English Majors

I am an English Major at USU. It's quite an interesting experience really. I like learning about literature because I feel like it is essentially the study of humanity. I learn about what people are like all over the world, I learn about human nature, and not only that but I learn about what people like and find interesting to read, watch, and study.
To add to it, i get to learn how to write effectively and communicate my ideas. But last of all, my degree sets me up with the correct principles and understanding to continue learning for the rest of my life. I can read things, interpret them correctly, make analytical and critical opinions and assumptions from them, and learn from it.

But I'm noticing that my fellow peers in this major are some of the most strange people out there. I use the word strange but it might be more appropriate to say eccentric or dillusional. For being students of the ways of humans, they sure don't fit into society. Are these the future writers of america? I often wonder this while i sit in class and listen to the comments of people who are overly feminist or environmental, and I wonder if perhaps the truth about life is that the vast majority of what people read and believe is written by someone who is blinded by misunderstanding.
I'm not one to believe that people change very quickly. I could write a post on that eventually and possibly persuade you to believe it with me, but I simply see that the way people are now, or the beliefs that they have at least, are going to stick with them for quite a long time. So these students who say outrageous things, look too deep into life, and are above all "weird" are going to be the ones who write the books your children read and believe and grow up to perpetuate the misconceptions onto future generations.