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During my gym workout today I listened to the Valotte album by Julian Lennon.
It felt like so much of John in his music, not his voice but his heart.
It was really moving. 💜

Any idea of online/asynchronous classes in Gender and Women’s Studies?
Have you taken a class in GWS Online or on campus?
How did you like it? Challenging? Interesting?
Interested in Spring 2027 semester fyi. (May transfer in to complete degree)

Thanks!

Considering transferring to UIC Spring 2027.
Focus is Women’s and Gender Studies.
Interested in Black/Latinx/Ethnic Studies and French foreign language.
My current university has limited options for topics in these areas and none for French.

I’m an Illinois resident
Financially independent.
My GPA is 3.95
Plan to take 3 online classes per semester

Tell me about your experiences with these subjects at junior and senior levels.

Thanks for your advice!

Has anyone else felt wiped out the day of/day after husband’s or wife’s surgery?

We planned for his outpatient surgery several months ago, and it went better than expected. Doctor was great. Recovery was good. Now husband’s at home; he ate well, rested yesterday and slept well last night.

He’s feeling pretty good today. Pathology comes back in 3-4 days. He’s had immunotherapy before and we know how that will go depending on the report.

I’m trying to figure out why I’ve been exhausted since yesterday, as if it was my own surgery. Please comment if you’ve experienced this problem.

(Not looking for sympathy, just insight, please.)

Thanks 😊

We have a paper coming up and are asked to write using critical theory.
Is there a way to understand what that means and how to accomplish it?
Is it as simple as weighing different sides of an issue?

I want to base my paper on the premise that the feminist movement needs to be perpetual, not a wave that wins rights and stops as if the point has been won and all is good.

My thought is that, with every point women win, there are groups in power who are working constantly to take back those freedoms.

For research I’ll be trying to incorporate ideas from bell hooks, Patricia Hill Collins, and 1-2 feminist writers. Possibly Ida B Wells and Simone de Beauvoir.

If there is a formula or format for critical theory, I want to use that to construct my paper.

Thanks for all help offered.

My husband and i have a good marriage 35 years and are close. One of our older dogs fell on the steps today while I was holding the door open for her to come up. Husband ran down the steps and picked her up around her waist and I watched for him to put her back on her feet on the steps. He yelled, “do something!” (he rarely yells) and I let go of the door and ran down the steps to help lift our dog’s front paws so she could get back on her feet.
She’s fine, and this has happened before when he’s taken her outside on his own without my help.
Being yelled at really bothered me. My dad yelled at me all the time growing up and I just cannot handle being yelled at. I took a shower to calm down. Husband didn’t apologize and continued to leave for his workout.
I’m sure i probably should have recognized that my help was needed and not just stood there when our dog stumbled. I didn’t realize husband needed my help. I thought he had it. But it still bothers me, my heart is aching because of being yelled at. I’ve dealt with similar things in counseling but it looks like this is a problem I’ll have to address.
Anyone want to offer some friendly advice? No yelling please lol (sad) and thanks.

My husband and i have a good marriage 35 years and are close. One of our older dogs fell on the steps today while I was holding the door open for her to come up. Husband ran down the steps and picked her up around her waist and I watched for him to put her back on her feet on the steps. He yelled, “do something!” (he rarely yells) and I let go of the door and ran down the steps to help lift our dog’s front paws so she could get back on her feet.
She’s fine, and this has happened before when he’s taken her outside on his own without my help.
Being yelled at really bothered me. My dad yelled at me all the time growing up and I just cannot handle being yelled at. I took a shower to calm down. Husband didn’t apologize and continued to leave for his workout.
I’m sure i probably should have recognized that my help was needed and not just stood there when our dog stumbled. I didn’t realize husband needed my help. I thought he had it. But it still bothers me, my heart is aching because of being yelled at. I’ve dealt with similar things in counseling but it looks like this is a problem I’ll have to address.
Anyone want to offer some friendly advice? No yelling please lol (sad) and thanks.

I’m considering offering to tutor beginning French as an online tutor.
My experience is 8-10 years in school, college and Alliance Française classes. Despite my education, my accent and conversation is enough to please native French speakers.
I love French conversation especially when it’s deep into emotions and philosophies.
Je peux écrire en Français assez bien. Je ne connais pas tout les mots pour utiliser dans tout des conversations, mais j’ai assez du vocabulaire pour m’exprimer et pour écouter aux autres.
Je vous en prie, suggérez-vous les idées pour moi; je n’ai pas peur à commencer au début!
Le point pour moi c’est que j’admire la langue et la culture, les gens et leur aimant pour La France. Je voudrais la partager avec qui la même sentiment s’intéresse.
Merci,
Karen