The end is near...

I feel I have learned a lot about what kind of topics in literature I like and do not like.  We have read a lot of books that I never would have chosen to read on my own and would have never heard of before.  I can honestly say that Feed and Culture Jam were my least favorites because I am not a big fan of reading about technology. However, I absolutely loved The Hunger Games and am so glad it was part of the text we read.  I plan on adding the other two books in that series to my summer reading list.  I also really enjoyed 1984.  It was an interesting plot and made you really think. I have learned that I may like some books that are outside of my normal  picks.  So I have learned to become a little more open minded about books that I choose to read. This class also helped me to make better connections between texts.  Lastly, I think having to write a blog weekly forced me to think outside the box.  I had to learn to relate literature to modern media or ideas, which is something I have never had to do before.

As far as ideas or literature that moved me in some way; there were two main ones.  The Hunger Games  grabbed the most attention from me out of the books we read. It was inspiring to read about a strong female character.  The Second Skin documentary was the one piece that we covered that made me angry.  I was really irritated that people do not appreciate their health and everything. There are many people in the world who are disabled and would do anything to get a chance to walk, run, and be active. Yet these lazy people chose to sit around and play video games all day. It just boggles my mind!