In this blog post, I will share my thoughts and answers on the film “The Mask You Live In” that we watched on our own. In a society where media is one of the most effective/persuasive factors on us, the message we receive behind this film is that a man’s masculinity lie in his actions like violence which is harming our generations to come.
How does the argument in the film make you feel (impact on your being)? As a male, I can relate to this video much more than the previous video “Miss Representation”. As a freshman in college, I can relate more of this video to my middle school and high school days rather than to my current situation in college. Through my grade school days, I heard a lot of “man up” and “be a man” phrases being used between friends, to star fights, or to even peer pressure someone into doing something. Also, as a student athlete, I can recall my coaches using those phrases in talks before games. Therefore, I think it can be used negatively in some situations but also positively in other situations. Of course, using those phrases to start up a fight is a negative use, however, boys and men, usually still fall in that trap. They feel like their manhood is on the line if they don’t “man up” and fight or do what’s being demanded from them they will lose that manhood or status. How does the argument in the film make you think (impact on your knowing)? The statistics in the film completely stunned me from the knowing perspective of the story, similar to the film “Miss Representation”. I did not think there were that many young men in the United States significantly affected by this cause. Expressing emotion should not be a shameful thing. All humans have emotions, whether it is expressed in private or public, whether it’s kept inside or shown. Young men, tend to think that expressing emotions is something that will take from their manhood or masculinity. This leads to unwanted negative results. According to the film, “Less than fifty percent of boys and men with mental health challenges seek help.” As a young man, I was unaware and did not expect the numbers to be this high. Also, according to the film, “Everyday three or more boys commit suicide in the United States” Surprisingly, this was lower than my expectations. It is something I am happy about but also sad because it is still occuring. This could easily be stopped by starting from the youngest of our boys and girls. How does the argument in the film make you want to make change (impact on your doing)? There is so much I would like to change after the negative information I consumed from this video. I did not feel like my close friends were suffering from these kinds of emotions. However, this video made me unsure because some people might keep their emotions inside and completely refuse to share or talk about it with their close circle due to fear of their reaction. I hope to see in the future, specific hotlines and programs specifically for early grade schools to help aid students and reduce the overwhelming effects of this case.
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In this blog post, I will share my thoughts and answers on the film “Miss Representation” that we watched in class. In a society where media is one of the most effective/persuasive thing on us, the message we receive from the film a message that states a woman’s value lies in her youth, beauty, and body rather than in her capacity as a leader.
How does the argument in the film make you feel (impact on your being)? The argument in the film impacts my being in many ways. Watching the film gave me a whole other side of view on the media nowadays. I think I can relate more on social media specifically because of the amount of usage I spend on my phone rather than what I spend on Television. After watching the film, I started to realize and relate more things to what I consumed from the film. For instance, how this video with a pretty lady got more views than this man. I started to connect things back to the film which started to make more sense to me. I also believe this plays a role on men. Some of my close friends look at social media and “want to be” like that or this. I think people start to value themselves differently without realizing it. You choose how to look at people in the media and how you value them and yourself. How does the argument in the film make you think (impact on your knowing)? The argument in the film had an astonishing impact on my knowing. I did not think there was that much context behind it. The film even showed how it affects politics which I never thought it did. Also the statistics that were stated in the film, were tremendously surprising. “Seventy eight percent of girls hate their bodies by the age of fifteen. Sixty five percent have an eating disorder. Seventeen percent cut themselves, and the number of cosmetic surgeries quadrupled on women ages seventeen from 1997 and 2007 and have increased six fold since. Woman are fifty six percent of the population, yet only seventeen percent of Congress, and only one women is on the board of Fox News out of fifteen.” If I was to guess some statistics on this topic before watching the film I would be completely wrong. How does the argument in the film make you want to make change (impact on your doing)? The impact this film makes me want to change is to make sure I don’t do the same. I plan on being much more careful around my surroundings in terms of giving everyone the same value as much as I am capable of. Valuing people differently based on certain circumstances is a big part of this argument. This plays a big role in society and will affect many generations to come. I do believe it is slowly changing for the better which is still not acceptable. It should not take us this long to learn to not value people based on their body, beauty, age, etc. My blog posts have a variety of different focuses. First, it’s for us writers in the class to express our emotions and memories through our writings and share it within the discourse community. Also how these three texts What is Literacy? (James Paul Gee), We Are Many (Pablo Neruda), and Our Discourse Community Values speak to the identity of our discourse community.
