So, here it is...Blog number one! Should reaaaaaaaally have
done this a while ago but you know how things get on top of you and all that.
Anywho’s, here goes. Firstly, I’d like to quickly brag about my group
presentation on Monday. I think we did really well, even in adverse conditions
– mainly the complete lack of contact with one of the members. I mean, I like
group work, don’t get me wrong, it’s thoroughly enjoyable and a good way to get
to know people outside of your social groups. However, when one member doesn’t
pull their weight it becomes a real issue, especially when they turn up on the
day having “done their bit”, which wasn’t the part they were actually supposed
to do!! Even more so when that part is pivotal to the understanding of the
topic. Thus the mad rush to cover it! At the same time, a solid presentation on
the Armenian Genocide is pretty heavy going.
What shocked me the most regarding my presentation is the
fact that I had never even heard of it until I started this course. Everyone
knows of the Nazi attack on the Jewish population during the Second World War,
but as Hitler himself said in 1939, “Who, after all, speaks today of the
annihilation of the Armenians?” The sheer scale of it alone (1-1.5 million
killed) should make it one of the most important events in the 20th
century, yet we never even hear a mention of it at school, not even when
learning about The Great War that it was a part of.
Secondly, even more coursework?! (You can probably see the
theme of this one...) A presentation, an article review and 3 essays all due in
within 4 weeks of each other. I understand the need for assessment, and I even
relish the chance to prove myself (mostly :P), but really? Too much!!
Ok, rant over for this week.
In other news, it’s my 21st birthday in less than
a month...scary stuff. Trying to sort out a party or gathering of some kind,
but finding time in my busy schedule for a real night out is getting harder and
harder the more into the year it gets, but do not fear, it shall be done!
