It's late. And there's so much to do and so little time left to do it! Therefore, I'm just going to jump in, introduce myself, why I'm writing this blog, why I'll continue writing this blog and so on, so forth. It won't be very pretty and I may not be able to wax eloquently on every topic; but hopefully by the end of this post, you'll understand and realize that this is very me and that I'll always end up getting the job done.
About Me
My name is Tracy Bui. I am currently 20 years old, almost 21. I happen to be a 3rd year Physiological Science Major at UCLA (the University of California - Los Angeles, in case you didn't know). I have parents, I have 2 sisters and I am a first-generation college student. I am also Asian (half-Chinese, half-Vietnamese), if that matters. But enough about my background! I'm sure that in future posts, you'll learn more about me than you will ever want to know, so we can go on.
Why I Titled This Post 'Procrastination'
I'm going to clear the air here and admit that the reason I created this blog 10 weeks ago was because of the extra credit offered in my Ancient Near East 10W - Jerusalem: The Holy City course. The deal was that if we, as students, would sign up and blog about the lectures, at the end of the 10 weeks, we would be able to add 10% extra credit onto our lowest scoring exam. I don't want there to be any misconceptions as to why I created this blog (in case you're impressed I took the initiative to discuss things I find interesting, I'm really not that awesome...yet). However, I have been contemplating a blog for a while; I've just never taken the initiative to create one. This extra credit gives me the opportunity to create a blog for class and hopefully keep writing on it even when the course is over.
Why I called this post 'Procrastination'. It's the bane of almost every university student's existence, isn't it? Putting things off till the last minute isn't just an occasional incident, it's a daily occurrence. Like an affliction, it hits some harder than others. Procrastination is something I'm all too familiar with. Without the eleventh hour, last minutes, or time crunches, I would never get anything done! I'll admit that. In fact, in the last 10 weeks, I have pulled at least 20 all-nighters. This is not an exaggeration. I know that I do not sleep 2 days out of the week. Why, you ask? Perhaps, this quarter, my schedule has been overly busy (which can be typical in the life of a pre-med). Perhaps, I am atrocious at managing my time. Or maybe I have ADD or just watch too much TV. Personally, I think that it is probably a combination of all of the above.
Regardless, if you know me, you'll find that I always get my stuff done. I'm not putting up excuses or running away from judgment. I am merely putting out the fact that unless there are hard deadlines and I am pushing right up against the minimum allotted time to do it, it is really hard for me to start an assignment, or a project, or study for quizzes and exams. I know this about myself. I know that it is an incredibly bad habit and rest assured, I am taking steps to try and fix it. It's also the reason why, although I may have created this blog 10 weeks ago, I haven't posted in this blog for 10 weeks either.
Regardless of its lateness, I'm going to post in this blog anyways, as a way to review. So if there are readers out there a little confused as to why I'm starting with the History of Jerusalem post-586 BCE to present day and then going back and talk about the times before, it is because I'm using this blog to review for my upcoming final and want to cover the most important topics first. I personally thinking that coherently posting my notes and thoughts on the lectures will be a good way for me to review the lectures. I finished re-watching all the lectures (I missed perhaps 2, maybe 3 lectures in total. Luckily, they were posted on iTunesU), so my comments should be pretty fresh, excluding the Crusades - in which case, there was a different lecturer and it was not filmed, so I'm going purely on memory. Maybe I'll get the extra-credit and maybe I won't, but I'll have at least reviewed and no one can fault me for not trying :)
Edit: I realized I could go back and edit, so the blogs about the lectures before the midterm will be placed below this post for chronology's sake.
Happy Readings!! After this course is over, I'll start trying to post on recent events, health and nutrition issues (the Phy Sci major in me) and things that I feel are just fun and/or important to talk about. I titled this blog Politically Correct because as you may have or haven't already gained from the readings, I'm a really honest person. Some say overly blunt at times, and while I will always try to be respectful and mindful of all races, religions, nationalities and differences of thoughts - I will say what I believe and you can love me, or hate me for it. As long as you understand it's my belief and I welcome you to challenge it. I love a good argument.
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Jerusalem as a Sacred Space
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