The Stressful 'Oedipus Week'

            The past week for me in general was stressful. Every day after school it seemed like I had something to do, whether it was going to combo rehearsal for the Rent musical at school, going to a dentist appointment, or having to run errands with my family. Each day I wasn't able to go home and do all my homework right away so I have time to watch TV or whatever else after dinner. Instead, I ended up having to do all of my homework after dinner and finish right when I would have to go to bed. It could be worse, but for my usual daily school day routine, it was wrecking the flow of it every day this week. The amount of homework every day from every class always piles up, especially this past week which was almost worse than some of the weeks right before finals week last semester! This past week was not the most enjoyable all around, including writing the blog posts for this class... Luckily for me, I enjoy writing to a certain extent!  But this past week in ALA class was also stressful; yet intriguing.

            Monday we finished watching Baraka, the non-narrative footage collection from around the world showing the evolution of man, nature, and technology. For homework, we had to write a reflective essay on Baraka for our blogs, which was harder than I thought and time consuming. Then Tuesday and Thursday we were introduced to the story of Oedipus Rex and the basics we need to know about ancient Greek tragedy, figures, tradition, and terms. From the collection of basics on Oedipus Rex and ancient Greece, we had to research every term, figure, etc. Then we had to write 3-4 sentences about each, and post it as a large inventory blog post of information. This was very time consuming for me, and added a lot to the amount of homework I already had. When it comes to researching things and writing paragraphs on a topic, it's hard for me to summarize concisely, because I always feel like I need to research more on the topic and add more to my definitions. It was my fault for putting too much time into it, but it was a big assignment. Lastly on Friday, we started reading the play Oedipus Rex and started attempting to annotate it on the terms and themes we talked about in class and researched about. Let's just say in ALA class, we finished something off with an essay, researched a ton for a new topic, and started something new all in one week. This class is quite challenging with the material and amount of time consumption it requires, but because of its intensity, it pays off in developing our skills as a class and as individuals. This past week was hard but interesting, and has started off a new unit with a punch. I feel this is only the beginning of what we will be experiencing every week from here on out, until the end of this semester.