Thursday, September 26, 2013

wednesday activity response: merrilee viguers


The activity we did on Wednesday was very eye opening I didn’t expect it to impact me as much as it did. Usually when I watch film clips in any kind of class they are a snooze-fest and I can barely watch for the entire clip. However in this feature it was interesting and really got me thinking about how everyone perceives things differently; especially different countries. The filming of Iraq and how the war and violence was perceived over there compared to over here was fascinating. Like I never actually tried to consider what it must have been like for the civilians living there to be in a constant state of fear as the war went on. I was also shocked at the propaganda clips shown by the press it was weird seeing the United States being portrayed in such a gruesome and abusive way. Americans looked like the bad guys which led me to question what it must have been like for the Iranians on 9-11. Where they as shocked and distraught as we are? Also why do they how so much and gore on the news/tv?

I didn’t really understand the last activity with the scoring process and what it meant. However, the questions made me realize how much I have in life and how much I take it for granted.     
-Merrilee Viguers

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