I really enjoyed the topics that this course covered. Ive mentioned before that I took a women and gender studies class last quarter and I really felt like it prepped me well for this class. That class had gotten me thinking about all these topics and this class covered how those topics manifest themselves in our society. I find myself analyzing every single tv show, commercial and magazine ad I see for any type of heteronormative stereotyping.. I think everyone around me is starting to get annoyed! But being so aware really makes me feel like I am taking an active role in my life. It is important to question and criticize what we are told to do and why so we don't just mindlessly go through life accepting what is deemed "normal" without any thought.

I would sometimes forget that this was even an english class, not because we did not do a decent amount of writing, but because it seemed like so much more than that. I loved that we were given freedom to write about topics and angles that we felt passionate or strongly about. Being able to make those choices makes writing essays much easier and more interesting. I also enjoyed getting to read some of the other students' work. Given that we all come from different backgrounds and have different opinions we all had slightly different takes on each assignment. I think getting to hear these different perspectives was an important aspect of the class.

Looking back at the blogs that everyone has written, including myself, I can definitely see how it ties in with the class objectives. I think just the simple fact that every one of us had something to write about every single week shows just how infiltrated with these stereotypes our media really is. The blog assignment has obviously caused me to be much more observant and I'm sure it has had the same effect on everyone else. I hope that everyone is able to continue this analytic process and puts the things we have learned into some sort of action.