The Truth or Feeling Good?

Sometimes we are confronted with this juxtaposition or dichotomy: truth vs. feeling good. This assumes that the truth has to hurt and that feeling good is somehow an illusion or unreality.

I think that it doesn't always have to be this way. We can grow to love the truth, even if it is not always comfortable. Perhaps, we just have to have a more realistic view of ourselves. For example, in that case, if someone tells us that we aren't very good at something, but we already realize this, we won't feel shocked or hurt. Besides, we can still enjoy something, even if we aren't the absolute best at it. I think that enjoying something doesn't always mean being the best or being perfect.

On the other hand, there are occasions when the truth is painful. In that case, I think we should want or need to hear it. It may hurt at first, but eventually we come to accept it or embrace it. We go on from there. New things happen, and we move on.

Besides, we may need to know something awful. What if we're quite sick or have an imminent threat ahead of us? We need to know so that we can deal with it and overcome it. Then, we can go on living, growing, or prospering. Yet, there is no way around that truth in this case. We have to hear it.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR BLOG POST 5

Blog Post Five

What do you prefer: the truth or to feel good?
This question is a bit philosophical, I know...

Include examples and reasons. Explain your point of view well.

Minimum number of words: 160

Remember to comment on 3 of your classmates' posts.

A Post-Graduate Course I might do

Hi All,
Today I am going to consider a very important topic to anyone who works, or who is a professional: How to stay truly up-to-date in the field.
Often we study something, get a degree in it, and start working. Years may pass. Over the years we're doing what we do. We probably do it well and enjoy it. However, things change, and it is a good idea to really know what is going out there in the wider world.
As an English teacher, this concerns me too. Therefore, I would like to take a degree course called something like "updating your language teaching skills"--I suppose it would be called something like that, something similar. It's been a while for me since I was a student, and getting refreshed might do me good.
I'd love to become reaquainted with ideas about English and its role in the world. I'd be interested in taking classes on writing instruction, and on keeping classes entertaining and relevant. Perhaps, incorporation of technology in classes would be a good idea too.
Since I work, and I really can't stop, for me at the moment, the best modality for a course of study would be distance. I know that this brings about challenges, and I enjoy being in the class with classmates, but for the sake of practicality, I would have to do it like this. I've heard of an interesting distance course that offers a degree in what I'm thinking about that is based in England, so I suppose I'd chose that course. I certainly wouldn't mind having to go there once before I graduate. I could mix travel, tourism, and study!
Studying on-line at a distance requires personal discipline. You basically have targets and goals to meet, which means you have to set your own times. You need to maintain your study times on your own, which is not that easy, especially if you're alone and don't have physical contact with the teacher or classmates. However, I think I'm self-disciplined enough to do it.
Now, the big question is: when do I start (amd how much is it?)?

Instructions for Blog Post Five

Hi Students,

This is the topic for this post: A Post-Graduate Course You Would Consider Taking in the Future

--Reasons to do the course
--Subjects you would like to study
--Where you would like to study
--How you would like to study (blended, face-to-face/presence, online, etc...)
--Any other relevant information
Make a comment on 3 classmates' blogs.

Make sure to take a look at mine as an example.

Regards, Eric

My Dream Job

Since I already have a job, I can't talk about a dream job. But, I can tell you about an alternative dream job. It's a job I almost studied for, and, perhaps, in an alternative universe, I would be this: Paleontologist.
In high school, I was quite good at science, and I really liked Biology. I even took a course in Geology, which I loved, and on top of this, I was really interested in Paleontology--which is a kind of branch of Geology, with a bit of Archaeology and Biology thrown in. It is the study of ancient life forms by looking for and excavating fossils.
I was interested in, and still am really, all ancient life forms that have been on our earth, but I especially loved ancient mammals. Many of these ancient mammals looked as strange or frightening as dinosaurs. There was an ancient type of rhinocerous that stood twice as high as a modern elephant, but that didn't have a horn. It was the largest land-walking mammal ever.
So, if I was a paleontologist, I'd work both indoors and out. I'd work at a university where I'd teach and have a lab. I'd also go out on excavations. That would suit me. Perhaps I'd travel to Mongolia, Montana, and Patagonia--places where a lot of fossils are found--although they are found everywhere to tell the truth.
Of course, I'd have to travel a lot to get to the excavation sites (the digs). I'd need funding from foundations or grants from universities. That would require paperwork, so I'd need an office. This aspect of the job would appeal to me the least, to be honest.
I would love to contribute to our knowledge of ancient mammals--of our ancestors--who were running around between the feet of gigantic dinosaurs over 60 million years ago. If we want a good future, we need to know about our past, even the ancient past.

Blog Post Four: My Dream Job (or Future Job)

We are now coming to our fourth blog entry.

Your post should include this information:

1. Outdoor/Indoor Job
2. Would you travel a lot?
3. Would it be in an office?
4. What would you need to study for this job?
5. What other relevant information can you include?

This post should be a bit longer than the previous ones: 210 Word mínimum

Good Luck!