My Humanities Paper Is Complete!

Good Saturday Afternoon, Y’all!

I think I went to bed around two o’clock this morning (Mississippi time)—oh, I’ve been gettin’ it in on these papers, I tell ya what!

In this go-round, I dedicated all my time to my Intro to Humanities final exam paper. As I mentioned in an earlier blog from this week, I had to write a five-page paper about my favorite work of art, my favorite literary piece, or my favorite musical piece. Well, I kept my promise and I remembered my paper from my Fine Arts class where I wrote about God’s sunsets. Now, whereas I did copy and paste, I also remembered what I learned in my English classes from my freshman year, and I cited my very own paper as a reference.

In terms of my favorite musical piece, I mentioned The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II, and Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss… I don’t think the two gentlemen are related, but then again, anything’s possible. Anyway, apart from the reason that these two classical pieces are my favorites, I may have mentioned in my paper that I’m actually a fan of classical music; as a matter of fact, it is because of these two legendary classical pieces that I’m contemplating joining the Rust College Band before I graduate. The only caveat is that I need to learn to play an instrument, but that’s another story for another day. And don’t worry, y’all—I was very careful not to mention my added incentive for choosing Also Sprach Zarathustra… let’s just say that I relate that classical piece to a gentleman named Ric Flair! Hahaha!

And finally, as it relates to a literary piece, I chose a poem by Langston Hughes, entitled Mother to Son. The first couple of lines are quite interesting, as the mother drops some knowledge and wisdom on her son with the following line: “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” She goes on to explain the deformities and blemishes that encountered while climbing her personal stairs. And yes, y’all—while I admit that I am no poet, I dug deep down into this particular poem, and I have a newfound respect for it. You see, this poem is basically pointing out that life ain’t as easy as we think. A perfect example of that would be the life of Joseph in the book of Genesis. He had a dream that he would be a ruler, but he had to go through some stuff in order to get to that level. The same could be said for me; I desire to be a teacher, but even I gotta admit that the journey is a rather lengthy one, full of detours and roadblocks, and all kinds of distractions.  It sho’ ain’t easy, but at the same time, I acknowledge that it’s very rewarding so far.

Okay, y’all—I gotta take a little break and walk around the track to clear my head before I work on my final paper. I’ll holla at y’all later.

Peace Out,
Natasha