Extra Credit Blog

I would say that this class was a pretty enlightening experience for me. It was definitely one of the more discussion-based classes I've taken since I've been at Kent, and I really enjoyed that aspect. In most classes, you don't get a chance to really debate topics and get inside other people's heads to see how they feel and think about things, and I think that related a lot to the "identity" theme of the course. We all look and act differently, but it's surprising to see how similarly people think, who otherwise might appear much differently from a physical point of view. I liked pretty much all of the things we watched and read. I think it's important to look at everyday things like the clothes we wear or who we socialize with, etc. and see how that portrays us. A lot of life is so routine, and if you keep trudging through without taking a look around or analyzing your surroundings and doing some critical thinking, you won't learn nearly as much about the world as you might be able to. Unknown White Male was probably the most interesting thing we watched in my opinion. I thought it was such a crazy story and I've really never heard of anything like it before, but it really made me think about how much of ourselves is created by our environment and the people in our environment. I can't even begin to imagine waking up one day and having no idea who you are. I'm still not sure if I believe it, but the idea of the film made me contemplate how I would be had I been brought up in a different place with different friends and family, and I definitely think I'd be a much different person than I am today. I did thoroughly enjoy this class, though, and I'm glad the course was designed the way it was, because I thought it was a better learning experience than most college writing classes.