Category: Discussion 8

• I’ve always adapted to a mentality that “everyone has a different perspective and judgment on certain issues”, the information I retained from this class was very informational and plan to use it in my critical thinking process when evaluating controversial discussion throughout my life. My perspective changed immensely from the first discussion to the very last. The readings provided throughout the course were intense. When the class first began, I never thought that I would be able to grasp the information I was reading. But with the feedback of others helped, sharing their personal insight on the forum from a completely different perspective.
• This Gender Women Studies class has not only been overwhelming but informational. I definitely accomplished a lot throughout my 2 years at BMCC, but this class has definitely left an impact on me. Not only by time management but through the topics that were assigned. I’ve definitely known we can pursue anything you want, once you motivate yourself. Also, society will judge you as much as you want but you need to be true to yourself and stand out no matter what.
• The format of this class was definitely challenging but it was definitely motivating. The time frames within assignments were acceptable. Personally, I like to get my work done before it’s actually due. The assignments due dates were back to back so I didn’t procrastinate, I got right to business once I finished. Thank you professor for this wonderful experience.

I must say that my perspective was different from the beginning to where we are now because I’m the type of person who gets frustrated easily when I don’t understand or can’t do something the right way I’m not saying I did everything perfectly but I can say it made me get out of my comfort zone with conversations about topics I barely speak or give my opinion about. I wouldn’t take out anything, the reading, the writing is what makes interesting the class because you are allowed to express yourself you can show your point of view and also see how others think too. The format was a wonderful and creative way to learn and get us to engage in every reading. I think I learned a lot and in a way, it helped me create new ways of seeing things. This class allowed me to explore content that one as a person who learns from what others do and say but that there is always something beyond everything that people usually say and do in the society we live in. Until now, I was able to connect more with many people around me after reading those stories that put me in the position of thinking about the people I love and how I would have acted while being in them. Taking this class was a very good choice at the end of the day

Coming into this class, I had no idea what to expect. It was definitely. more interesting and intriguing than I initially thought. It has opened my mind and my eyes to a lot of new ideas and ways to view things. I was taken back by a lot of the theories that I didn’t agree with. As a woman I always thought  I was a feminist but after reading those articles I now know that I am not. At least not to the extent some people are. This class has definitely taught me a lot. I think my biggest take away from it will be the importance of our language. How we identify matters way more than I thought it did. Our descriptive words hold a lot more weight in society than before. I don’t think I will talk to people the same way again. With knowledge comes a new level of respect and now knowing what I do, I definitely have a new level of respect for people. I did not like the format of this class. Once I became use to the open lab site it made me miss being on blackboard. I got so many emails form the class and so much spam. Also checking if I uploaded an assignment sent me all over the place. I feel like there was a lot of clicking around, whereas blackboard is one stop. I felt that I had to keep the class tab open on my laptop to remember to login and get the assignments done. I enjoyed the class but the structure did make it difficult to stay motivated.

I am a girl, who has faced a lot of challenges since my childhood especially when it’s about gender equality or getting my right place at my family, among friends. I always wanted to create my own identity. So, when I had to take a writing-intensive class and got the option for the “Gender and Communication” class in this term, I was really interested in the very first place. But I had no idea how the classes would be. I still remember our first discussion of our class which was about our own introduction, that very first discussion developed a lot of thoughts in my mind. I mean all my life the way I had known who I am maybe little bit illusion, a little bit of truth, had a little bit of fact on it and more place to explore myself to create my own identity.

I have learned this from my own experience that if you enjoy what you are doing than you do not feel pressure and you actually love what you are doing that what happen to me during this class. I didn’t feel any pressure like any other class to pass or fail, instead of in every discussion post, or journal, either it’s the reading journal, or going through the discussion of my friends or writing my own discussion/journal I was exploring more of me, I was getting chance to know my classmates through their story though we physically never met. I learned as a girl we face a similar problem, as a colored people we go through different life experience, as some of my male friend’s post, I came to know that not all men mean to be same, they struggle but still remain strong. I came to know it’s not only me who had to develop this feeling of unsecured but there are individual like me who had to develop similar feelings but had to keep fighting so it motivated me to remain strong and remain who am I with proud and fight for my rights, fight for what is right and treat everyone equally. I didn’t realize until this class how unintentionally who could be making other people feel bad or make other unsecured. So, I learn to be more careful with what I do, or what I say.

My all first two paragraphs explain what I learn and that’s what I am taking from this class but one thing in particular that I had taken away from this class is to create my own identity. I learned that its vast to know yourself, but you will know in different phases, your different rule and most importantly you need to humble with everyone. Create mutual understanding either it’s male or female, colored or non, privileged or unprivileged, treat, and get treated as human. You are born as human and you have full rights to live as a human. No one can take away your identity.

This class, we have people from different backgrounds, different countries but yet we came with similar norms and values when it came to creating our identity. We shared the value of being equal, shared the thoughts of treating yourself right and other people right. Like I have mentioned earlier and also, I have made these comments on most of my colleague’s discussion posts that everyone stories have given a new lesson to learn. Has given to know-how on the same thing we can have a different perspective but still, we come to the same conclusion.

Lastly, I would like to thank you Professor Brianne for being very supportive and making us the work that helped to develop our thoughts and create our own identity. Thank you, all my classmates, for sharing your stories, which were personal and very touching. I guess I have not to share any of my fears, or what I felt even to my close friends and family but was able to do here through the discussion post and journal.