Final Post

I must say that I have really enjoyed this class. I appreciated being able to talk discuss topics that may not be appropriate in otherwise, such as, gay stigmas, race, gender, and discrimination. I believe it is important to talk and discuss these type of topics in order improve society.
I really enjoyed writing the blogs this semester. Last year for Dr. Spencer’s history and philosophy of sport class, we were given the option to write a journal or have a blog. I chose to use the journal because Im not the type who enjoys criticism. I tend to take negative comments to heart, so in order to protect my thoughts I wrote them in a journal. This year I wanted to step outside of the box, and let others read and give their opinions on my thoughts about things. I would have to say it was not as bad as I thought it would be. I enjoyed the feedback, positive or negative, because it allowed me to see a broader prospective of the topic. Reading other peoples blogs were a positive experience for me too. I enjoyed being able to express my opinions and gave me more avenues to affirm my beliefs. Also, with the blogs that I agreed with, I was able to see more, “ah Ha”, moments, because I found that my classmates either better worded my opinions or had a different thought process of their beliefs.
I really enjoyed all the topics in we discussed in class. There was not one discussion that wasn’t interesting. However, I would have to say that one of the topics I got most involved in was the Indian Wells incident. I couldn’t believe how passionate I became in class. I was very opinionated and very hard time why some people didn’t understand the reasoning’s behind the Williams sister’s protest. After the heated discussion I had a strong impulse to go write on my blog because I had so much to say. That was the first time I really had a passion to write something down, get it all out, to be able to express the ideas running through my head. It was a way to figure it all out, to allow my brain to process the situation and to organize my beliefs into something that made sense. Because of this moment, I would like to keep a journal for myself. I’m not sure if I would like to blog something quit yet, however, I see the positive impacts that writing and idea down could have and I am more than willing to reap the benefits from that.