Final Presentation

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Reflection of Course

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Technology!

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Technology

Online learning is very different than in person learning because you are pretty much on your own. Taking an online class seems to make you less responsible in completing the assignments then actual class courses that are due in class. Although there was always an assignment due every week I can become a habit to the assignment hours before it is due. As well as you can get ahead in turning in assignments. A benefit in an online class is that you have more than the usual time to complete the assignment. A challenge is that sometimes things are not understood or clearly explained and cannot rely in asking the instructor to show me or explain in person. Even though we can email the instructor via email it still takes time to wait for a response and it is not the same then having it explain face to face. The technologies that we used in this semester were ok I really do not fell any technology was beneficial in this course. The blogger was not really a benefit because I felt it can be used for other students to peek around others work an get information from them instead of actually putting effort into the assignment. Tends to be a way for people to really on others work in case they were not able to read the novels or documents we had to read for certain assignments. The only technology that help me a lot in this course was being able to download most of the text through kindle fire for free. It really helps that in this course we had links that would take us directly to the kindle fire version meaning it was free and had to avoid paying over ten dollars in order to complete an assignment. This is something that I will be using more in other classes. Every time I have a certain piece of a document or a book to analysis I would make sure that instead of going out and buying the certain document that is required to look it up and see if it is offer for free. Overall taking an only class requires a lot of knowledge for it eventually you will find it’s tricks to it.

Revising

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When it comes to writing I feel that either I need to know what I am writing or I don’t. The times that I know what I am writing about I tend to do good because I have so much to talk about that I add all the details that are part of my writing. When I do not know what am writing about I know that my paper will make no sense and will be confuse have way and start repeating my words. I usually like to summarize and do a cluster to make sure what the points I want to talk about are. Revising is not really my friend. I know that it is the best thing to do to be successful in writing I try my best to take my paper to get revised but someone else and not myself because if I revise it will be perfect for me. When other people read my writing they are able to comment and tell me my mistakes. For Essay number 3, I did not get the chance to take it to the writing center and get it revised but I got my boyfriend to read it and point out the mistakes or the parts where my essay did not make sense. Revising is always the best route to go when it comes to writing essay that are longer than 3 pages because there is so much to be put on longer papers and sometimes you feel you going the right way when in reality you’re not.

Fear of Death

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If we only knew what happens after death. But why worry about death now when you should be focusing about present time and enjoy life. In the book White Noise by Don DeLillo, the fear of death plays throughout the entire book. Jack and his wife Bebette are always wondering who would be the first one to die. As the story goes on, Jack and Babette both find out that they can possibly die sooner than the other. As much as each of them tends to be strong and not make it seem that they fear death in reality they are both scared to be the first one to die. “Babette and I have turned our lives for each other’s thoughtful regard, turned them in the moon light in our pale hands, spoken deep into the night about fathers and mothers, childhood, friendships, awakening, old loves, old fears, (except fear of death).” (Page 30). Both Jack and Babette fear death fear the unknown.  Part of the human condition is to want to know and understand what is going on around us why things happen and death plays part of the questions that go through people’s head.  Everyone would like to know what happens after death and whether a person goes to heaven or hell. American’s risk of fear due to their emotions and always wonder their beliefs of death. 

The (Super) Marketplace of Images: Television As Unmediated Meditation In Delillo's White Noise

This article was writting by John N. Duvall a English professor at Purdue University. This article is based in how the fear of death that Jack and Baba have through out White Noise. The article is showing how the German fascism and contemporary America culture has a big role through out the book. " This failure underscores the key differences between Hitler's fascism and American proto-fascim: ideology ceases to be a conscious choice, as it was for the National Socialists, and instead becomes in contemporary America more like the Althusserian notion of ideology as unconscious system of representation." (page 433) Another thing that this article talks about is how the postmodern media is seen in many moments in the book. Watching television was important to Babette since she demanded family gather to watch television on fridays. Her demand of watching television is seen as another reason why she fears death since "Every day on the newa there's another toxic spill." (Page 439) One of the main focuses seen through out the book is how death is fear. Death and television are compared " The heart of the tv man's anger is for those who experience "real"; that is, as part of our cultural repertoire,people know, like the tv man, that the media is suppose to be interested in marketing disaster."(page 438) Through out the article Duvall brings out points in how the the media and death are used through out the book and are the reasons why the characters fear death.

After reading this Article I was able to see more about the book then what I had an idea of. I would had never put the whole friday night television dates Baba would planned for and how all the things around were the cause to why death was feard through out the book. Also how the credit issue and how Jack would use his credit card to shop around to make him feel better and not like a poor person.
This article would be a good help for essay number 3. Their is so much that is understood of the things and reasons for events happening through out the book.

Citation Source:
Duvall, John N. THE(SUPER) MARKETPLACE OF IMAGES:
TELEVISION AS UNMEDIATED MEDITATION IN DeLILO'S WHITE NOISE
White Noise New York City: Penguin Group 1998. 432-455.Print

Spoiler Alert

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When I started reading this book I felt confused but little by little I was able to understand it. Even though sometimes I am confused I get back to it. I must admit I am hooked to the book! So I am almost done reading the book but I muist admit I was surprise to find out Baba's secret. Once you get to part III you will find out why Baba has been acting different and the things she is has done to this cause. I was surprise because when I started reading the book I had a feeling Jack would have an affair since he is always very descrifull about all the women around him in how atracting and beautiful they are. Both Denise and Jack had an idea that Baba was hiding something do to the change. You will find out why Baba is always chewing gum. I hope I didn't spoile it too much but I am excited to see whether Jack will get over the situation and if they will end up getting a divorce or stay toether.