Fall Semester

 

As the fall semester begins every student is discussing aspects of their favorite and least favorite classes. Well talking to my roommate, she declared her interest in her Human Biology class. She discussed how she just learned about the basic forms of life such as the sperm and egg. Finding this completely relevant to our recent discussion in our Women’s Studies course I decided to investigate further.

I asked my roommate to tell me about the things she learned from her class. She told me how she learned about all of the names for different parts of the sperm from the tail to head, to how they are produced, and even their life span. I then proceed to ask her if she learned anything interesting about the egg. She had a confused look on her face and replied with the simple reproductive biology that we all know, such as the ovaries producing an egg. I took this time to reflect on the reading from class about how the sperm can be described as active with characteristics such as strong, while the egg is the complete opposite. This was a ground breaking moment for me and also a time for me to educate others.