Knowledge So Far

Coming into this English class, I was telling my self, damn here goes another semester of learning the same old academic writing I was taught every year. I also told myself that I would have to do countless papers everyday and write essays about articles or readings. My mindset was so far from what this class is actually is.

Instructor Field has designed this class to be focused on the students. I wouldn’t necessary say she doesn't care about the curriculum, but she sure does care about the students. This class has opened my mind in so many aspects. By learning about things I have never heard before, such as Invisible Narratives. Invisible Narratives has made me think not two times but three times about people, media, books, and etc.  

The concept of Invisible Narratives has taught me that there are always stories behind something. I have never thought about something for so long until I learned about Invisible Narratives. An example is the article “The High Cost of Zero Cost”, which is about how the word free can change people’s decisions in a crazy way. We all have accustomed to this invisible narrative that, if we see free some where, we as people are more likely to interact with the object that has free on it.  This was really mind blowing because I would have never thought about that in the first place, and when I found out, I was like what the f***, that’s crazy!

Although, I have now recognized that the word free has been over powering my mind, I now also know more about how science uses Invisible Narratives as well. An example, is the article “The Egg and Sperm”, where it talks about how sperm which is from males, are more dominant in many manners. This resembles that there are still stereotypical statements in science and biology. This also amazed me as well. I have been learning about science for so long and I am now realizing that females are still shown to be weaker than men literally everywhere. I definitely would disagree with that as well. I feel like men should have the up most respect for women because they are so damn strong. They go through crazy stuff to get through life.

To follow up on my statement on how I feel like men should have more respect for women, another thing I like about this class is that it gets real debatable. I got to get some more knowledge on how females think about us men. It’s nothing bad too! I definitely learned to get more respect for females as well. I always had respect for females, but this class has definitely made me understand more about how females think.

Lastly, this class and the assignments of learning about discourses, has actually helped me excel in my writing. Especially when we focus more on our discourses, it prepares me for what is in store. I know it’s only a small stepping-stone, but at least I’m starting. Overall my ability to write and understand society has exceeded past the limit I ever thought of, by the class, the assignments, and the teacher.