A story worth reading...

A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like somany others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberalDemocrat, and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor ofhigher taxes to support more government programs, in other wordsredistribution of wealth.She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican,a feeling she openly expressed.Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasionalchat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxeson the rich and the need for more government programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in school.Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, andlet him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she wastaking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, whichleft her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. Shedidn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have manycollege friends because she spent all her time studying.Her father listened and then asked, 'How is your friend Audrey doing?'She replied, 'Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easyclasses she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is sopopular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classesbecause she's too hung over.'The wise father asked his daughter, 'Why don't you go to the Dean'soffice and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friendwho only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainlythat would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA.'The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily firedback, 'That's a crazy idea, and how would that be fair! I've workedreally hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot ofhard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!'The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, 'Welcome to the Republican party.'If anyone has a better explanation of the difference between Republican and Democrat I'm all ears. THIS explains politics in simple terms that even a Democrat can understand.Always remember.....A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.-Thomas Jefferson

Looking Back and Looking Forward

This Monday, I start my senior year at the University of North Texas. I can't believe that it has already been four years since I graduated high school. There is this relief I feel that I have almost completed my bachelor's degree in History, and I only have forty-six credits left. There is alot of hard work that goes into completing your degree. Many times I wanted to drop a class or just plain give up. It is totally worth it in the end. When I started college, there was a part of me that was completely freaked out by being in a new environment. Even when I finished my first two semester, someone told me that they did not know if I was going to make it. I know I proved them wrong. That really hurt my feelings, because there have been times in my life that people have made fun of me. When I was in grade school my classmates made fun of me because I had a leaning disability. I do not think that I have ever forgiven those kids and the people that had told me that I could not do something. I heard people say when people say that to you, that just makes you work harder. Sometimes if you work as hard as you can it will usually pay off in the end. I know that this blog says its the day in the life of a history major, but today I felt like this post needed to be some history of my own life.

XOXO,

Christina