Things I've Learned
An adventure of sorts began for me in December of 2000…….
Here are a few of the lessons I've learned
Note that this page is a work in progress (not necessarily in order of significance)
Allegiance can be bought - more easily than I would have thought.
True loyalty can only be earned.
Some people surround themselves with “rented” friends. As long as they continue to pay the rent (i.e. each person, as they say, has their price), they can wield power. If they stop paying, their 'friends' will find a new landlord.
You cannot deal in good faith with an individual that does not act in good faith. [This line is a variation on a line in a New York Times article, “The Imperial Presidency at Work”, January 15, 2006, no author listed. The original line named the White House as the subject of the statement.]
People are very quick to form opinions (call it judge if you like) - based on what they've heard. If what they hear comes from someone they trust, even a little, people will rarely try to form their own opinions.
There are a whole host of people out there who have already judged you, and they have never even met you.
Very few people believe it is possible to live life without telling lies.
Most people believe that there is a difference between telling “white” lies (which, presumably, are OK), and the other kind (which most would say are not OK). Most people also believe they can tell the difference between the two.
Part of My University Story
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<div align="center"><dt><font color="#406080"
face="Verdana">Are all Universities places where
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<dt><font color="#406080" face="Verdana" size="-1">The
following links go to two pages that K.Becker was
forced to remove (under threat of disciplinary action) from her University of Calgary web
site on February 4, 2005. She was allowed to put
them back in May 2005, but it was made clear that it
was *pending* further investigation.<br>
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<dt><font color="#406080" face="Verdana" size="-1">Have
a look and decide for yourself. Should they have
been banned? Should a university administrator have
the power to unilaterally decide what faculty can
and can not post on their web pages? I was told that a
Computer Science instructor should ONLY post computer science information.<br>
The University
of Calgary's Network Policy, and the University's
OFFICIAL position on Freedom of Expression, Academic
Freedom and Freedom of Inquiry can be found below: </font>
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<dt><font face="Verdana" size="-1">UNIVERSITY
OF CALGARY COMPUTING AND NETWORKS POLICY <a
href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/it/policy">http://www.ucalgary.ca/it/policy</a></font><font
size="-1"><br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size="-1">University of
Calgary Rights, Responsibilities, Services and
Resources <a
href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/discrimination/rightsresponsibilities/"><font
color="#008000">http://www.ucalgary.ca/discrimination/rightsresponsibilities/</font></a><a
href="http://www.fp.ucalgary.ca/dhr/rights.htm"><font
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<dt><font face="Verdana" size="-1">CAUT - Canadian
Association of University Teachers <a
href="http://www.caut.ca/">http://www.caut.ca/<br>
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<dt><font face="Verdana" size="-1">On Academic
Freedom: <a
href="http://www.caut.ca/en/issues/academicfreedom/default.asp">http://www.caut.ca/en/issues/academicfreedom/default.asp</a></font>
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<dt><font face="Verdana" size="-1"><b>SAFS - Society for
Academic Freedom and Scholarship <a
href="http://www.safs.ca/about.html">http://www.safs.ca/about.html<br>
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