Comments on: A new semester starts… http://keepright.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/a-new-semester-starts/ Le blogue politique de Xavier R. Dubé | Xavier R. Dubé's political blog Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:12:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Xavier R. Dubé http://keepright.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/a-new-semester-starts/#comment-243 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:28:00 +0000 http://keepright.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/a-new-semester-starts/#comment-243 @ET, Thanks for your input. I love studying here at Bishop's, the campus is very nice and the professors are great. I did take, as you suggested, Economics and Geography back in CEGEP two to three years ago. The Geography course turned out to be an Environmentalism course (see "I had a Jay Bennish teacher too..." -http://keepright.blogsome.com/2006/03/08/i-had-a-jay-bennish-teacher-too/) to know what I'm talking about. Why shouldn't I take sociology courses at Bishop's? Did you mean only at Bishop's or for the rest of my life? Because I did take a sociology course when I was in CEGEP and I enjoyed it. I think it's fascinating that you used to teach here. When did you teach here for the last time and what did you use to teach? As for moving out of residence, don't worry I got it covered. $883 a month is way too much for a room, a meal plan and Internet access in my opinion. We can't move out just now as we signed a lease, but as soon as the semester is over (if I don't get a summer job on campus, then it'll be at the end of summer) my two friends and I will be getting our own apartment and splitting costs together. We've calculated pretty much everything and we'd save about half of what we pay right now if we moved off-campus. Besides, two of us have got our own cars so getting to class is not going to be a problem. As for jobs, assuming that for you Mac's meant the Couche-Tard/Esso convenience store just besides the CIBC bank in Lennoxville, well I'll tell you that I used to work at a Couche-Tard (stayed there for 2 years) and I'm pretty tired of doing that kind of work. I'll scope out something else, I recently heard the federal government is hiring students in the Sherbrooke area and that they pay well. Me being bilingual and having a great resume going for me, I don't think I'll have that much of a problem getting a job above minimum wage. So, thanks again for the input ET, and I hope I'll see you again around here! @ET,

Thanks for your input. I love studying here at Bishop’s, the campus is very nice and the professors are great. I did take, as you suggested, Economics and Geography back in CEGEP two to three years ago. The Geography course turned out to be an Environmentalism course (see “I had a Jay Bennish teacher too…” -http://keepright.blogsome.com/2006/03/08/i-had-a-jay-bennish-teacher-too/) to know what I’m talking about.

Why shouldn’t I take sociology courses at Bishop’s? Did you mean only at Bishop’s or for the rest of my life? Because I did take a sociology course when I was in CEGEP and I enjoyed it.

I think it’s fascinating that you used to teach here. When did you teach here for the last time and what did you use to teach?

As for moving out of residence, don’t worry I got it covered. $883 a month is way too much for a room, a meal plan and Internet access in my opinion. We can’t move out just now as we signed a lease, but as soon as the semester is over (if I don’t get a summer job on campus, then it’ll be at the end of summer) my two friends and I will be getting our own apartment and splitting costs together. We’ve calculated pretty much everything and we’d save about half of what we pay right now if we moved off-campus. Besides, two of us have got our own cars so getting to class is not going to be a problem.

As for jobs, assuming that for you Mac’s meant the Couche-Tard/Esso convenience store just besides the CIBC bank in Lennoxville, well I’ll tell you that I used to work at a Couche-Tard (stayed there for 2 years) and I’m pretty tired of doing that kind of work. I’ll scope out something else, I recently heard the federal government is hiring students in the Sherbrooke area and that they pay well. Me being bilingual and having a great resume going for me, I don’t think I’ll have that much of a problem getting a job above minimum wage.

So, thanks again for the input ET, and I hope I’ll see you again around here!

]]> by: ET http://keepright.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/a-new-semester-starts/#comment-240 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:38:40 +0000 http://keepright.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/a-new-semester-starts/#comment-240 Good choice of courses. Keep up the history courses. Why not take an Economics or Human Geography course? Just to see how the ecology helps form the economic and political structure. You can't grow wheat in the Arctic - so, that environment only supports a small population, without agriculture. A small population society will govern itself politically very differently than a large population. The West rose to dominance in the world because its 'biome' (soil, water, climate) is the richest on the planet and is able to support a large and increasing population. The West, with its 'growing population' had to come up with innovative technology to support that population. Africa, the Middle East, Asia - didn't have that situation. Check out the CIA world fact book on 'arable lands'. Don't take any sociology courses! Ever! (I used to teach there). And by all means - move out of residence. Get a job at Mac's. Good luck. Good choice of courses. Keep up the history courses. Why not take an Economics or Human Geography course? Just to see how the ecology helps form the economic and political structure. You can’t grow wheat in the Arctic - so, that environment only supports a small population, without agriculture. A small population society will govern itself politically very differently than a large population.
The West rose to dominance in the world because its ‘biome’ (soil, water, climate) is the richest on the planet and is able to support a large and increasing population. The West, with its ‘growing population’ had to come up with innovative technology to support that population. Africa, the Middle East, Asia - didn’t have that situation. Check out the CIA world fact book on ‘arable lands’.
Don’t take any sociology courses! Ever!
(I used to teach there).

And by all means - move out of residence. Get a job at Mac’s. Good luck.

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