Over the course of this semester in class we have covered a great deal of fiction, nonfiction, essays, poetry, videos, television and issues. From our readings and discussions I have learned a lot of very valuable things. This class has really helped me solidify my beliefs and opinions as well as taught me to respond to the literature I read.
I have learned a great deal in this class. This class has taught me to become a better reader in the form of being a better critical thinker. Things like annotating, questioning and reflecting really helped me improve in this area. In addition, I became more well rounded from all of the different forms of literature we reviewed. There are many ideas that made me feel different ways like angry or inspired. An example of something that angered me was Mark Bauerlein. He did a number of things wrong and generalized things too much and did not understand generation changes and the form of evolution.
I would say that I was inspired by some of the ideas in the novels we have read though. The novel Feed really taught me to value life for what it is and to try not to get sucked in to technology to the point where it is all I know. I really liked this novel and started to see a change in how I lived after reading and discussing it. After reading a novel or other form of literature, I see myself responding in different ways. If I really agree with the novel and take a step back to think, I may start to change my behavior based on it. On the other hand if I disagree with something I read, I may just disregard it completely.
Overall I would say that this class has really helped me solidify my own personal opinions or beliefs. I think that the discussions and the group activities we did really helped question ideas and lead to more solid beliefs and opinions for me. I now feel like I am better at reading and understanding the ideas that literature has to offer and what it represents.
Yupp, Bauerlein. He was a character. Your right, he did generalize way too much and I can't understand how he expects people to listen to him when presents his ideas in such pompous ways. I like how you picked out specific things from the novels that you learned, such as the value of life, and the way technology sucks people into it. Yeah, I mean, the class didn't change my beliefs or even get me thinking things I've never thought before, but I would say that it backs up the position that I take on certain issues. It Has been an honor to work with you sir, and I wish you best of Luck with the continuation of your education.
ReplyDeleteAlex, I really agree about how much this course has taught each and every one of us so much. We all have taken something individually from it. Before this class, I never thought about things the way I do now, coming to the end of it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with a lot that you said about this class, especially the last paragraph. This class has helped a lot to show me what I believed in and how strongly i felt about certain subjects we read.
ReplyDeleteAnywho, it was fun working in a group with you even if you had a habit of being a tiny bit mean.