we have to give an oral presentation. It had to be a piece from the British Empire during the Romantic, Victorian, or Modern English time periods. I wanted to use something from Dickens or Austen but it is difficult to come up with a short piece from their works. The professor said we could do anything except 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down' so I was extremely tempted to use that poem, but I didn't. Several people have given theirs already, tonight is my night to be 'on stage' for the class. The hardest part of the assignment for me was finding the poem to use. I chose A. A. Milne's Vespers, or Little Boy Kneels at the Foot of the Bed.