Author: Caroline Bach
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Peacekeeping vs. Sleeping. Who wins?
I’m too tired for this.. but I have to, have to, have to finish my assignment.
For those asking, the course in International Peacekeeping at Queensland University in Australia is mainly about the work of the UN, it’s an intensive distance course which is given during a period of about three months and I am attending it as a part of the Universitas 21 Global Issues Programme which is just an extra thingy I applied for as they offered really interesting courses at really nice universities.. and hey, I get a Global Issues Certificate when I’m done.. whatever that means. haha
Every week we get the assignment of writing a blogpost answering a question where we have to take a stand in some matter.. so there’s an active on-line discussion and it’s really interesting to read other people’s statements on the topic.. However, as I am miss procrastination and a crazy time optimist, I tend to start way too late.. and then I have to sit here.. hoping to post my blog before 6 o’clock in the morning when the deadline is. And right, I have to get up at 9 tomorrow.. Crazy timezones, crazy me.
I love all this though, the conflict resolution, the world politics, the international relations.. And today I’ve met two really interesting and inspiring people that don’t see the limitations that seem to keep others down.. My prospects to solve wars and mediate between arguing parts scare people sometimes, they think it’s too big and too far away.. impossible. That I want too much from life, that I should slow down. I don’t see the limits, as the world is all out there, just waiting for people to use it. And I find every-day standard life, working 9 to 5 completely unsatisfying and understimulating.. Give me the world!
The picture above is from a 12hour hardseat trainride from Kunming to Guiyang in China last year.. I’m as tired right now as the guy on the picture was after our attempt to communicate for a couple of hours using a dictionary and my notebook.. and the book is Ayn Rand’s – The Fountainhead.. it’s fantastic.. I swear, it’s perfect. Do it.
Back to Peacekeeping. And I really want to sleep.
Password protected thoughts
I guess you all understand why, even if I’m not writing private things, it’s still private enough.
If you know me, you will guess the password, it’s not there to make it difficult for people that know me, it’s for those just googling my name to have access to my thoughts.. future employers, random people.
If they want to know something about my life they can use the contact form to ask..
Things are good, my room has received an adult-makeover.. so it’s totally liveable right now.. and I feel great in it.. :)
I am beginning my Global Political Studies master programme next week, and I’m really looking forward to it! I can’t forget the International Peacekeeping course that I’m doing right now though. It’s also fun and really interesting, but the assignments that we get every week are not easy.. and I don’t really want to do them. But I have to, for me.
What would I do if we were perfect?
peace.. sleeping.
Q3.Does the categorisation of peace operations into these five different types make sense? How and why, or why not?
Categorising peace operations into the five main categories of traditional peacekeeping, managing transitions, wider peacekeeping, peace enforcement and peace support (Bellamy et al 2004:95) may be useful for analysing the outcomes of the missions retrospectively /…/ However, I do not believe that categorisation in such fragile matters as conflicts is suitable as I think that it is of key importance to really try to understand the complexity of the conflict and design every mission individually. /…/
See what time it is?
This is what Australian deadlines do to me.. or well, maybe it’s just me.. goodnight. :)
Tarantino does it again
Just came back from the premiere of Inglorious Basterds [sic!]
So I’ve seen yet another Quentin Tarantino movie, and he has done it again.
What he does is hardcore art, he is messing around with himself, his characters and the audience to the extent that you lose the ability to decide whether you should turn away your head in disgust or just laugh out loud. The way the sarcasm and ultraviolence works together in the kind of atmosphere only Tarantino can create, and those pretty little details that just make you go “ha?”. It’s really, really good.
Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, Deathproof. And now this one.
There’s a lot of blood, but if you look closely, you’ll see the details.. they are everywhere!
I would have posted the trailer.. but as usually, I think it spoils too much of the movie, just go watch it.. if you have appreciated his previous movies and if the violence doesn’t scare you off, you’ll surely enjoy.
Goodnight.
Peace one Day
Saw this documentary the other day..
Making peace is not impossible. All that people need to do is to believe that the smallest action can make a difference. And I cried, because it was so beautiful.. and he held my hand and said; you’ll get there.. and I want to, and I will.
http://peaceoneday.org/
http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/
21st of September, International Day of Peace. What will you do to make a difference?
