Week fifteen post

This class was the first online class I have taken. The technology piece was a lot different than what I was use to. Online learning was very different from learning in person. It had its challenges and its benefits. When it comes to an English class, I found learning online to be much better. In person learning for me was much more tolling than online. From this class I have learned more about taking online classes and how they can benefit the way I learn. I learned some new ways to go about finding sources and different resources to use in order to do my best in the class.

About Revisions

In the beginning of this semester I didn't do a revision and my grade suffered for it. On the second essay I decided to have a friend and a learning coach revise my essay which helped a lot. This time around I sent in an essay to the professor and to the friend and learning coach in hopes that I will be able to boost my grade once more. After some trial and error with revisions I have decided I should keep doing them. I came to this conclusion because when I write I only see what I meant to say and how it sounded in my mind. However, when someone else reads this they might not know how I am thinking. When I have other people look at my essays they point out things I could make stronger and parts I should change in order to get my message across more clearly.

                                                   John Wilson Bengough, died 1923

White Noise Thesis paragraph

Don DeLillo’s book White Noise is a satire of a plethora of themes and motifs. From American family life to academia he pokes fun at various aspects of life and death. Religion is a significant target of his satirical opinions. Through out the novel he creates outrageous scenes that reflect on ridiculous human behaviors regarding religion and spirituality. Whether it’s having a spiritual experience through visiting a barn or finding peace at the simplicity of an ATM machine DeLillo is constantly poking at certain human beliefs. One possible reason for his writing on this topic is the massive change in human behavior that occurred due to the technological explosion in the 1980s when he wrote White Noise.