I opened this window with every intention to type about my day, but I just looked down at my keyboard and got distracted. I noticed that my space bar has this one section that is so worn out that it's smoother than the rest of the key. I think that's pretty interesting. I've had this keyboard for about three years I think. According to my keyboard, I press the spacebar with my right hand only and I use the key "n" more than any other key on the keyboard. haha.
Instead of typing up the boring details of my day, I'll talk about the highlight of it.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, a Lowell alumnus, came to speak in the Carol Channing theater today. In all honesty, I expected to be bored to death by some stuffy white guy talking about the boring details of his job as a justice. But, Breyer proved me wrong with his witty remarks and charming speaking skills. He sort of treated us as kindergarteners and gave us a job description of job in simple words. It was annoying at first, but definitely appreciated towards the end when he began to get into some of the more technical aspects of the job. His job sounds pretty boring yet incredibly laborious. Even if he wasn't a bigshot S.C. justice, I would have still enjoyed his speech just because he's one of those captivating speakers.
Just so I remember this in the future... How does the Supreme Court decide whether or not to take a case? There are about 8,000 appeals each year, and part of Breyer's job is to help decide which cases to actually listen to. The primary factor in determining which cases are heard is whether or not the question being disputed in the case needs a uniform ruling or decision. For example, if different judges across the country ruled differently on the usage of Bic pens in school, then the Supreme Court would want to sort of say the last word so that the topic won't be brought up again. If most judges across the country have ruled that Bic pens were the only pens allowed at Lowell, then the Supreme Court doesn't need to take the case since there's already an agreement of the ruling of that type of case. haha I hope I understand that later.
I love learning shit like that, but I still hate school. I hate all the social aspects of school. I hate all the pressures that are associated with school. I hate all the stress of homework. But I still love the learning aspect of school. I'm a wanna-be nerd.
Instead of typing up the boring details of my day, I'll talk about the highlight of it.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, a Lowell alumnus, came to speak in the Carol Channing theater today. In all honesty, I expected to be bored to death by some stuffy white guy talking about the boring details of his job as a justice. But, Breyer proved me wrong with his witty remarks and charming speaking skills. He sort of treated us as kindergarteners and gave us a job description of job in simple words. It was annoying at first, but definitely appreciated towards the end when he began to get into some of the more technical aspects of the job. His job sounds pretty boring yet incredibly laborious. Even if he wasn't a bigshot S.C. justice, I would have still enjoyed his speech just because he's one of those captivating speakers.
Just so I remember this in the future... How does the Supreme Court decide whether or not to take a case? There are about 8,000 appeals each year, and part of Breyer's job is to help decide which cases to actually listen to. The primary factor in determining which cases are heard is whether or not the question being disputed in the case needs a uniform ruling or decision. For example, if different judges across the country ruled differently on the usage of Bic pens in school, then the Supreme Court would want to sort of say the last word so that the topic won't be brought up again. If most judges across the country have ruled that Bic pens were the only pens allowed at Lowell, then the Supreme Court doesn't need to take the case since there's already an agreement of the ruling of that type of case. haha I hope I understand that later.
I love learning shit like that, but I still hate school. I hate all the social aspects of school. I hate all the pressures that are associated with school. I hate all the stress of homework. But I still love the learning aspect of school. I'm a wanna-be nerd.
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