I figured that since we have come to out last class of the semester it would be interesting to have a review of the class and share some of the highlights some people have had over the semester.
I know for me, besides my special project, I enjoyed reading the poems and listening to the songs about 9/11. They provide for great reflection to one of the most prominent events in American history. I remember being moved by some of the poems we read, especially "Messages from the Sky". Even if someone young does not know about 9/11 they can still come to know the truth that the poem reveals to us. That humans and truly and intimately bound by love. It is the most universal human saying, "I love you." Despite all the terrible things that 9/11 brought to the world it did unify us as a people and on 9/11 our hearts went out to those who were suffering. I think that these poems and songs were great because they conveyed the truth about 9/11 that the facts cannot get at. Reading them gave me very interesting insight to 9/11 that I had not thought before.
Outside of that I really enjoyed doing my special project. As I said in my presentation, I knew very little about drones and I learned a lot in my research. I also found it interesting framing it in the context of 9/11. Ethics is a very important part of life and I had never thought about the moral implications of something that had been a after effect of 9/11. My project was definitely the summit of the class for me.
I have to say that when signing up for the class last semester I did not know what to expect. Now that we are approaching our last class, all of my expectations have been met. The class covered everything and more and fulfilled all of my wishes. I can say that without this website my first blog would of never occurred, but now im writing on multiple different websites expanding my cyber skills daily. I thoroughly enjoyed my special project thanks to Pete Bernardo and him letting me pick at his brain. It is always interesting BS'in with an old timer with such knowledge and experiences such as his. Moreover, I remember being astonished when we reviewed lyrics from two of my favorite artists, Bruce and Toby. One, because they are such different artists singing about the same tragedy, and two because at first I could not see the overall picture Bruce was attempting to paint in a couple of his songs, but now by taking in many of the external factors we spoke on in class, i can see overall view. I really enjoyed the openness of the class, in that, there were many points where we just spoke freely on a subject to hear everyones view point. Hearing each students different reaction to certain subjects allowed us to cover many topics on a vary broad scale and really delve into the analysis of each.
ReplyDeleteJust thought that since we are approaching our last class and NYC has declared that the One World Trade Center will become their tallest sky-scrapper what your guy's thoughts are and if it should be the tallest? Heres a link to check it out.
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