ATA5
I expected to feel good after doing good deeds for people so I wouldn’t say I exactly learned that; but, I rediscovered the joy that doing good deeds brings. I was able to reflect upon myself while doing this assignment. I learned that I want to overcome my fear of talking to strangers so I can make more connections. I was motivated from this assignment to incorporate good deeds into my everyday life. I’ve done similar experiences like this in other classes – social experiment type assignments. For example, in one of my classes my professor wanted the students to engage in behaviors that were not the social norm (i.e. standing too close to someone in an elevator) and record what happened. I did the same social norm breaking assignment for this class too for Module 10. This assignment was personally relevant to me because it encouraged me to make a small life change.
I chose this picture for my representative visual image because I related this assignment to module 10 (breaking a social norm) and this is the picture I used for module 10.
I chose this picture to represent my personal takeaway because I want to do more good deeds and live more positively since doing the assignment.
ATA4
I learned more about myself from this assignment, specifically what I value the most in my relationship. I was a little surprised to learn that my “Mania” score was higher than I would’ve thought, but as I reflected upon my actions, I could see why. This assignment reminded me of the assignment we did earlier this semester about music and values. This is because both assignments made me think about what I value and how it affects my relationship. This assignment was personally relevant to me because I am getting married soon and I think it would be a good idea for my fiance to take the “Styles of Love” score, and we could bond over discussing our scores.
I chose this photo for my personal takeaway because I was surprised at my mania score.
ATA3
I learned from writing assignment three that I have not thought deeply about the question on whether racism and racial slurs can be separated. Ultimately I concluded that you cannot separate the two but, it is interesting to think that there are people who think that it is acceptable to use a racial slur and not think they are racist. I learned that anger plays a big role in the actions a person of authority chooses to take. I do think that Richards was acting out of anger and I never thought of the idea that he could not be racist, just angry, until the prompt presented the question. This prompt was personally relevant to me because I have family members who I deem slightly racist. They have used a racial slur while at the same time denying the accusation that they are racist. Through writing this paper, I have solidified my thought that using a racial slur makes you racist, even if it is low on the spectrum.
I chose this picture because I think it represents the cognitive dissonance the comedian experienced in his show.
I chose this photo because it represents the hurt that people experience from racial slurs which I have determined makes a person racist and is my personal takeaway from this assignment.
ATA2
I learned more about myself from this assignment by reflecting on past experiences I’ve had, captured through photographs. When I was writing in my paper about the distinction between past and present self, I remembered talking about the same topic in a philosophy class I took. In the philosophy class we were talking about how an individual knows that they are the same individual they were five years ago if they could remember themselves five years ago or something along those lines. It made me think about how important memory is when thinking about our self identity and how the past self influences the present self but there is also a distinction. This assignment was personally relevant to me because it made me reflect on myself and what the things are that I think define me.
