Rico72, 5/3

I thought our final class was a great way to end the semester. It was an interesting excersise that I've never experienced before. It was interesting to hear new people in the class speaking, and the point of view of students and how the readings related to them individually. It also seemed valuable as it felt like Dr. Casey was showing us how we have all learned from this semester and can give new and valuable interpretations on these theorists.

One of the most important things discussed was the idea of feminists and the stereotype surrounding them. I think it's really interesting how feminists are portrayed in such a negative way, yet when we look at our own beliefs, most of us agree with what feminists are fighting for. As mentioned in class, in CMC 200 we read a book titled Getting Off which discusses the porn industry and the authors hope to eliminate the concept of "masculinity." This can be seen as being dominant over others, including women. The author wants us to stop trying to be men and just be human beings. It was interesting to see that some people agreed with this while others felt it was not possible or not the issue. I personally think that it should not/can not be eliminated but re-defined. There are differences between men and women but that does not make one superior to the other. Masculinity should be seen as a way to use the differences to benefit everyone.

This is one of the many valuable things I have learned through out the semester. The class was able to not only teach us how our world has changed over the years, but what continues to change (or stay the same) as we move into the future. One of the most interesting things discussed was Adorno's theories that none of us are individuals because we define ourselves with what we own. Although I never really thought about this, everything we own or define ourselves with is someone else's idea. Will we ever be able to change this? I don't think so, but we can at least try to create something others will remember. This should be our goal as we leave college and make our place in the world.