Metatext
Over
this past semester I have written about the various perspectives of literacy. I
first wrote about my own experience in literacy as I figured out who I was as a
writer and a person through my musical career. Then I took an item I wear almost every week
and broke it down into all of its components and explained the meaning behind
it and showed why it is important to the culture. I never would have thought
that the United States Men’s National Team kit had so much symbolism behind its
inception. As I gained competency in media literacy, I choose to write about
the identity of the “hero” as developed by the media after the 9/11 tragedies
occurred. From that essay, I went on to research the politics and philosophies
that lay behind popular films and video games. Overall, I think that my two
papers about the concept of “heroes” were the most interesting and had the most
to talk about. I am sure there is plenty more that I could go into with various
philosophies and politics, but I think that what I have written about is able
to get the message across. After this class, I plan to keep posting on my blog,
providing my own personal account on various social, political, and pop-culture
motifs so my voice in the open for people to hear. I think the most important
thing that I have learned from this class is that I have something to say and
although I am used to being in the dark, I want my ideas to be heard.
“I may not believe in
what you say, but I will die for your right to do so”
~Voltaire
Check out this article about Polymath people...what do you think?
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