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1.  This class helped me become more aware of the world around me.  I used to read only news that pertained to criminal activity that took place only in the US.  Now I read other articles that show what goes on in other parts of the world and how America is involved.  I have noticed that we are involved in a lot of foreign affairs and it makes me wonder if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.  I also learned from writing these blogs that you really have to look at both sides of the story.  I formed my opinion and stuck with it but the opposing view always made me think about my choice a lot harder.

2. The new skills that I have learned from this class are to always look at the opposing view.  Everyone has an opinion and it is only fair to look at both sides.  If we make judge things too quickly then we will surely lose out on something.  We can make ourselves look like fools from not getting all the facts and forming an opinion too fast.  It also doesn’t hurt to ask questions, this way you can become more rounded. 

3.  I learned that I have a lot to say when it came to these articles.  Currently I don’t vote, but am highly opinionated.  I never paid too much attention to politics and what’s in the news.  My husband is the complete opposite of me and found the articles I had to write about very interesting.  He helped me to become more interested and to have conversations about more important things.  Now we can discuss a lot of different topics and share our opinions to each other.  My performance as a student has always been pretty much focused.  I tend to dedicate myself to my assignments and stress the importance of getting good grades.

4. The only thing that made this class a little difficult was getting my assignments turned in on time.  It is hard enough working 40 hours a week and then having to have an assignment due on a Friday.  I had no time to catch my breath sometimes and expecting my first child didn’t make it any easier.  I wish that the assignments were due on Sunday only because when you work mon-fri it’s nice to come home and forget everything and then wake up fresh on Saturday and then start the homework. 

5.  The skill that I got from this class was the ability to look at the opposing side.  It is hard to take into consideration what someone else has to say once you form an opinion.  I will open my mind a little wider before I give my final answer.

6.  My favorite topic to write about hands down was the death penalty.  I work at a bank and everyone knows the dangers that can come with that.  In between customers I was always looking at the mass most wanted or America’s most wanted websites.  There are so many criminals out that and I feel that some of them get off too easy.  We have so much improved technology that it should be impossible to make a mistake, and yet we have so many unsolved cases and families torn apart becuase of unanswered questions.  Why should criminals have the right to live when their victims had to suffer? We are granting them a longer life and taking away from people in need.  All the money that gets put into housing a criminal could help a poor struggling family.