I love learning about all the ways someone could die. I love finding out what the body does before, during, and after death (pre, peri, and postmortem). I love how you can troubleshoot, induct, and deduct the mechanism of death. I like learning about the United States criminal justice system, especially in comparison to the systems in other countries. I love learning about the causes of violence and ways to prevent it. I love thinking about ways to reach an ideal future (though I realize it's near-impossible). I especially love thinking about the holitstic and complex ways in which a problem develops or lingers. I like trying to really find out what the root problem is and ways to solve it. I need to help people, preferably directly. I need to improve the world in some way.
What's a girl to do?
I keep thinking of mortuary school and how much I'm missing out, but it just isn't feasable right now. Stephen needs to stay in the area, and I've messed up and transferred so much that I doubt I'd get financial aid. While there is a lot of insecurity with that, I'd still love to go.
Anyway, I still love criminal justice too. I often think of getting my masters in criminal justice and becoming some kind of United Nations member or a community improvement planner in poor parts of America or 3rd world countries. Or just become a social scientist and write reports on problems that cause crime.
I think of becoming a private detective. I think I'd be good at it, but I would not like sitting around all day to do surveillance. I'm not that patient. Besides, who could I help? Small claims court litigants? No thanks.
Most frequently, I think of spending my time assisting a forensic pathologist with autopsies. I think of assisting a coroner with determining manner of death and whether it needs to be further investigated.
This upcoming semester, I'm scheduled for a class that delves into all the possibilities in criminal justice. I just hope I can find something that fits my goals, talents, and interests.
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