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ONCE UPON A TIME PART 1

I got a seat in the middle of the 2500 capacity lecture hall. That’s the largest the school had then. It was meant for general classes but this time, we were expecting someone who is coming to lecture both the students and lecturer. Prof Fredrick Duines is a world renowned sociologist who had bagged all the awards with his ideas in sociological theories. A contemporary with Parsons and Merton, whose view about neo Marxism is the greatest the world has seen. As a 200 level sociology student then, having the opportunity to listen to Prof Duines was the most amazing thing. It took the hall five extra minutes after I sat down for it to get filled. Pressmen were in attendance checking their microphones and camera for a good view of this presentation. Lecturers brought out their laptops and tablets and many took pleasure in the conventional jotting with pen on paper. I was prepared to get the best out of this, thus I sat far from all friends. Departments in attendance were sociology ...