As much as I love watching the Blazers (they're so emotionally volatile, its like watching someone open a Coke can thats been severely shaken up), and as much as I doubt the Mavs ability to play tough in the paint against the Spurs, Kings or Lakers, I still gotta give it up to my boys.
So I'm still working on revising my thesis and reflecting on all the different kinds of reactions I got whenever I told people I was writing a thesis. From sympathy to pity to why-the-hell-would-you-put-yourself-through-such-an-ordeal, I got it all. Even more entertaining was people's reactions when I told them the subject: International Labor Rights and Corporate Responsibility. Most of the time it was, "oooh sounds complicated", and of course I smile sheepishly and say not really. After five years in Plan II, I've more or less perfected the art of sounding smarter than I really am.
But on the real, my thesis is pretty interesting. I just wish I didnt have to write it in my last semester after five years because the desire to live it up during my last few college months overrode the desire to give the subject its due treatment. As a business and liberal arts student the "social responsibility vs. profit issue" has always loomed large for me. This thesis gave me a chance to really sink my teeth into it and as much as I whine and complained this semester, I genuinely enjoyed the opportunity. Thanks Plan II, I just wish I had given myself more time to do research more throroughly and write a really comprehensive thesis.
The legal aspect of holding US companies liable for being complicit in human rights violations I think is the most important issue I had to address. The Unocal decision last September I think will go a long way to prevent unscrupulous companies from benefitting from violations of fundamental human rights. It also disheartening to see the state departments position on the Exxon case. This kind of blatant disregard for human rights makes me truly ashamed of the government.
On a lighter note...GO MAVS!! 2-0!!
Posted by sheelpi at April 23, 2003 11:25 PM