Library Tutorials and "The Lesson"

I am taking History 11 this semester and my professor makes us read A LOT. We read sections from two books every day, pretty much. There is like 100 pages to read every day. I just wish it was more like English where we can actually have the WEEKEND to read and all. But anyway... Enough about history class. I love country music. My favorite country singer is Keith Urban. His songs make me happy and just want to take a road trip to Tennessee. Well, here is a music video of Keith Urban and his song "Long Hot Summer."

So for the library tutorial page we had to explore through... I mainly watched videos. I watched the "7 Secrets to Success" video. I gotta say, at first I thought it was going to be more of a lecture telling the watcher how to succeed in literary terms. It turned out to be using the library as a very good source of succeeding. And I did find it good and helpful. The video showed how you can self-check out books. You can also check out laptops and such. Asking for help and know where different service points are in the library will definitely help you succeed. The "plagiarism" section gives links to videos that tell students that copying/plagiarizing is not good. And of course, we all should know that very well by now. This page actually helps. I did not know where you can make copies or how to check out books. This can be a good guide to where I can get around in the library and where everything is. I am just very happy that there is a Starbucks in the Henry Madden Library. =D

I was watching Ugly Betty on Netflix and Betty went to Queens College in New York. And then I read the "abstract" to "The Lesson" and it just reminded me of the show. The other Toni Cade Bambara trained at Queens College. I start reading this story and think, "Dang. There is a lot of profanity in this story." But this is college, so I understand. In this story, Miss Moore teaches the kids about the cost of the toys in the toy store and compares them to how much their parents make. This shows the inequality division of wealth in America. Sometimes, how much you make cannot even cover the cost of an expensive toy. It might be difficult for kids to understand all the statistics and how an expensive toy is not worth spending all that money on...but maybe they will come to understand when they grow up and become young adults. There are things that we want and things that we NEED. In my opinion, I think it is very important to put your needs before your wants. Needs are the things that we cannot live without and MUST have.

I cannot wait until I get to travel this universe. =) Brooklyn Bridge...