Classes...

I've taken the liberty, for once, of changing my schedule to pick classes I really want. I realize that sounds silly as I'm about to be a second semester Firstie, but still...I normally just took whatever was assigned me and rolled with it. This semester, however, I'm taking control. I dropped a seminar class I didn't want, Comparative Legal Studies and Politics of the Middle East. Instead, I'm taking National Security Seminar, Politics in Film, Environmental Security and Advanced Constitutional Law. I am pretty excited about all of them, but the last three in particular. The course syllabus for the EV Security class has this as the final project;

Working in groups, cadets will investigate and propose technologically, socially, politically, and economically feasible solution(s) that address environmental factors identified as contributors to regional instability. The final product will include a written report and formal briefing.

The Politics in Film class synopsis reads;

“Season 10 - The American Presidency in Film.” This course allows those students genuinely interested in film to understand and differentiate between political intent and political content. Students will learn about filmmaking itself (to include digital editing), and then receive a specific framework for analyzing political films (e.g. separating movies about politics from propaganda). In a final project, students working in teams will produce a political short. Possible events include guest speakers and up to two trip sections (e.g., an event at a fine arts theater and/or a visit to a film festival).

I wonder if we'll watch Death of a President...a film I'm not quite sure how I feel about yet.

(For those wondering why I've posted so often today, it's because I am cold, so I want to stay in bed. I also have a headache, and thus don't feel like doing real work.)