Sums it up

This class has made me think of things in a different perspective. Before this class took off I was just focused on reading books and writing essays on it. Or write essays on certain topics. I was also under the impression that the essay included a thesis, introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion. But over the few months you’ve introduced to us “our language”. How we are taught to write a certain way remember in one class you told us to write in our own language. After about 10 minutes you stopped us and ask now how many people wrote in their own language actually? Only one person wrote in their own language. You weren’t too surprised I guess because the classes you tried this on before didn’t write in their own language. I figured everyone thought it was a joke and they just wrote how they were taught. What really amazed me is I didn’t really think about how someone’s language could be shortened words, slang, Spanish, French, and etc… It is many different languages that people have that I have never thought of. Doing this assignment has also made me realize that people are oppressed because they are forced to write a certain way, however in their own language they may be able to express how they feel more in their own language.

This class has showed me about hidden narratives. Never once did I think about the point authors really try to express. For example the hidden narrative on the “Zero Value” people will get some just because it is free thinking they’ve got a free item but in reality they are paying more to get that free item.  I have taken things I have learned in class and actually put it in real life situations. Like work for example, explaining to my co workers and customers the zero value.

English 214 is different from much other class. Usually you get graded by one teacher only and there are no revisions. However in the class I am in I receive grades from 5 different people. Errors some people didn’t catch another may have. It seems like fair grading. Even if you didn’t receive the grade you like, you can turn it in for revision and get more help which one very beneficial. Also doing blogs were helpful too. It was like reflections on what we did and how we interpreted which I liked the most.  I also enjoyed reading other blogs.

All the way in the beginning of the semester when we talked about first impression and how knowing things about people when you first meet them rather than months after can automatically judge someone or think you know someone. I think that made the class actually think about do they really judge people based on what people tell you, not even getting a chance to know them. Overall this class has influenced me on what I want to major in and why. I have thought twice on why I wanted to do something. In the beginning I wanted to major in nursing but now it has switched to business administration and ethnic studies.