Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Many scholarship deadlines are May 15th. Before then I have to write several essays. The first one should be pretty interesting. I have to answer one of six questions, all of which are pretty good questions. The one that I have chosen is about the changing face of Canada, and the people that live in it. It asks how personal and official conceptions of identity have changed over time.

I think it is referring to the past 100 years or so, when drastic changes have come about. Woman being enfranchised, attitudes towards First Nations people, the ethnic makeup of Canada, that kind of thing.

I'm not sure what I'm going to write about, but it will probably have to do with the chaning of personal and community values, and the effects on society as a result. We have turned into a very individualistic, pleasure oriented society. But rather than it being an "identiy revolution", I would say that the changes have been more gradual. Generally a revolution is a sudden change, not something that creeps up on us slowly. It's kind of like going for a walk - each individual step is not necessarily big, but when you look back after a while you're quite far away from where you started.

I'm finding that I've had a lot less to write about as of late. I think it's because I've been talking to people more, and as a result don't feel like restating myself over the internet.

I want to remind everyone to drink their milk. Calcium is important.

posted by Lisa @ 2:15 AM

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