..my professor..

I think if there was an award for most interesting professor, my professor for Persuasion and Attitude Change would win.

This woman is in her early thirties and works at APU teaching Persuasion and then she is a lawyer (her full time job). Sounds simple, maybe interesting-maybe not. BUT it is what she does as a lawyer that is the interesting part. She is an attorney for child sexual abuse cases against members of the clergy. Wow..that right there is intense. She works in Beverly Hills and is an advocate for the hundred of cases brought to trial against members of the clergy who have sexually abused children.

She grew up a Catholic. Can you imagine having to step out of your roots and realize that these things really did happen? That children really were raped, molested, abused by these men..I can't imagine putting aside everything I had learned, been taught, thought I knew, etc and looking at the raw, real details of these people's cases. She is amazing. She is so real and down to earth. She honestly might be the most intelligent woman I have ever encountered. She has a way about her that is not conceited or rude, but simply intelligent (does that make sense..???).

I have my class on Monday nights from 7:30-10:30pm. Time flies in that class and her topics of discussion are great. She showed us a movie trailer last night that was ban from being played in theaters. It is for the documentary "Deliver Us from Evil". It is all about confessions and stories of 2 women who were molested at a young age by a priest (There might be more stories too). We talked about why it was ban from theaters. There is no murder..blood..violence..cursing..so why? Did the truthfulness ban it? It went on to be nominated for an Academy Award...but ban from theaters?

I know what movie I will be getting next on Netflix.....

If you are interested in watching the trailer..here it is http://www.deliverusfromevilthemovie.com/index_flash.php