Monthly Archives: September 2004

Berlin is in Germany (Germany, 2001)

Posted on September 29, 2004 by Gabor

This is a highly symbolic film. On the surface it is about a man who gets imprisoned in East Germany a few months before the wall came down and gets out 11 years later to a changed world. There are … Continue reading →

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Notes on Ambassador Dennis Ross’ presentation

Posted on September 29, 2004 by Gabor

I went to Ambassador Dennis Ross‘ lecture last night. He is on his The Missing Piece book tour. Here are my notes from the evening. Even though he is not officially a negotiator he still goes 4-5 times a year … Continue reading →

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RE2: Time vs. extracurricular activities

Posted on September 27, 2004 by Gabor

Bill continued to help my exploration by asking Gabor – can you say a little more about your career goals – what eventual degree are you seeking and what career to you intend to follow when you are done? My … Continue reading →

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Time vs. Extracurricular Activities

Posted on September 24, 2004 by Gabor

I’ve been active in the Brainstorms community for a couple of years. I even have my own topic there titled” How to make a Sociologist from Scratch”. I posted this earlier: The last 3 days were the Discovery Days at … Continue reading →

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Siu lam juk kau (Shaolin soccer, Hong Kong, 2001)

Posted on September 24, 2004 by Gabor

This is a hilarious movie. Written, directed, and produced by the same person who is playing the hero: Stpehen Chow. I was fortunate enough to see the original 113 minute version and not the one that Miramax cut down (and … Continue reading →

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Elso orak, elso benyomasok

Posted on September 23, 2004 by Gabor

SOC4 – Sociology Research Methods Az eloadason kb 100-an voltunk. Tanultam egy uj kifejezest: “crashing a course”. Azok csinaljak ezt, akik nemcsak, hogy nem kerultek be az osztalyba, hanem meg a varolistara sem tudtak feliratkozni. Abban remenykednek, hogy elegen kihullanak … Continue reading →

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A Pot “Felfedezo Nap” – Csutortok

Posted on September 23, 2004 by Gabor

Ma megvolt az elso par oram. De elotte meg egy “Discovery Days” -hez tartozo esemenyen vettem reszet. Sikerult eleg koran felebrednem ahhoz, hogy beerjek a fel kilenckor kezdodo de tizig tarto “ujrakezdo diakok kaveorajara” (Re-Entry Student Coffee Hours). Ez az, … Continue reading →

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A Negyedik “Felfedezo Nap” – Szerda

Posted on September 22, 2004 by Gabor

Mivel nem tudtam reszt venni a nyar kozepen tartott, egesz napos, uj diakoknak szolo orientacion, ezert a delelottot a pot-orientacion szandekoztam tolteni. De csak az elso szunetig, kb 45 percet maradtam. Tulsagosan felkeszult diak voltam mar addigra. Annyit olvastam a … Continue reading →

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A Harmadik “Felfedezo Nap” – Kedd

Posted on September 21, 2004 by Gabor

Baratsagos hangulatu Honors gyulessel kezdodott az iskolanap. (Az, hogy elotte mar masfel orat kondiztam es ultem egy par orat a kompjuter elott is az nem szamit.) Mi is az, hogy “Honors”? (http://www.honors.ltsc.ucsb.edu/) Elso ranezesre nem sokkal tobb mint streberkedes. Mas … Continue reading →

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Az Elso “Felfedezo Nap” – Vasarnap

Posted on September 19, 2004 by Gabor

Miutan egy hetig elvoltam az iskolakezdes elott 3 nappal ertem vissza. Ezt az idoszakot “Discovery Days”nek (Felfedezo Napok) hivjak, mely soran az uj (es regi) hallgatokat mindenfele programokkal probalajk seiteni ahhoz, hogy konnyen beilleszkedjenek az uj eletbe. Ime az elso … Continue reading →

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