tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post5292302006507151979..comments2024-03-05T01:07:08.127-08:00Comments on Sweet Rocket: College Students (way back) Then and NowSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-79608435183850017222011-07-27T13:22:42.490-07:002011-07-27T13:22:42.490-07:00Hm, bigger and faster horses sound about right. Ha...Hm, bigger and faster horses sound about right. Haha, but seriously, college (and college students) is way different now compared to before. We have the internet now and there are even online courses. But the students still have a ton of work to do and sometimes they have a lot to cram with so little time. Perhaps it was like that back then as well - a few things change, while some stay the same.Dolly Paoluccihttp://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/ADM/Programs/Master-of-Science-in-Financenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-24884509566325796112011-07-27T13:22:07.495-07:002011-07-27T13:22:07.495-07:00Hm, bigger and faster horses sound about right. Ha...Hm, bigger and faster horses sound about right. Haha, but seriously, college (and college students) is way different now compared to before. We have the internet now and there are even online courses. But the students still have a ton of work to do and sometimes they have a lot to cram with so little time. Perhaps it was like that back then as well - a few things change, while some stay the same.Dolly Paoluccihttp://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/ADM/Programs/Master-of-Science-in-Financenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-88109778911359264142011-02-03T10:29:44.219-08:002011-02-03T10:29:44.219-08:00Part of the difference may be due to the literatur...Part of the difference may be due to the literature those early 20th century would-be poets were saturated with--the ancients (often in the original, as Latin and Greek were required in many schools), the classics, the Romantics...all of it stuff that not many contemporary college students read anymore.Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-84205507872787754802011-01-31T21:14:45.793-08:002011-01-31T21:14:45.793-08:00Susan, have you seen this doggy video? :) ... http...Susan, have you seen this doggy video? :) ... http://povcrystal.blogspot.com/2011/01/way-i-am.htmlcrystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-34205059787060371502011-01-31T04:34:55.922-08:002011-01-31T04:34:55.922-08:00Hey, maybe we're the product of a great evolut...Hey, maybe we're the product of a great evolutionary leap, yet are too stupid to realize it. Until this post... good one Susan. <br /><br />(And lusting after bigger and better horses... HA!)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804382963910285639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-1287937644635454752011-01-30T20:08:37.760-08:002011-01-30T20:08:37.760-08:00:):)crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-91359011307418465142011-01-30T05:20:22.375-08:002011-01-30T05:20:22.375-08:00Human evolution through poetry: a fascinating conc...Human evolution through poetry: a fascinating concept.<br /><br />Love this post.Indigo Buntinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11387698096732697805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-7451130753871692592011-01-29T04:26:00.517-08:002011-01-29T04:26:00.517-08:00Yes, it's true that I have a lack of focus. :...Yes, it's true that I have a lack of focus. :-)<br /><br />But it's not just about things we've done; it's about the world we grew up in, and lived in, and what we saw and how we reacted. Consider the priceless diaries kept by women (it was always the women) crossing the country in covered wagons, for instance. They recorded things that were so meaningful to ensuing generations. <br /><br />Think about it, Crystal. You're an excellent writer.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-80992745660777831762011-01-29T01:30:36.187-08:002011-01-29T01:30:36.187-08:00A memoir of my life? Hee hee - I can't imagin...A memoir of my life? Hee hee - I can't imagine anyone would want to ead it :) Your's would be really interesting, though. You've really done a lot of diverse things.crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-67534723658298659932011-01-28T18:06:43.839-08:002011-01-28T18:06:43.839-08:00Crystal, a college professor friend told me he cam...Crystal, a college professor friend told me he came across a book of poetry from 1912 and was surprised at how many of the poets in the book have been totally forgotten.<br /><br />Have you thought about writing an informal memoir to leave behind for the generations after us? I think it would be a worthwhile project.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-41169678110091480262011-01-28T15:56:11.735-08:002011-01-28T15:56:11.735-08:00I've noticed when I'm looking for poems on...I've noticed when I'm looking for poems online how different the contemporary oes often are, like the ones at Slate magazine, from older ones by Algernon Charles Swinburne or Rupert Brooke.<br /><br />I like that poem about philosophy :)<br /><br />Maybe there's hope for us all though. People still appreciate ancient and medieval poetry - maybe we just have to wait until stuff gets really old and really different before it becomes interesting again?crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.com