ENGLISH 213 w/ J. WASSERMAN

A time to Reflect…

FIrst semester with J. Wass was an enjoyable one if I dare say. I enjoyed most of the books we read and the light homework load.  I did not like the blogs, however.  I think the due dates are too complicated to adhere to, or I would like to be warned when one is due.  I think it would be nice to have an independent reading book that didn’t have to do with what wer’e doing in class, because I didn’t enjoy Night that much and none of the other books on the list sounded appealing.  The way to get us to read is to let us read what we want.  I read so much more when its something I enjoy. 

Racism Blog #2

I really hate racism.  I think a lot of people try to deny that racism is present in society, but it definitley is.  Because we live in a very sophisticated, wealthy town it may not seem as prominent to us, but it does exist.  In other areas of the country it is soaring.  Some interesting facts I read based on a CNN poll were,

Story Highlights

“• Poll shows most Americans consider racism a problem
• Blacks more than twice as likely to call racism a “very serious” problem
• Almost half of whites and blacks say they know someone who is racist
• Only a few of either race say they are racially biased themselves “

SATIRE Blog # 1

Hello.

I think that satire is funny sometimes.  It usually doesn’t make me feel uncomfortable though.  I am not too familiar with many satires.  The most recent one I saw was Borat.  I did not think the one from The Onion were particularly funny or clever that you showed us the other day.  The Onion does generally have funny stuff.  I didn’t think they made sense.  I prefer ones that blatantly say something about the messed up politics of the USA.  I like straightforward satire however.  I think satiret that you have to investigate isn’t funny and by the time you’ve figured out the meaning to some of them you’re too frustrated to laugh.  To blog more about satire I feel as though I need to read a few more to form a better opinion.