This second essay is what they are calling a "classification essay" -- essentially, we are asked to differentiate and explain the differences between various things. That sounded boring, and so I decided to go a bit meta and write instead about what storytelling is really like.
I am not a particular fan of this essay, because there is so much yet left to say. But we have a 4-page limit, and to meet that I have hacked and chopped away a lot of otherwise promising stuff.
Essay below the fold.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
An Old Man in School
Well, I'm back. The frequency of posting obviously has gone down since the nursing classes in which I enrolled actually started. The classes themselves consume 30 hours a week, and I am still juggling professional responsibilities in the Life from which I am slowly disentangling myself.
Also, a lot of my free time has been consumed by a bunch of additional extraneous errands necessary to get through the nursing program. First, I had to get my shot records, which I was unable to find anywhere (I have never really had a regular doctor) and so just this Wednesday I ended up getting hit with about 6 different vaccines all at once and was sick as a dog for two days. I also had to get a brief physical, which, it turns out, you can't get unless you can produce your shot records (had the physical today, and am in good health - if not great shape - thank you very much). And finally - for some reason - a dentist has to say that my teeth look alright (I'm taking care of that Monday afternoon).
All of this is in addition to getting CPR certified (taken care of last week) and passing the criminal background check (which, between you and me, is the only one I was worried about and yet the easiest one to get through . . . mostly because it didn't require any effort on my part.)
Oh yeah . . . and I've moved again, which involved relocating myself, a good deal of my possessions, and the dogs.
So while I've been keeping abreast of recent goings on I haven't really had an opportunity to comment much on them. And I intend to, shortly, but first I thought I'd talk about one aspect of my experience in the nursing program: being the oldest guy in the class.
Also, a lot of my free time has been consumed by a bunch of additional extraneous errands necessary to get through the nursing program. First, I had to get my shot records, which I was unable to find anywhere (I have never really had a regular doctor) and so just this Wednesday I ended up getting hit with about 6 different vaccines all at once and was sick as a dog for two days. I also had to get a brief physical, which, it turns out, you can't get unless you can produce your shot records (had the physical today, and am in good health - if not great shape - thank you very much). And finally - for some reason - a dentist has to say that my teeth look alright (I'm taking care of that Monday afternoon).
All of this is in addition to getting CPR certified (taken care of last week) and passing the criminal background check (which, between you and me, is the only one I was worried about and yet the easiest one to get through . . . mostly because it didn't require any effort on my part.)
Oh yeah . . . and I've moved again, which involved relocating myself, a good deal of my possessions, and the dogs.
So while I've been keeping abreast of recent goings on I haven't really had an opportunity to comment much on them. And I intend to, shortly, but first I thought I'd talk about one aspect of my experience in the nursing program: being the oldest guy in the class.
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