I can't wait till the first day of school on Monday. Here's a fun song that is so true about mathematics. It's all around us!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Perseid Meteor Shower
An annual meteor shower that occurs around mid-August so if you missed it last night you can catch it again next year!
Jury Duty aka Five Days of Fun?
I went to the Hall of Justice on August 3rd at 7:45am hoping and praying not to get selected for Jury Duty. (It was practically my last week of summer vacation!)
I got selected and served for five days on a civil trial that involved two tenants (the plaintiffs) suing their former landlord (the defendant) for a complete refund of rent and compensation due to pain and suffering. I'll be brief...the content of the case was not interesting. Even being a tenant myself I had a difficult time remaining engaged. However, the judiciary system itself was really really cool.
The real fun was being a witness to the system: observing how the lawyers interact with the judge, each other, their clients, and how each person in the courtroom has a part. I could not wait until deliberation. When the 12 jurors went into the deliberation room it sometimes felt like a scene from 12 Angry Men.
In the end, the plaintiffs got nothing. I, on the other hand, learned a lot about what it's like to be in court, how to reason with 11 strangers from varied backgrounds and have 9/12 of us come to an agreement. This was an interesting social experience and one that, for the most part, I thoroughly enjoyed.
I highly recommend everyone serving on a jury at least once in their lifetime.
I got selected and served for five days on a civil trial that involved two tenants (the plaintiffs) suing their former landlord (the defendant) for a complete refund of rent and compensation due to pain and suffering. I'll be brief...the content of the case was not interesting. Even being a tenant myself I had a difficult time remaining engaged. However, the judiciary system itself was really really cool.
The real fun was being a witness to the system: observing how the lawyers interact with the judge, each other, their clients, and how each person in the courtroom has a part. I could not wait until deliberation. When the 12 jurors went into the deliberation room it sometimes felt like a scene from 12 Angry Men.
In the end, the plaintiffs got nothing. I, on the other hand, learned a lot about what it's like to be in court, how to reason with 11 strangers from varied backgrounds and have 9/12 of us come to an agreement. This was an interesting social experience and one that, for the most part, I thoroughly enjoyed.
I highly recommend everyone serving on a jury at least once in their lifetime.
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