Commenting Review Week

I think the commenting in this class has been very helpful. The comments I receive are constructive and help tell me when I have something to work on. By reading and commenting on other student's posts, I feel like it has improved my writing and how I complete the assignments. It can feel weird to comment on someone's work without ever meeting them, so I just do my best to not be too personal or harsh in the posts. Connecting with people over blog is definitely not as easy as in person, however I think I can connect as much as I need to for this class. I am also more conscious of my own work when commenting and try to make sure I am not being a hypocrite. 

(R. Lee Ermy, Full Metal Jacket)

 

Reading Review Week

Reading Review

I have really enjoyed reading all of the different stories. Also, I like how we have been assigned two different modules every two weeks because it has forced me to read stories from different cultures. The differences in the writing from one area to another are interesting and keep the reading exciting. Whenever I write my diary, I make sure to choose a story that I would like to do my storytelling assignment over. My thinking is if I would not write about it in my reading diary, then why would I tell a story about it?

Although I have liked all of the units I have read, a few come to mind when thinking about my favorites. My favorites so far have been Homer's Iliad, Ovid's Metamorphoses III, and Arabian Nights. I think the reason I have enjoyed these the most is because I was already familiar with their stories and could relate them to movies I had seen. These movies are Troy, Hercules, and Aladdin.

(Achilles and Hector, by Rubens)

The folktales have been very interesting as well. My favorite part about them is that they most often have a lesson to be learned from each story. I have found that a lot of these stories involve murder, especially for the animal tales.

Before this class, it had been a long time since I read for pleasure. I have wanted to start reading, but just couldn't get myself to start. This class has forced me to read and I am really glad it did. Even though the readings are for assignments, I would consider the reading for pleasure because I enjoy them so much.