http://zzzdoctor.learnerblogs.org Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:24:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After semester 1 of english has speedily flown by, I am going to have to go with true on that statement.  I really enjoyed English 213 and had fun with the many things we have done in class.  The topics that we have done in class are very interesting and thought provoking ... http://zzzdoctor.learnerblogs.org/2007/01/22/time-flies-when-youre-having-fun-true-or-false/ As I read A True Tale of Slavery by John S Jacobs, I found many similarities and differences between it and other slave narrative.  One interesting thing that I read was how much John Jacobs was impacted by his family, specifically his father, when growing up.  Many times, slaves were ... http://zzzdoctor.learnerblogs.org/2007/01/01/slave-narrative-post-2/ Becuase I forgot to do the pre-reading post, I will quickly say what I initially wanted to find out when reading the slave narrative.  From reading slave narratives previously, I knew that the individual experience of each slave is different in many ways, yet they all have similar aspects.  Most narratives are stories ... http://zzzdoctor.learnerblogs.org/2007/01/01/slave-narrative-post-1/ The Colbert Report is one of numerous satirical shows in todays media that focuses mainly on politics.  Colbert himself is also sometimes a very over-the-top character in his show.  His character commonly agrees with the Republican Party on issues and always comes up with ideas on how to enforce their policies.  ... http://zzzdoctor.learnerblogs.org/2006/12/20/word/ The situation in Iraq seems to be worsening in many ways.  I feel as though we can not focus on surrounding problems until we are sure that Iraqi task forces can handle the problems in Iraq by themselves.  However, if we focus only on the problems within the country, then ... http://zzzdoctor.learnerblogs.org/2006/12/14/iraq-part-2/ In this day and age, the majority of people will define racism as being discriminatory actions taken against a certain race or group of people.  However, is it possible that racism has evolved so drastically that we can no longer recognize it within society and even within ourselves?  Professor Jack Dovidio, ... http://zzzdoctor.learnerblogs.org/2006/12/13/inclined-to-be-racist/ Of all imformative methods used by the media today, satire is often extremely effective.  Rather than become involved in discussions and news stories about serious topics and problems, it is much more comfortable for people to view these things from a comedic standpoint.  By using satire, we are able to ... http://zzzdoctor.learnerblogs.org/2006/12/07/satiric-impulses/ I have read the posts on the death penalty discussion by some of the other people in our class, and a common thought is that the death penalty should be acceptable as long as the ways the people are put to death are not cruel or unusual. However, there is ... http://zzzdoctor.learnerblogs.org/2006/11/24/death-penalty/ For our assignment to watch a movie of a Shakespeare play, I watched She's the Man, which is a modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.  Although set in present day America instead of Italy and around the Medditeranean as the original one was, this movie did an excellent job ... http://zzzdoctor.learnerblogs.org/2006/11/12/shakespeare-movieadaptation/ As we discussed, in class, there are many different ways that we can deal with Iraq now that we have gotten Sudam Hussein out of power.  Of these choices, three are commonly brought up as main points.  These are decreasing or increasing the presence of troops in Iraq or partitioning the ... http://zzzdoctor.learnerblogs.org/2006/11/09/the-future-of-iraq/