Hey everyone! How is your hump day been so far? I went to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned today, so they look all shiny and feel great. So far it has been an extremely busy week for me so I am actually quite surprised that I found the time to do this week's blog. I am also very glad that I am not one of those people who are in group two or didn't finish their essay on time last week because I simply would not have found the time this week.
Anyway, my blog topic for this week is a little more frustrating than usual. I believe I have mentioned this in previous blogs, but I will tell everyone again just set a reminder. I am in a contemporary literature class Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. We mainly talk about contemporary poets and other things as well. Poetry isn't exactly my thing because I find it difficult to interpret. And in my opinion, as readers, we can't ever really know exactly what the poet meant or meant to convey in a poem because they simply aren't there to tell us. Many words have many different connotations, so the poem could mean very many different things. I have found that in most poems, those many different connotations work, so how could I really know what Dylan Thomas was talking about in his poetry? I suppose I feel differently than most people because my opinions have not really made it that far in the course.
We all know what an "opinion" is, right? As the majority of the class seem to be English majors, I sure hope so. Well, let me tell you what my definition of an opinion is. Plain and simple, it is a person's own individual feeling or thought on a discussed topic or matter. With that in mind, when my professor told us to express our each individual opinions on "literary experiences" I had a very strong opinion to share. When it came time to give my opinion, I articulated it brilliantly (or so I thought). A fellow student (who has always had some wise comment to say towards me) said exactly this: "You are just absolutely ridiculous, Mallory. That is by far the most idiotic thing I have ever heard."
You have got to be kidding me, right?!? I understand that my opinion may have been a little of the charts or something that he (or maybe a lot of people) disagreed with, but why would you say something like that to me or to anyone for that matter? I had the respect for him to sit there and listen to what he had to say. Obviously he has no regard for what I said or any respect for me. Furthermore, it seems to me that he has a lot of disrespect in general because he could have easily offended others in the class or the professor. It was just MY opinion. It certainly did not need to be shot down like that.
This student's blatant disrespect really angered me and it was not the first time he has done something like that. So my questions are: Are we still in high school here? What are you doing in college if you have no respect for yourself or for others?
I think everyone should think about what this guy has done, especially being in a workshop and not in a lecture course. People have to learn to be courteous and respectful. In MY opinion, if you do not have either of these traits, you most certainly do NOT belong in college.
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