Blurbs From Eunee's Mind (and Life)

I know that's a funny title for a blog entry, but seriously, I had a successful summer. Now what constitutes a successful summer? I think a successful summer is enjoying the weather, having fun, and accomplishing what goals one needs to in the 3 months before school starts (obviously the school starts bit doesn't apply to those who are not in school). But I'm sure we all have goals we want to accomplish over the summer months. What were my goals aside from enjoying the summer, which might for all intents and purposes might be my last "relaxing" summer for a long time? Studying for comprehensive examinations. I didn't study as hard as I had intended, but I did study. And anxiety rose as the day of the exam drew near. Of course the actual date of the examination was at the very end of my summer so I didn't have much time to just relax. But in any event, I took my exam on August 20th and found out my results a week later. While my results were highly satisfac...

Now that classes are over, I have a lot to read. Not that I didn't enjoy the class readings (because I'm going to recommend a lot of them here) but now I can read more of what is specific to my summer business and my area of interest. Plus I can read at a more leisurely pace. But never mind what I'm going to read; I wanted to recommend some books for you to read. These are not fiction, but nonetheless, they'll be enjoyable, thought-provoking, and might even make you laugh. They definitely made me think and I suppose I'll be delving more into these areas as the months go by. So here are some books I highly recommend: The Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Paulo Friere What's the Matter with Kansas: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America - Thomas Frank One Market Under God - Thomas Frank The Corrosion of Character - Richard Sennett The Conservative Nanny State - Dean Baker (this is available online here where you can either order a paperback version, read it onl...