klrblindkid1
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Though The Game is very simple, it can be difficult to comprehend initially. A new player usually has to lose The Game once or twice to fully understand it.
Rules
1) When you think of The Game, you lose The Game.
2) When you lose The Game, you announce it to those around you.
Game Play
The first thing a new player needs to know is that when someone loses The Game (i.e. when someone thinks about The Game), game play temporarily stops for that person and for those around that person (since he must announce his game-loss aloud). The Game then restarts on a person-by-person basis when each person stops thinking about The Game. The Game never actually ends permanently.
No One Wins!
No one can ever technically win The Game. It could be argued that when one is not losing The Game (i.e. when someone is not thinking about The Game), they are winning The Game, but it still holds true that no one can ever definitively win The Game. You probably still don't understand The Game and how to play, so consider the example below.
Example
You have just learned the rules of The Game and how to play. Because you now know this, you are playing The Game, and will be playing The Game for the rest of your life. At this moment in time you are thinking about The Game, so you are losing The Game. Let's say you leave this thread, start doing something else, and The Game leaves your mind. But then you start thinking about this thread again and therefore you start thinking about The Game... that's a loss of The Game! Keep in mind that it doesn't matter what makes you think of The Game. Usually it is something completely random and unrelated to The Game that all of a sudden reminds you of The Game.
The Bottom Line
Any time you aren't thinking about The Game and then start thinking about The Game, you lose The Game. It's that simple.
[Edited on October 18, 2010 at 4:22 PM. Reason : .]  10/18/2010 4:21:01 PM
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klrblindkid1: As a disclaimer, no, I am not originally part of this conversation, but since you are on an internet forum, you can expect people to start randomly posting to talk to you. If you want to have a private conversation with someone, do it through private message. I know this won't sway your opinion at all, but I just can't keep quiet toward your miserably misled attitude any longer.
Yes, while humanities degrees are often seen as 'the easy way out' for people that just want a degree under the assumption that they're going to get a job upon graduation, some people also do so out of love for their subjects. While you loathe the idea of getting a degree in philosophy, some people would major in it, just out of love for the subject. The fact that you're bashing the idea of people wanting to take English classes because you claim it's too much work is pure ignorance; if they're interested in the subject matter, they won't mind. The OP did not designate a specific type of class; he just wants something that is reputed for being interesting, or a good, valuable course to take.
That is one end of the spectrum. As for the people that go to college just to get a degree to get a job, there are several critical factors you're forgetting. You have a 3.9 in CHASS. Good for you. What else do you have on your resume? How effective are you at communication? I have a 4.0 in Engineering, and based on what I've seen from you, I know that I can communicate more effectively than you and I assume I would do significantly better than you in an interview. I also have extensive internship experience, extracurricular involvements, and two minors under my belt. Let's say I go apply for every job that you apply to after graduation... who do you think will get the job? Basically, if all you have to show on your resume is a 3.9, you're forgetting that employers also have access to your transcript, and will know if all you did was fluff your so-called "college experience" with blowoff classes. Furthermore, if they see essentially nothing else on your resume, then this will be the kiss of death for you, because I guarantee you will be competing with people with significantly better credentials than you. If an employer looks at your transcript and sees a mess of classes with no meaning, I guarantee you will be dropped to the bottom of the stack, far behind the other CHASS majors who may have had lower GPA's, but exhibit the sense of passion and dedication you clearly lack through their more rigorous schedules and more impressive resumes. I do understand your argument for not having to try in college, but you fail to realize that even if you're winning the battle right now, you will lose the war.
Second, you're forgetting the state of our economy right now. Sure, you could argue that our nation will be out of the recession by the time you graduate, but how can you be so sure of that? Even if it is, that still won't decrease the amount of competition you'll face for jobs. If you haven't noticed, the job market is becoming more scarce. Just because you have a degree does not mean you're going to get a job, despite what you've been brainwashed to think. The fact that you're in a degree which you yourself admit is a useless degree should have been an obvious cue for you. We are in an era in which a college degree no longer guarantees that you will succeed, and the people that have the better degrees will be the ones that take your job.
Finally, that garbage you're throwing out there about humanities degrees not preparing you for a certain job is unjustified. Sure, you won't be working in a chemical plant or anything that involves calculus, but you forget that once again, you have competition. Think of it this way: you apply for a job in sales or something like that. You stroll in, flaunting your arrogance and interview with the employer, emphasizing your 3.9 in CHASS. He asks you questions about your qualifications and experience. You bullcrap your way through the interview somehow and you happen to get the job. Once you get on the job, you learn that interpersonal skills, communication, writing, etc. are very important for your job. Your arrogance about how you beat the system in college makes all your coworkers scorn you. Bragging, with no basis, about how you're better than everyone else will make you the ass of the office really quick, and they will make your lives miserable. I also assume you will probably try to beat the system again at work, thinking that "all I have to do to get my paycheck is do the bare minimum. I just gotta do my 8 then hit the gate." Any report that you have to write will be of miserable quality, because since you always took the easy way out, you will not be ready for the type of work your employer requires you to do. Your boss will question your qualifications and will see you're not getting along with your coworkers. After a while, you will likely be released from the job, and even if you don't get fired, I guarantee you will be miserable. You will likely be marginalized by your coworkers and you will be working at a job for the sake of working at a job. Tell me, I know you have said you just want a job when you graduate. What kind of job are you looking for exactly? If you graduate with the mentality of just getting a job, I promise you will be miserable, because all the jobs you want will be taken by people with more drive and better credentials. If in five years you are happy and successful, I will send you a video of myself eating a boot.
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For the sake of being on topic, to the OP:
-I second taking intro to philosophy. I had Driscoll, and she had a really unique persona, but she also made sure you knew how to think in her class. Only two papers and two exams were the basis of the grade, so you have time to actually absorb and appreciate the readings. If anyone has better teacher recommendations, look into those as well.
-If this is your last semester at State, you probably have a pretty solid registration time, so getting into some of the higher-demand PE's will be easier for you. I recommend finding a couple PE's you'd like to try out and fitting them into your schedule as a way to just have some fun. 10/18/2010 7:20:33 PM |