During my reading on “What is literacy? (James Paul Gee)” it stated that “Discourses are inherently “ideological”. They crucially involve a set of values and viewpoints in terms of which one must speak and act, at least while being in the discourse; otherwise one doesn't count as being in it.” From this quote, I learned that it relates to the identity of our discourse community in many ways. Our discourse community is very similar to this. When we get in groups in class and discuss a topic together as each person shares his or her point of view is being part of a discourse community. When a student posts their blog posts on their website, at least four other people will be able to read it and respond to it by relating, agreeing, disagreeing, or even complementing. That is also being involved in a discourse community. However, if you don't post, you won’t count as being in the discourse community because there is no sharing between you and the community. As I was reading “We Are Many” (Pablo Neruda) The following two sentences stood out to me. “While I am writing, I am far away; and when I come back, I have already left. I should like to see if the same thing happens to other people as it does to me, to see if as many people are as I am, and if they seem the same way to themselves.” This quote shows how important and effective our blog posts. Each student can check another student's work at anytime. This helps the student out significantly. If I get stuck on something while writing, I can go check what my other classmates did and I can do the same in my way. This is a great way to enhance the discourse community and enhance the skills of the writers in the class. The last reading I did was on the text “Our Discourse Community Values” which sets down the basics and gives an example of relatively how the discourse community should be like in the classroom and on our websites. During my reading of the values, this specific value stood out to me the most “Conceptualize discourse communities as social networks that frame the ethics, expectations, and exigencies of stakeholders who use situated languages to bond with others and to make meaning” In other words, a discourse community contains a group of people that are involved with one another and contribute to the community to make meaning. This relates to our class and how each individual takes part in the discourse community by posting blogs, attending class, posting blog assignments, and even communicating through blog comments or verbally in class. Home Page Well-Being Assessment: Functioning
Why Assessment Summary: First, my quote needs to be fixed. Second, I need to upload a picture of myself involved in some sort of writing. Last, I need to change my third intrinsic goal. How Assessment Summary: I intend on fixing my home page by 3-15-19. About Page Well-Being Assessment: Functioning/Flourishing Why Assessment Summary: First, I need to upload a picture. Second, I have to change my link to my blog post page. How Assessment Summary: I intend on fixing my home page by 3-15-19. Contact Page Well-Being Assessment: Flourishing Why Assessment Summary: I have completed all of the requirements on this page. How Assessment Summary: Completed. Narrative Project Well-Being Assessment: Sustaining. Why Assessment Summary: I need to space my paragraphs, link my blog posts #3,4,5,7, and talk a little bit about each post. I also need to include a sentence to introduce my draft. How Assessment Summary: I will complete my changes by 3-15-19. Research Project Well-Being Assessment: Suffering Why Assessment Summary: I need to type a 250 word preface, upload a picture, and put a quote. How Assessment Summary: I will complete this page by 3-15-19. Blog Page Well-Being Assessment: Functioning/Flourishing. Why Assessment Summary: I have completed all of the assigned blog assignment. I only need to add an image to the page. How Assessment Summary: Mostly done, only need to upload a picture by 3-15-19. In blog assignment #7, I will be doing a midterm reflection through the video below on my first half of the semester, in my English Composition 1 class. I answered questions that have to do with reflective writing and how it changed my writing so far in the course. |
AuthorMustafa Al-Qaraghuli “Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.”
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