- Mari 11/23/05

Western Civilization Literature - Fascination initiated through a two year college program in English Education.  As I gained literacy to easily comprehend these complex works through assigned readings, my professors and peers revealed to me that what I was reading are not just stories.  These fiction pieces reveal universal truths about life, human behavior, psychology, movements of society, and so much more.  Now I feel as though all I need to do is read a literary book and find what I want to know about people and society so that I can intellcualize and learn how best to deal with people.  Literature opens me up to the world.  Initiated by peers and college studies. 

Cognitive Psychology - Due to my own difficulties in academics, I've long studied and enjoyed the study of how we learn: cognitive psychology - the psychology of brain processes.  Initiated by my own stuggles in learning and my college studies. 

Scientific Phenomenon - I am fascinated by television shows such as Space Cases, Sliders, and Strange Days and Blake Holsey High because of interesting things that happen on theses shows, and yet they all have root in science.  The beauty if the solar system, its colors, and its unknown constantly keep me learning. 

Pop Culture - I spent 3 years in this field of study as a teenager with a love of pop songs, looking up to beautiful faced and beautiful voiced singers such as Mariah Carey. 

Greek Mythology - Initiated in elementary and middle school when I heard of the entertaining stories of why things are the way they are, explains the worlds.  This interest was furthered with Disney's release of Hercules, the movie which skewed some mythology, but made vivid, colorful, and contemporary, other parts of it. 

Religion - Religion keeps me grounded, and sane.  I have too many interests and desires, as most humans.  Religion tells me there is one truth and

My Favorites

Television

I've basically given up on mainstream television and believe that the shows on National Geographic and the Science channel should be better produced to be appealing to the average citizen.  Nevertheless, I have television classics that I do indeed enjoy

I Dream of Jeannie - Because Astronaut Tony Nelson states several times that he's "an astronaut because that's what I want to be." Even in the 60s did they know and believe in the importance of meaningful work. 

Daria - Because it shows the exxegrated reality of today's (or the late 1990s) teens, exposes wrongs occuring today (corporate influence int he schools and emphasis on apperance). 

Mary Tyler Moore - This unbeliveable hilarious yet realisitic show depicts independent women in the 70s, is clean, but showcases some racy subjects only recently being introduced on television in the 70s. 

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air some of the episodes I can certianlyg o without because of their inapropriateness, but I cannot deny that fact that I actually laugh often when watching this show.