The best assignment that I chose was the Group Project. It taught me that teamwork is important. It opened my eyes to different communication styles, different backgrounds, different thoughts and different ideas. It was a longer process than just the usual assignment: read or watch: then blog. (Don't get me wrong, I learned a lot from these assignments.) I learned from our group project that we all have something unique to offer, and that our hands on project was something very inspirational that has made me realize my actions. It has changed the way I do things as a consumer and it has taught me to be more aware of my surroundings. This assignment has shown me that all the assignments that I have done through out this semester has important meaning and to incorporate this material throughout my lifestyle in my future.
The link http:www.storyofstuff.com/ was probably the most memorable. It made me think and realize the choices I was making as a consumer was not very good. It showed me that I was teaching my kids and others to be just like me. I buy so many things that I don't need and I realized that I was buying in to all that media and advertisements that are so easy to get wrapped up in. I even talked about it to my mom and explained to her that her actions as a consumer was just like mines and that she needed to watch this short clip of stuff too.
One of the first readings was very interesting when I read Chapter 8 in Environmental Communication and The Public Sphere. It just showed me that I knew very little about this topic that I was about to take a course in. It opened my eyes to different tragedies that were occuring right under my eyes and it opened me up to lingo that I have never heard of too.
All the projects were good. But the project that I enjoyed the most was: Organic Gardening, Farming, and Our Ecosystem. The reason I chose this project is because in the beginning of our class, I wanted to learn further about this topic. I have 6 acres of land and that is exactly what I wanted to do was to begin an organic farm and grow my fruits/vegetables locally. After reading about this through this project, I am glad to know that it is not easy and that it does require a lot of work to have an organic farm. The topic interested me and I learned a lot from reading their paper including different types of fertilizers and the different methods that some of the farmers used.
The most important thing that I learned in this course is that I have a lot to learn. I am more aware now that I have taken this class and it has shown me to get involved more with life, the world and my community. I really enjoyed this class and I am looking forward to learning more about these topics. As I learn, I want to share with others what they can do to become involved with making our world a better place!
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