Saturday, December 10, 2016
Perception Lecture
Perception: The act of perceiving the ways in which we understand.
In this lecture, we learned that there are two forms of Perception:
1. How we see ourselves
2. How others see us
We see ourselves through a psychological perspective meaning that we value ourselves through what we like, how we feel, what we allow, thoughts that we attract in our mind etc.
It is "an awareness derived from our senses" as said in the lesson.
How others see us is in "the ways in which we behave in response to our understanding of things"
Others might create a perception according to our behavior, how we react to different aspects of life such as love for example.
In this lesson we see how the main character Blanche in "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams creates a fantasy for herself in order to block all the misfortunes that have occurred in her life. She perceives herself to be a woman who is adored by all men, by the fancy clothes/jewelry that she wears and how proper she is compared to her brother-in-law Stanley. Stanley on the other hand sees her as a pretentious woman who fakes it to seem as though she is better than everyone else.
In this lesson, I learned that it is important to acknowledge both forms of Perception so that the way we see ourselves does not lead to creating false fantasies and the way others see us keeps us grounded and aware of the reality of our surroundings.
Class Reflection
English Composition 102 by far has been my favorite class this semester. Since the first day of class, I was captivated by Prof. Brady and her loud and energetic personality. I knew from that moment that this would not be any ordinary English class. I enjoyed the fishbowls in class because it allowed the space for everyone to be comfortable and throw in ideas or feed off of one another in an intellectual way. Although I did not talk as much in the fishbowls, I loved to hear other students share and connect their own personal experiences with the short stories and poems that we read.
As a writer, I believe that my writing has improved significantly, to the point where I am able to articulate and develop my ideas clearly as well as provide better analysis in my papers. As a thinker, I have learned in this class to think beyond the surface; to fully read and grasp what an author is trying to convey in their stories and how it can be interpreted in different ways. The short stories that we read this semester were great picks that I thoroughly enjoyed reading and learning about.
What truly resonated with me in this class was how insightful everyone was. The discussions that we had in class were great, and everyone had ideas and personal stories that connected perfectly with the themes. Hearing about Prof. Brady's experiences and the many different places she's been and the many professions she's done inspired me to go out and see the world, take advantage of the time that I have now and wear many hats in my life. I will never forget what she said towards the end of the semester, "Success doesn't come without hard work, if you can read well and write well, you'll do well"... The way she truly cares about her students and the passion that she has for her work I will miss so much. I am so glad that I picked this class!
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