04.04.08

busy here at school

Posted in unca at 1:42 pm by admin

I am taking classes at UNCA this semester. I am only taking 2 classes but there is a lot of work involved. This is the main reason I haven’t posted in this blog in the last month. My classes are on North Carolina history and Native American Indian History. I just finished writing for NC history on the impact of European contact on the Catawba Indians of the Carolinas. I am in the process of writing a research paper for Native American Indian History on the mourning war raids and the treatment of captives. I have also had to give a presentation and book review. The mid-term exam for one class was a take home exam that was in essence a 7 page essay. The other class had an in class exam and a take home essay. So you can see I’ve been very busy. The final exams will be the first of May. One final will be another take home exam. It will most likely be another 7 page research paper. The take home exams are a lot harder than in class tests. The last take home exam took me 4 days, over 10 hours each day to research, organize and write. With all that work, I still ended up with a low B. Anyway, I am writing 2 pages a day on my research paper. I have 4 pages right now. I should be done by this tuesday. Then I have to proof read it, organize and very possibly rewrite. The last day of the semester for me is May 8. Can’t wait for this summer. Next fall, I am taking Civil War history and European history from 1848. When I finish with this semester, I will post all my essays and research papers in my history section of this website. In addition, I have lots of class notes on the history of NC, (includes asheville) so I will be posting these notes too.

02.25.08

unca asheville mid-terms

Posted in unca at 9:09 pm by admin

Its that time of year again when everyone at the college is studying for the mid-term exams. I had one take home exam. I spent 4 days compiling, organizing and writing the answers to those questions. I’d much rather of had an in-class test. It would have only taken about an hour to do. I still have another class to study for this week. Next week is spring break but it will be no break for me. I have to start 2 research papers and a book review.

01.25.08

unca womens basketball

Posted in unca at 10:33 pm by admin

the women’s basketball team at UNC Asheville will play tomorrow afternoon. Tip-off is at 1 p.m. The Bulldogs are hosting Coastal Carolina in the Big South Conference. The game will be televised by FoxSportSouth.

01.23.08

unca events

Posted in unca at 4:19 pm by admin

If you are looking for something new, interesting and inexpensive to do in Asheville NC, check out UNCA events. The university hosts many events that include sports and the arts regularly. If you are interested in culture and history, there are special humanities lectures, cultural dance performances, student art shows and more held throughout the year. 

01.15.08

unca classes

Posted in unca at 8:26 am by admin

UNCA classes started yesterday. My classes start today. I have mixed feelings about going back to school. I am excited about learning something new and getting out of the house yet I am also a bit nervous. I am much older than most of the students who most likely have just gotten outa high school. I am in my 50’s. So, I will be alone but thats no problem. The classes I am taking are quite interesting to me. The professors have assigned some pretty good books to read outside of the regular classroom textbooks. So, overall I should have a good semester.

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