It has been a long day of class and discussions pertaining to issues in class. We are all concerned by now with the Simulation on Wednesday (during which I will play a JAG lawyer representing military interests in policy decisions about Iran, North Korea, the International Criminal Court, and Guantanamo Bay) and with our final papers*. DI, OK, ABe, and I had a power session in the library after supper, to which I contributed very little but from which I learned quite a bit, especially about international events. Though I have never exactly lived under a rock, I feel that I have spent the past four years trying to play catch-up with international events - I barely know what happened historically, much less recently! This was only mildly irritating for most of my Georgetown career; since I have begun my foray into International Law, it has been somewhat debilitating. Luckily, MR briefs me on major news events every morning so I don't feel entirely like the villa's idiot.
After-class discussions grow significantly louder and more argumentative than those monitored by CL and CJ. DI, PK, and ABe have had several near-screaming matches this afternoon that were interspersed with breaks to check out funny websites and eat. Watching them made me think of "To Kill a Mockingbird", in which Scout marvels over Atticus' ability to joke and have lunch with the lawyer arguing against him. Unfortunately, I think I may not even be as well-informed as Scout on the issues they were arguing over.
We are starting class early tomorrow, so I am heading off to bed. Pictures for Cinque Terre and La Spezia have been posted, and new ones have been added to the albums for Pisa, Firenze, and Siena. Enjoy!
*I have decided to write mine on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is absolutely fascinating and disgusting. I strongly recommend learning about it as soon as possible.
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I think I proved in those arguments that being informed is not a pre-req to be involved. It may be one for actually performing well in the discussions, but that is a different story. Not all of us have been around since before Alaska was added to the Union.
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