Tag: professor

  • Age of Enlightenment

    “During the Age of Enlightenment…” I tuned out my professor as he dove headfirst into another one of his meaningless lectures.  I thought a college level class about the Civil War would be about the Civil War.  But yet, most days I felt like I was in a philosophy class.  I had always had a…

  • Backup Plan

    “You have a backup plan, right?  Like where are we going next?  What’s the next step?”  Adam sat down on my front step and looked at me expectantly.   “Hey you two!  Here’s lunch!”  I was saved from answering by George coming up behind me carrying the pizza I had promised the two of them.  I…

  • The Meaning of Dreams

    “The question brought to my attention last week after our discussion last week was this.  What is the true meaning of dreams?  Is there a true meaning?  A real meaning?  Is there a right answer?  A correct answer for all dreams?”  I stared at my professor and felt my entire body completely tense.  He had asked my question,…

  • Blackmail

    “Are you blackmailing me?  I really can’t believe you.”  Bryant slammed his library books down onto the table.  He kept slamming and muttering even as the other library patrons threw him dirty looks for making the slightest bit of noise.  “I know what I saw and I know it was you.”  I slowly got up and followed him out the side door of…

  • Dr. Jordan

    “What kind of crazy would you call that?”  Sam and I watched our professor from the back of the classroom.  Dr. Jordan was frantically writing on the board.  In a weird way, it was oddly soothing since she was usually very calm and collected.  For me, it was nice to see someone who acted just as crazy as I felt in the…