The Final Blog

New Information....

   Before I enrolled in this class, I wasn't the biggest fan of politics at all. I had no desire to really care about any of the campaigns or policies for the 2012 elections because I didn't have the complete understanding of the different parties beliefs or policies. As most topics this semester concentrated on the elections, I began to learn completely what liberals and conservatives were and SuperPacs and all other political terms. I began to become political literate as time went on in the semester. Which was a very big accomplishment for me. Also, when we had 9/11 as a topic of discussion I learnt a lot more than I thought there was needed to be learned. I remember specifically learning about the Bush's relations with the Bin Laden family and how it was very sketchy how Bush Sr. was with a couple of the Bin Laden family watching 9/11 take place in front of them. That was one of the most shocking things to me that I wouldn't have learned outside this class.

New Skills......

  Every week in this class there was an assignment that included questions that brought up your own personal opinions and beliefs. This allowed me to elaborate more on what I believe in or what I feel about the topic at hand effectively. The blogs and discussions helped me to put my research in my writing in a persuasive manner and also increased my skills on using facts to elaborate my opinions on different topics. Also with the discussions of the 2012 elections and all the political terms that were mentioned, I was able to obtain the skill of being political literate.

   Am I a liberal or a conservative? Like I said earlier I learnt the difference between the two due to this class. In other words, due to this class I have identified myself as an independent. I do not agree with the conservative view of gun rights but neither do I agree with the liberal view of abortion.   Through the teachings of the different beliefs of both liberals and conservatives in this class I have now been able to identify myself as a strong independent. Its seen in the way 
I've answered questions in the discussion boards and in my blogs.

What would I change?......

   As a student in this class for the past four months, I wouldn't change anything because the blogs helped me improve on my writing by stating a simple thesis and using facts to back up my statement. the discussion boards helped me to effectively talk about my beliefs on a certain topic while understanding the different beliefs that other people had about them. Finally, the lectures were  long and explained in full and even included videos such as my favorite Jon Stewart and others which made the topics a lot more understandable and interesting. So, everything worked for me good job Prof. Jeglinski!


   During this semester, many topics were taught. From the SuperPacs to the The predator drones a lot of things were taught and discussed about. But the most crucial topic was 9/11. As we all know this was a huge turning point for America and the world. When this happened I was very young and as a grew up I didn't bother to know what happened  on that day completely. When this topic was one of the weeks topic of discussion, I learnt a lot more than i thought I would've. I learnt somewhat about how it was planned, who was involved and even how the Bush's relation with Bin Ladens may have a part to do with 9/11. There were so many facts that I learnt or observed about this critical point of our nations history which made it my favorite topic.

  In conclusion, next semester I am taking an english class that is going to include a lot of writing and discussions. So the skills I learnt from writing effectively in blogs to discussing on the discussion boards with others will definitely benefit me in that class I'm going to take.