Today I went to my ISS 335 (Race, Gender, and Class in America, if you want the topic) class and learned new things.
First, we talked about Irish immigration to America and watched a short video where we discovered many facts. For instance, did you know that the Irish were one of the few immigrant ethnic groups to travel alone? The oldest daughter was usually sent to America to work and send the money back to help support her family. Irish girls were hired as maids for middle and upper class families and were referred to by their mistresses as "Bridgette". The girls kept some of their earnings and used it for their livelihoods and educations,resulting in the Irish having the oldest marrying age of any immigrant ethnicity. Intense, huh?
Next, we took a quiz (boooooo!) Maybe I didn't study hard enough, maybe my notes were incorrect, but I'm pretty sure the majority of the quiz material was NOT covered in class. Just to be sure, I asked my fellow classmates seated nearby and they confirmed my suspicions. Either we all spaced out at the exact same time, or the material really wasn't covered in class. Whatever; the lowest quiz grade gets dropped anyway.
After the quiz, we went over the answers to one of the versions of the quiz as a class. Yup: this is going to be my quiz that gets dropped. Then we took a 5 minute break, where about half of the class proceeded to get up and leave the building entirely. Not a smart move, considering we have a test next Thursday. Its all good, though. Considering the cost per credit hour nowadays, I stayed my happy hips in that seat.
Because I'm SO sure your just itching to know what happened after the break, I'm going to be a good author and leave you in suspense until the next blog. Mwahahahaha....
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