Two weeks ago, Dr. Carr led the lecture in my Thursday Freshman Seminar class. So far, due mainly to Dr. Carr, Freshman Seminar seems like it’s not going to be the class I expected, although that might be a good thing. I thought, in this class, I was going to learn a little about the history of Howard, some information about how to help out in the community, and some information on the ins and outs of Howard. It looks like I’ll have to learn much of that on my own, but I don’t really mind, at least if class keeps going the was this lecture went. In this lecture, Dr. Carr talked about African history in a way I’ve never heard it told before. He was very passionate and he didn’t sugarcoat anything, which I appreciated. He had a powerpoint ready but he skipped around all over the place. Usually, I would have found this to be distracting, but it really meshed well with his speaking style. The only thing that could have made the class better is if it could have went on longer than the hour it was scheduled for. At the end of the class, Dr. Carr played a piece of music by an artist whose name currently escapes me. He narrated the music by telling the story of the history of black people. It highlighted our struggles and our determination to make our lives better. I have to say, out of all of my classes, Freshman Seminar is by far my favorite. I’m glad Howard requires transfer students like me to take it, but I wish they would name it something different.
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