Humanities 1100
Reflection on Learning
What I have learned taking this humanities course is that there are many questions that people have in this world and that there are just as many, if not more answers to those questions. I have also discovered that there are no real right or wrong answers to these questions, only differences of opinion. I have learned that cultures and the way people grow up have a big impact on their thinking, and cause them to interpret things very differently.
I originally took this class just for the credit hours I needed in order to graduate, but the more I learned in this class the more I found it an eye opening experience. I enjoyed listening to the differences of opinions from other students in our weekly discussions. I enjoyed learning how different people viewed the same topics in different or similar ways. I found the way I thought changing over time and discovered that when thinking about an issue I was digging deeper and asking more questions.
As a result of the assignments, activities, and readings I have done throughout the class how might I approach certain topics differently in the future? I think that over all critical thinking has probably been the best skill that I have learned from this course. It allows the rare opportunity to take a step back from a situation and figure out for yourself what it is you should take from the information given and not ask questions. I admit that in the past I was one of those people who would take the information at face value and just accept what I was told. Humanities have given me the skills to think outside the box and really take a look at the issues behind the information, to ask questions for myself and dig deeper until I find those answers.
I was asked to reflect on my thoughts with regard to freedom and responsibility as well as an individual responsibility to society and what it means to be a good citizen. I have stated before that I believe that I am a good citizen in that I am not a bad citizen. A good citizen adheres to the laws of the nation in so far as the law is just. Before taking this course the thought would never have occurred to me to question about whether a law was just or not, and if it had I would not have stood against it. That has changed after taking this course. There are unjust laws, but instead of attempting to persuade people until a majority of people see injustice and demand change, it is incumbent upon individuals to actively disobey unjust laws despite the costs of disobedience and discord. I also found that we as a country have taken our freedom of being able to fight such issues for granted. I have, since taking this class come to see freedom as the natural state of man until another person is involved. I have also learned that it is important to understand that freedom and rights are not the same thing.
What I have learned taking this humanities course is that there are many questions that people have in this world and that there are just as many, if not more answers to those questions. I have also discovered that there are no real right or wrong answers to these questions, only differences of opinion. I have learned that cultures and the way people grow up have a big impact on their thinking, and cause them to interpret things very differently.
I originally took this class just for the credit hours I needed in order to graduate, but the more I learned in this class the more I found it an eye opening experience. I enjoyed listening to the differences of opinions from other students in our weekly discussions. I enjoyed learning how different people viewed the same topics in different or similar ways. I found the way I thought changing over time and discovered that when thinking about an issue I was digging deeper and asking more questions.
As a result of the assignments, activities, and readings I have done throughout the class how might I approach certain topics differently in the future? I think that over all critical thinking has probably been the best skill that I have learned from this course. It allows the rare opportunity to take a step back from a situation and figure out for yourself what it is you should take from the information given and not ask questions. I admit that in the past I was one of those people who would take the information at face value and just accept what I was told. Humanities have given me the skills to think outside the box and really take a look at the issues behind the information, to ask questions for myself and dig deeper until I find those answers.
I was asked to reflect on my thoughts with regard to freedom and responsibility as well as an individual responsibility to society and what it means to be a good citizen. I have stated before that I believe that I am a good citizen in that I am not a bad citizen. A good citizen adheres to the laws of the nation in so far as the law is just. Before taking this course the thought would never have occurred to me to question about whether a law was just or not, and if it had I would not have stood against it. That has changed after taking this course. There are unjust laws, but instead of attempting to persuade people until a majority of people see injustice and demand change, it is incumbent upon individuals to actively disobey unjust laws despite the costs of disobedience and discord. I also found that we as a country have taken our freedom of being able to fight such issues for granted. I have, since taking this class come to see freedom as the natural state of man until another person is involved. I have also learned that it is important to understand that freedom and rights are not the same thing.
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