For my last blog post, I thought I would write about the overall semester, and English 460 as a whole. I thought that this was one of the most important classes I have taken during my college career. I really enjoyed each and every one of our discussions, and felt they helped my views on our society in regards to rape. I believe that college campus accounts and cases of rape are very dangerous. They happen so often that it is extremely concerning to me. I feel that not many people know what they are being surrounded by, because it is very under reported. I'm not exactly sure of the statistical data behind sexual harassment and rapes on the WSU campus, however I am curious to find out. I knew of a girl my freshman year, who thought she had been sexually assaulted. This was the only case that I ever heard about at WSU the whole four years that I have been here. I am wondering whether if that is a good thing, or not. It is good that I have heard of so little accounts. However, I wonder how much more is actually going on, and I am just blissfully ignorant to it all.
This class really opened up my eyes to the issue of rape. It also helped me to be more aware of my surroundings. I have thought about my own personal options to avoiding ever getting caught in such a horrid situation. I really liked learning about possible solutions to the overall problems. At times, it looks like our society has made progress in a way, yet it is easy to feel discouraged. If we keep looking for more commonplaces in the world, we may have a fighting chance to run the number of rapes down, exponentially.
My teacher was very knowledgeable on rhetoric, and this made it especially easier to understand and keep up in this class. Overall, I felt that it may have been my favorite class at WSU. Go Cougs!
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