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Blacks, Huck Down

Amurrican Lit 1: until 1900 is history, both in the literal obvious sense of anything taking place before 1900 being history and in the sense that, I've just rocked the final, and I'm now 12 hours away from failing a different one.

The exam, as expected, was the easiest that i'll encounter. To take a first year class at a university that, despite it's record as a top 75 in the world and top 10 in the world, is still essentially a state school is easy in the first place. Add on top of that the fact that I'm a 3 year college student taking said class in my major, and most specifically, reading books that I had read as an 8th grader at Urbandale Middle School. Thanks, Mr Perrot. If I read To Kill a Mockingbird or Red Badge of Courage, I'll be sure to give you a call.

Now, the objective is simple: survive until tomorrow at 11am. I've given up on learning anything new, and now the focus is on what many would call the downside of standardized tests: I'm doing everything in my power to channel Prof McGovern's essence, and Studying for The Test and the Test alone. Not for knowledge later in life, not for a better understanding of the British Landscape. Too late for that. Now it's about survival. 50 multiple choice and 1 essay (possible questions? Glad you asked:)

1. The history of past climates is recorded in the rocks of Britain. Discuss using examples from the British Isles.
2. Rock type is more important than any other factors in determining the appearance of the physical landscape. Discuss this contention using examples of British landscapes to illustrate your argument
3. Provide a detailed account of the impacts of opening of the Atlantic ocean on the Physical landscape of Britain.

In our final today, some helpful German exchange students who are headed home this weekend after a grueling finals schedule informed us that just by showing up, we've gained 20%. So, the bar is lowered even further. They could be lying. Neither of them read the books, and the girl even questioned showing up for the final in the first place. Why is it that they say US students are slipping on a global scale again? Someone should check on Deutschland...

12 hours, 24 minutes, 10 seconds until my destiny becomes reality.

Then, it's celebration time until Tuesday, when Islam comes a'knockin'.

Enjoy your friday night, I've got a date with the Permian Period and the Hercynian Orogeny.

posted by Kevin @ 8:27 PM