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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Dr. Thorton on “The Eloquence of the Scribes”: Initiation, Expectations, and Mastery—Continuing the Legacy of Howard University (Steeve Pierre-Louis)

This week's lecture was something different. Not only did it feel a bit preachy, I also felt it was somewhat more disconnected from the general trend the previous lectures were following. It could, however, had just me getting used to the Afrocentric tone of Freshman Seminar and expecting yet another revelation about our culture. Nonetheless, Dr. Thorton's lecture on citizenship and the like really had me thinking about what I could do with my time and experiences here at Howard to impact the world.
For the most part, I want to be the best that I can be at academics. Being bright alone has worked all the way through high school but at the pace that college is going, I'll be left in the dust by the hard workers who steadily do their work and manage their time. So I've adapted. I'm steadily rising and working hard to take everything Howard University has to offer me.
But at this stage, I'm talking about more than just academics. The opportunities that Howard offers are just as far reaching in community service, networking, and research as it is in learning in a classroom. These all work together to prepare me to be a citizen of the world. Unlike a regular citizen, I would be offering truth and service to all the nations and all the people. My talents and experiences will aid the world and humanity holistically.
Being a citizen of this nation helps define my world citizenship. As the richest country in the world, my citizenship to this country will be looked upon with responsibility and duty; one capable of redefining his social space, as Dr. Thorton would put it.
This would eventually lead me to become a representative thinker of Howard just like Thurgood Marshall. Marshall was a crucial element that advanced civil rights toward desegregation, and he used Howard University as his planning ground for fighting the Supreme Court. In time, he became a Supreme Court Justice. What I want to do is expand my boundaries beyond just this one nation. There's a whole world of 6 billion other people out there who also need help. But likewise, I want to change the status quo and stop the foolishness. I believe Howard University can prepare me for that just as it prepared Thurgood Marshall.

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