Thursday, January 24, 2008
Maybe These Things are Important...
I have never been into watching the news or reading the newspaper and really did not think I was missing out on anything. My thoughts were, “what does something that is happening across the world have anything to do with me?” You might understand why I would feel that way, but what is really sad is that not only is it world issues that I do not know, but local issues as well. In the past couple of years, I have slowly begun to realize these things might be useful to know. One disadvantage of not knowing what is going on in the world is being out of the loop in conversations. I hate just sitting there while people discuss issues and I have no idea what they are talking about. Even if they talk about something that I am against, I do not feel I can say anything because I really do not know the circumstances. These awkward situations first sparked my interest in learning more than what so and so did the past weekend, but not until recently have I had the urge to really go searching. My humanities/global challenge and English 1020 classes have been making me see the importance of local and global issues. There is a lot going on in the world and most of it does affect me and if not, at least something I believe in or someone I know. I want to understand things for myself so I can form my own opinions and get involved. Also, this knowledge helps me find who I am and what I stand for.
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I definetely agree. It is very important to know what is going on. I am the same way. I seem to always have an opinion on an issue, but I can never back up my opinion because I don't take the time to learn about it. I have begun to watch the news some, and now and then I will check the internet. The older I get, the more I want to know what is going on. For some reason, all of these issues seemed so much more important than they did just a year ago.
Sarah I totally understand! I have no idea what Professor Graham is talking about most of the time. We really need to start looking at and watching the news so that we can stay informed and be able to participate in class. I want to be able to know something well enough that I can back it up with facts or logical thinking.
I definately agree with you on the whole not watching the news thing. plus in memphis all the news is is killing and breaking in houses so i just stop watching it cause it always pissed me off. But not knowing what goes on in the world, you are def. left out but i always get up dates every once in a while.
I love these moments in our lives where we feel a huge desire to learn about things that we never thought we would be interested in. Recently, I too have been beginning to think on a more local and global level—about what is happening around me, how it affects me, and what I can do to make a difference. It’s always nice to hear about others getting excited learning, in order to be more informed. Thanks! ☺
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