What I'll miss about Buckley

Studying at the library everyday
Eating in the Senior Courtyard
Listening to the falling water and the birds at the pond
The very cold mornings and warm afternoons
The free milk in the coolers
The free chocolate milk I just started to like this year
Running on Gilley
Buckley Cross Country
Advisory and snacks every year
Listening to music for an hour every day on the bus
The underclassmen and lower/middle school kids
The small classes
Not the student lounge
The seniors

What to do before College

Summer
Work on a part-time job
Go to the beach
Go hiking
Sleep
Go to Knotts Soak City with the family
Read my Kurt Vonnegut collection of novels book
Do morning jogs
Learn to drive if I don't learn before summer
Do Stanford SPOT(the week before NSO)
Visit Stanford NSO( New Student Orientation Week)

NSO
Get to know academic advisors
Sign up for introductory seminars
Visit each part of the campus where departments are located
Learn more about the classes I want to do
Get to know other freshmen!

What to Take to College

What to take                                                                 What to Buy
1) Laptop                                                                     1) Mattress
2) A few books                                                            2) Beany chair
(especially the few I bought while visiting colleges)    3) Bike*
3) iPod                                                                         4) U-Lock
4) Sandals                                                                    5) Stanford blanket
5) The Simpsons frames                                              6) Lots of shorts
6) Frisbee                                                                     7) Umbrella
7) Favorite pillow                                                        8) Mini fridge
8) Gameboy                                                                 9) Power strip
9) PS3?                                                                       10) Laundry Basket
10) Rotating Chair                                                      11) Lamp
11) Camera                                                                 12) Bookcase & Desk?
+Plus clothes and personal hygiene items/essentials...

*Stanford offers bike packages for new students
What to do
1) Explore every corner of the campus (Bike everywhere)
2) Bike and jog different paths in the morning
3) Get to know the transportation system in Palo Alto
4) Take the train to San Francisco and explore for the whole day
5) Explore the underground steam tunnels
6) Shop at the Stanford Mall
7) Eat at every dining hall
8) Go to SPOT (Stanford Pre-Orientation Trips)
9) Join a club that involves something I have never done (Taiko Club?)
10) Go to El Centro Chicano events
11) Get to know academic advisors
12) Take a nap on a field

Exploring the College Catalog

For a part of the general education requirements at my college, five courses must be completed of which each must be of different subject area. These subject areas are Engineering and Applied Sciences, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and the Social Sciences. This block is referred to as Disciplinary Breadth. Another part of the requirements is the Education for Citizenship, which can be satisfied by completing two courses in different subject areas. For E.C, the subject areas are Ethical Reasoning, Global Community, American Cultures, and Gender Studies. Though the E.C. and D.B. are different, the E.C. can be satisfied if the courses taken for D.B. also are courses in subject areas related to E.C. For the writing requirement, two levels of writing and rhetoric requirements exist for undergraduates.  Every student must complete each level of writing by completing a course of writing and rhetoric with the designated level.
   For the next two years, I would be interested in taking AA100: Introduction to Aeronautics and Astronautics, ME 12N: Jet Engine, two courses that would help me become more familiar with the Aeronautics and Astronautics Major I would like to pursue and that meet the general education requirements.
For humanities, I would like to take Polisci 3P: Justice and Publpol 103B: Ethics and Public Policy, both courses that offer me a new perspective of political science, an area that I haven't really focused much on.
For math, I would probably take Math 51: Linear Algebra and Differential Calculus of Several Variables, which I heard can be very difficult, or at least time consuming, and Math 53: Ordinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra, which has Math 51 as a prerequisite and is a requirement for an AA major.
For the Social Sciences requirements, I would take Econ 1A: Introductory Economics A and Econ 1B: Introductory Economics B, both popular courses that I would like to explore and that offer interesting perspectives on a powerful presence in civilization.
 For natural sciences, though I am not very interested in that subject, the courses EESS 38N: The Worst Journey in the World: The Science, Literature, and History of Polar Exploration and GES 1A: Introduction to Geology: The Physical Science of the Earth sound very interesting.

The Stranger: Working Paragraph

In Albert Camus' novel "The Stranger", the narrator Monsieur Meursault describes a complicated series of events in a simple, impartial manner, depicting himself as a seemingly absent-minded observer. In describing the sensitive topics in his life, from the death of his mother to the murder he commits, Meursault appears incapable to express his emotions, emphasizing that he focuses mainly on physical experiences. If observed through the perspective of French society, Meursault is an amoral monster unable to act in accordance to social conventions and poses a threat to others. Yet, the mechanics of his mind suggests that he is not as receptive to emotions are, but is still influenced by them. With quite a different framework of thoughts, Meursault lives barely susceptible to social ideals lest he would be ostracized. Where he lacks sensitivity to spirituality and emotions, he strengthens his attention towards physical experiences, often observing the world and events and smelling scents.

 Ideas to introduce: (Comparison to senior year and inevitable change of perspective after transition to college) (Shorten) (Thesis) (Include M's change of perspective?)

Camus' The Stranger: Essay Topic

When I began to read The Stranger, I not only found Meursault's personality and behavior difficult to decipher, but I also strangely felt familiar with the character's perspective of life. Similar to others, introspection for Meursault and I is very difficult to do, but what I believe what makes our perspectives similar is in how we seem to approach to self-analysis and views on emotions and other experiences with a sense of peaceful indifference. This indifference that we experience is not the same as obliviousness though; we do not lack awareness, but we do lack interest in matters. However, to a small degree, we do differ in our perspective of life. Though we both do not convey or relate our emotions in what would seem to be the normal manner, I acknowledge that I can do so, though with difficulty because I struggle to grasp them(I hope to clarify this point in my essay, so as to not dish out the full analysis); he, on the other hand, can acknowledge that he has great difficulty in doing so, but he influences the reader into believing that he may not have the ability to relate his emotions. Another point in which we differ is how social conventions influence us. Whether it involves introspection, behavior, manners, relations, I am very much influenced to act in accordance with social conventions; if not, then I wouldn't do so. Yet, Meursault is not tempted to conform. He offers his perspective on life in a very objective manner and one of the few indications of his opinion or emotions is his observation of nature. Perhaps, for the Camus essay, I will focus on the mechanics of Meursault's mind and how that relates very much to his observations of nature and the outside, human world, away from prison, focusing on the idea of "peaceful indifference". I would probably use my perspective on life, specifically on the last moments in high school have felt so important, and yet so uninteresting.

The Stranger: Passive, Indifferent?

In chapter 1 of Part Two of Camus' novel, Meursault continues to exhibit his indifference towards emotions and relationships. When asked on the matter of sensitive subjects, including his mother's funeral, Meursault does not reveal any emotions he held towards his mother's death, much to the dismay of his lawyer. Rather than discussing his emotions, he responds cordially and focuses more on his physical experiences, suggesting that he is most sensitive to physical senses and needs rather than emotions. Though Meursault often acts as if he does not understand social conventions and ethics, he sometimes refrains himself from portraying himself in that manner so as to not intimidate others of his apathy. His barely existent restrains suggest that he is not completely separate from society, so as not to become alienated; yet, his lack of qualities of what most would define as essential to humans would definitely convince others to ostracize him.