September 13

Class #2 (Wednesday, September 13, 2006):

I am feeling much more confident about the media autobiography following this class. Although it seems to be a lot more work than I had expected having read over the criteria, I feel as though being able to ask questions in class clarified a lot of things, which seemed to be left more up in the air. I also have more confidence in my idea because the assignment is so open-ended which, I am not used to.
I believe that political intentions are a reflection of an individual and how they, as a consumer, represent themselves. The best example that I can come up with to explain my though process is by examining how an individual shops. An individual, for example, may choose to not shop at Wal-mart because of being of their concern of supporting a business involved in manufacturing through the use of sweatshops. To a degree I believe that this displays moral standards as well, but how we are informed and shown how to react is a more unified stance, which I understand as political intentions.
I did not expect that being in class involved discussion and participation above anything else. Although this wasn’t my expectation, I really enjoy this class at a different level than other classes that I am in. In high school, participation was part of the class, of course. However, it seems as though university is less about learning (in the sense of memorizing) and more about applying and expanding on things that we already know. I think that this class will continue to get more interesting as the year goes.