Musing

In this world of constant acceleration we people fail to always review the results of our hard work. On the rare occasion that we do we often realize all that we have accomplished and feel much more satisfied following the reflection. I may not be able to speak for everyone but I can see how my internet habits and perhaps even my critical thinking has changed thanks to the work I have put into this Honors English class thus far.

I began this class extremely worried about how I would do and if I would even learn anything I didn't already know. Thankfully my anxiety has settled for I have learned much about this new age of writing. From the readings and the required blog post I have learned to better adapt to the type of literacy that is required now days. For one example I am now able to process virtual readings better; instead of just reading the words I now read between the lines just like I would do in a book. Another is that I have been able to write down my thoughts into a nice steady flow of words because I have read so many articles from the internet their writing techniques have been transposed into mine now.

I guess though what I am really trying to say through all these words is that I have matured as a reader and writer thanks to the analysis of the readings such as the ones from Sullivan, Hedges, and Thompson. I think the reason for this is because they brought several questions to my attention. The major ones being: "How is literacy defined?"; “What is the internet doing to us?"; "How could this change effect us?" I still have no answer to these questions but I do have a better understanding of how the internet may negatively or positively affect me. I believe this makes me more aware and less likely to suffer negative effects and continue to use the internet and everything it has to offer to my advantage.