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ZIFA
Joined: 23 Feb 2011
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 Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:37 am Post subject: Useless subjects you would like to be an expert in. |
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If I had all the time and money in the world, i would take degrees and probably doctorates in...
greek mythology.
ethnobotany
russian
anyone else got unrealised and probably fairly useless educational ambitions? |
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Gimbap Lover
Joined: 06 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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| I would love to do a Master's in History of the Vietnam War. Why would that be useless? Because everyone has already covered every angle of it. |
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Missihippi
Joined: 22 Oct 2007
Location: Gwangmyeong
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| It'd be pretty cool to be an expert in something random like, swashbuckling in the 1750's or antarctic penguin mating. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Russian is far from useless.
For me, medieval property law. |
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TECO
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Gimbap Lover wrote: |
| I would love to do a Master's in History of the Vietnam War. Why would that be useless? Because everyone has already covered every angle of it. |
Yesterday I downloaded the CBS News special that aired (4 parts to it, I believe) on the Vietnam war. You can find the torrents on EZTV. I haven't watch them yet, but looking forward to it.
I also find Greek mythology and history from the ancient / classical antiquity periods interesting. I wonder if these degrees would have been more useless than my TESOL degrees? |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Missihippi wrote: |
| It'd be pretty cool to be an expert in something random like, swashbuckling in the 1750's or antarctic penguin mating. |
My friend did his PhD at Cambridge in 18th century weaving in Wiltshire. Presumably he's the world's foremost expert on it now since it's so obscure.
(It's a PhD in history) |
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McGenghis
Joined: 14 Oct 2008
Location: Gangneung
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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I'd love to publish some kind of study on the variations of English in Atlantic Canada. Yes b'ys I would.
Though there is much written on it I would love to know more about the Highland Clearances. Not useless but probably a bit obscure.
I'd also like to be able to make those neat little schooners in the rum bottles. |
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Missihippi
Joined: 22 Oct 2007
Location: Gwangmyeong
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Hyeon Een wrote: |
My friend did his PhD at Cambridge in 18th century weaving in Wiltshire. Presumably he's the world's foremost expert on it now since it's so obscure.
(It's a PhD in history) |
It's like those random PHD's you see interviewed on the history channel or discovery about some obscure event in history. "Ronald Deenwither - Expert on snake migration in northern asia during the 17th century"
Gotta get your 15 mins of fame somehow i guess.. |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd like to become an expert in early 20th century Scottish Gaelic poetry, the Norn language, and the role of clans in early Scottish history. Also, I'd like to have a stab at studying whether there are differences in the use of Scottish Gaelic in the Gaelic speaking communities in North America and Oceania. |
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McGenghis
Joined: 14 Oct 2008
Location: Gangneung
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| morrisonhotel wrote: |
| I'd like to become an expert in early 20th century Scottish Gaelic poetry, the Norn language, and the role of clans in early Scottish history. Also, I'd like to have a stab at studying whether there are differences in the use of Scottish Gaelic in the Gaelic speaking communities in North America and Oceania. |
A bheil Gaidhlig aca fhathast ann an Astrailia? Cha do chuir mi mo Ghaighlig gu feum...tha mi teagaisg canain nan Sassenach ann an Corea.  |
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myenglishisno
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Geumchon
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd learn a dead language, like Latin or French. |
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silkhighway
Joined: 24 Oct 2010
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I"m kind of the opposite of everyone on this thread. I consider myself to be a bit of jack of all trades and have a ton of diverse interests, but I really get bored when I get down to specifics in any of them. |
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DeLaRed
Joined: 16 Oct 2008
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Philosophy, Anthropology, Classics, Liberal studies, Sociology, Art History, American Studies, Communications, Religion., Leisure Studies, Art Therapy, Performing Arts, Creative Writing, Social Science, Biblical Studies, Dance.
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crisdean
Joined: 04 Feb 2010
Location: Seoul Special City
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| myenglishisno wrote: |
| I'd learn a dead language, like Latin or French. |
this made my day.  |
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adventuregal
Joined: 31 Dec 2009
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I'd like a Ph.D. on cheese. Seriously. It's origins, trends, evolution, etc...
or possibly some other obscure bougie thing like a Ph.D. in Origami and how it relates to theoretical physics....
The French was a good one though  |
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