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Friday, January 4th, 2008
Say It Loud…
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Buppie Extravaganza!!!
Often times the term “Buppie” (Black Upwardly-mobile Professionals) possesses negative connotations by the speaker, and those scarlet-lettered with it are viewed as sellouts who turned their backs on their people and culture some time ago. This is …
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Monday, December 31st, 2007
I’m Losin’ It Ya’ll…
As I re-enter society like an ex-con who just did a five year bid up-state, I am finding it terribly difficult to be normal. I can’t seem to entertain conversation with people who are not in law school. I can’t sleep when everyone else is asleep….
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Fin
To say that I am relieved to have completed my first semester of law school is an understatement; by the time the last exam rolled around (contracts), I was really running on empty. However, I knew I had given my all to those exams. If you are a sports…
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
Now, Where Did I Place My Chi…
So yea, I’ve been slacking on my diary. Well, not exactly slacking, because there was a point where law school suddenly got real. But I have neglected the blog, and for that I apologize. Please allow me to briefly recap some things I’ve noticed:…
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Learn From My Mistakes
It is 3:37am on a Saturday morning and I have just come to a rather frightening moment of clarity: damn near nothing that I have done thus far in law school will prepare me for the exams. I feel like someone just kicked me in the torso; I think I’m …
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
As Much As Things Change, They Remain The Same…
I am a firm believer that after a certain point folks stop maturing, yet it is the circumstances they find themselves in that grow in importance. So in many ways, the social life in law school is very similar to the social life I experienced in underg…
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
The Spotlight Is Hot
Something I’ve noticed:The Socratic Method can prove difficult for students. Being called on by a stern-looking law professor can be nerve-racking enough. Being called on by said professor in a class of 120 students can shake ones racked nerves eve…
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Sunday, September 9th, 2007
Study Well
One of the most important, yet often times overlooked, aspects of the first few weeks of law school concerns how one studies. When most people think about law school, their imaginations immediately teleport to some version of frantic studying till the …
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Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
Two Years Later
Now that more than two years have passed since the Hurricane Katrina disaster, I am curious to know if time has healed any wounds. Does the memory of the aftermath of the hurricane still produce anger and frustration? Have you blocked that memory out o…
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Friday, August 31st, 2007
Thick Skin Necessary
My answer was correct, and no one can tell me otherwise. How Professor Simmons chose to respond to my statement is proof that one needs a thick skin in this crazy law school world…Professor Simmons teaches my Property Law class. He’s an old man, pr…
