So there is a piece of writing by an Ancient Roman Writer called Juvenal called the Satire on women (he wrote satires on everythign so we shouldnt take it personally).
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/juvenal-satvi.html
What amused me most about this Satire was that it was 2000 yeras ago and yet seemed incredibly similar to comedy today.
For example he moans about Women playign sports, and women being to smart and talkative.
He also has a fun reference to a woman falling for a gladiator, because she was only attracted to his sword.
But the bit that really shows how little some thigns change, he moans about mother in laws. 2000 years and men still moan about their mother in law.
Althoguh it makes me wonder is it the men who never change or is it the mother in laws?
Wednesday, 6 February 2008
Saturday, 2 February 2008
On our Guild of Students.
My university guild of students is on my mind a lot at the moment as we are busy with campaigning to pass a referendum to help us comply with charity laws and to help us run better. Last night I went door knocking, in the snow for three hours. An also by the time I got home I was basically one giant icicle, it was actually really fun.
However what this has bought to my mind is student satisfaction with our guild. Many students are saying that we are failing them. Many say we are failing them because Tuition fees exist which I personally think is frankly unfair, yes we all hate tuition fees but realistically, how is one guild meant to convince the government?
Especially as most students at our university don't get involved with the guild. At our election last year less than 10% of people voted! Yet they seem to expect the guild to have the force to push major changes. How can we do this if it is seen to be a minority of students campaigning?
Another quite depressing factor is people complaining about the lack of services which I know the guild provides I've used them. The problem is students just don't know. So they way our guild of students is failing people most is because they don't know or care about us. But i know the guild is trying to encourage people, we have an officer whose job is to do just that. We are failing because so many students don't care and we haven't found the right way to make them. Obviosuly we are not doing enough, but I find it quite depressing that we have to go out and make students interested in the guild. Depressing that we are trying to convince people they should care.
This apathy for voting, is unfortunately something I see reflected in a society as a whole as well. Looking back across all the societies that existed we are incredibly looking to be in one thats democratic, and allows more than just one group of society to vote. there have been times when people would have given anything to be able to vote. Juts think about the suffragettes. Yet a hundred years on how many women are actually utilizing this vote that was fought for so strongly?
Our society is so secure in it's democracy that voting is no longer seen as a privilege it's a chore.
However what this has bought to my mind is student satisfaction with our guild. Many students are saying that we are failing them. Many say we are failing them because Tuition fees exist which I personally think is frankly unfair, yes we all hate tuition fees but realistically, how is one guild meant to convince the government?
Especially as most students at our university don't get involved with the guild. At our election last year less than 10% of people voted! Yet they seem to expect the guild to have the force to push major changes. How can we do this if it is seen to be a minority of students campaigning?
Another quite depressing factor is people complaining about the lack of services which I know the guild provides I've used them. The problem is students just don't know. So they way our guild of students is failing people most is because they don't know or care about us. But i know the guild is trying to encourage people, we have an officer whose job is to do just that. We are failing because so many students don't care and we haven't found the right way to make them. Obviosuly we are not doing enough, but I find it quite depressing that we have to go out and make students interested in the guild. Depressing that we are trying to convince people they should care.
This apathy for voting, is unfortunately something I see reflected in a society as a whole as well. Looking back across all the societies that existed we are incredibly looking to be in one thats democratic, and allows more than just one group of society to vote. there have been times when people would have given anything to be able to vote. Juts think about the suffragettes. Yet a hundred years on how many women are actually utilizing this vote that was fought for so strongly?
Our society is so secure in it's democracy that voting is no longer seen as a privilege it's a chore.
Friday, 1 February 2008
on deciding to start a blog
I have decided to start a blog because occasionally I think about things that I would kinda like other people to read (or thats what I like to think. Probably it's just because my friends have them, oh and I want to reminisce about my secondary school days on diaryland.
Although I'm not sure why I thought I would do this as I am already rubbish at getting stuff done for deviantart, my society and not to mention my degree course. But oh well I might learn to procrastinate less.
So to start a few simple facts about me:
I write, I love Scouting and Guiding, I want to spend my life studying people and cultures that existed thousands of years ago, I am fortunate enough to love many people and I drink, far, far to much Coca Cola.
And the title. Well it's been a few years since people found me, but I sure as hell remember what it was like to be lost.
Although I'm not sure why I thought I would do this as I am already rubbish at getting stuff done for deviantart, my society and not to mention my degree course. But oh well I might learn to procrastinate less.
So to start a few simple facts about me:
I write, I love Scouting and Guiding, I want to spend my life studying people and cultures that existed thousands of years ago, I am fortunate enough to love many people and I drink, far, far to much Coca Cola.
And the title. Well it's been a few years since people found me, but I sure as hell remember what it was like to be lost.
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