Reflection

I thoroughly enjoyed the topics and discussions we had in class about current social events, education and politics. When I first begrudgingly bought the four required books, I never thought I would actually enjoy reading them. I see myself continuing to real Paul Loeb’s, The Impossible Will Take A Little While, particularly. The reason I mention these books and class discussions is because they taught me that I really enjoy the topic of social activism. That’s why when I found out we were able to choose the topic about our paper, I knew I wanted to write about the oppressed people of today’s world immediately. It was extremely interesting learning about the history of certain countries and their cultures, such as the ones I wrote about in my essay. It was hard not to judge or say think things like “How can they think and believe in that!” at first, but every culture or country has their unique set of beliefs. It was when those beliefs interfered with basic human rights I felt upset. Furthermore, I found that the more I started to delve deeper into the essay, the more passionate I became about the cause. Some of paragraphs sound very critical and harsh as I reread them; however, I refused change the strong wording or critique because I would like my essay to reflect how strongly I feel for these oppressed groups. I found myself feeling passionate about other topics throughout the class such as the Bhutto essay I wrote and the Reich post and essay I wrote. Being a science major and coming from an AP Literature class senior year (having to write 12-15 page papers), I did not think I would ever be excited to write again, but I was proven wrong assignment after assignment and discussion after discussion. The assignments and class discussions became a platform for me to voice my opinion, and I really appreciate that.