PWR 381 Experience:
To future students and those interested in my blabber.
I would like to think that I learned nothing from the class, but the fact is there was a lot to learn. The most important lesson I got was that writing can almost never be perfect. It is important to edit, edit and edit, some more. There is always room for improvement. I am sure most of us have taken a look at some of those great pieces we wrote. say a year ago and noticed the billions of errors, some of which are laughable, actually.
I know we all hope that one day we will make it big as future writer, but the truth is there are not that many jobs for writers and the chances of making it are zoo-ch, yes? NO! That is something else that the course gives you. New ways of getting yourself hired and the millions of fields, which could use some one just like you.
I am glad this was a required course for me, for it is something I never would have thought of taking. It has, however, opened a lot of doors for me and hope it will do the same for those that are inspired by this, my scribble.
–Maria
My schedule told me today that I had to post something to the blog regarding experiences with “technical language”, so here I go…
At first I just couldn’t think of anything that I’ve experienced of late which could provide me with some interesting material to post on the blog. That was until today:OSAP pickup day.
After passing through the initial ID and SIN# inspection, I was prodded over to an OSAP representative for the low-down on the gelt (money in Yiddish). The representative explained the basics of when and how much I would be receiving. That part was straight forward enough. But when it came time to explaining certain scholarships that I have been fortunate enough to receive, a general confusion began to swirl inside my skull, and memories of my mathematical ineptitude seized my soul.
Hyperbolics aside, the kindly representative shuttled me over to the loan officer — commandant might be a more appropos appellation for her — who barely tried to explain the intricacies of principle deduction and the uselessness of putting a form into the mail in order to receive the scholarship checks.
Given my experience last year – where I most definitely mailed the form and received my checks – I was convinced that it would be impossible to receive money without doing that. She sent me on my way, but I would not be disuaded from understanding how this was all going to materialize.
I’ve been developing my ability not to take “no” for an answer over the last few months, and sought to find the “truth” before I set off for class.
Another OSAP representative — not as kindly as the initial representative — quibbled with me after I told her that I understood the basic premise of what she had told me, but that I really didn’t understand everything she had told me. She attempted to explain it to me again, but to no avail.
I decided to cut my losses and left before she got really nasty.
I have faith that in the end I will receive the money which I will eventually have to pay back. I hope that when that day comes, someone will be able to explain to me how that works exactly.