Thursday, March 6, 2008

FunnyMoments in Class

Intellectual highlights of the week. What an American Institutional College Education looks like....

  • that the bacteria in your body account for 2-3 lbs
  • occasionally some people show up at my professors lab and ask to be infected with a bacterial "teansis" worm. when my professor asks why, they responde, "because I heard it can be used as a dieretic." Yes, the worm officially causes one to lose weight. Anyone looking for a new diet? ;) nothing like having a worm crawling around inside you
  • my psychology of sexuality professor comparing the vagina to a self cleaning oven
  • the most common bacteria worm is from Jacksonville, FL
  • on a more positive note, I was introduced this week to the idea of "white privledge" and racisim. Racism is about social structures and the fact that these social structures remain in place because whites are benefiting from them. White priveledge is that white Americans have the advantage of never having to think about race and how it affects their lives if they wish not to.

This weeks vocabulary words:

  • insidious
  • arduous
  • atherosclerosis

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