Final Remarks

Overall I have taken a lot from this class. At first I thought this class would be a "blow off" class in which I would be able to breeze through and not take anything form. The first day of class changed my mind about that very fast. This class has been by far the most diverse class I have ever taken. In the class, there were people from all different backgrounds and cultures. With the class being structured around discussion I was able to get the perspective from many different people.



Before this class I was very close minded and was very set in my ways. Now I am more better educated on the subjects of race gender and media and am more open to other ideas. I really feel like I am leaving this class a better person with a better understanding of other races, cultures and the other gender. My previous lack of sensitivity and understanding of others before was a mere lack of education.



The knowledge I have gained in this class has been very eye opening and had allowed me to take a completely different perspective towards those who are different than me. I think that if everybody was forced to take this class we would all graduate more prepared for the real world and know how to accept others in a more respectful way.



Although there is still a huge problem with diversity in the media, we have made huge strides. The information in our projects alone shared enough information in regards to media's impact on race and gender to teach this class. In these projects we were required to independently study this matter allowing us to get a real life view of how the media continues to favor certain parties. Example: http://newsok.com/police-2-year-olds-injuries-not-caused-only-by-kick-from-horse/article/3366585?custom_click=lead_story_photo (featured article on newsok.com). When looking at the history of this impact of the media it is obvious that there is still a long way to go in diversifying the media but huge strides have been made over the last 50 years. http://www.gmu.edu/thinklearn/images/m-livas.jpg



I am still not extremely crazy about blogging but I understand the purpose. To truly understand the impact media has on race and gender, one must become the media. Blogging is the easiest way for students to consistently do so. On top of that it gives us an opportunity to get to know the opinions of our peers and to express our opinions in return.



As previously said, I have really enjoyed everything learned in this class. I really feel like I am better for taking this class. At one point I thought about dropping this class but I'm now really glad stuck it out. Although I probably wont make an A in RGM, RGM has better prepared me to succeed in future classes and endeavors.