Suffice to say, I was rather taken aback by the first weeks readings considering their nature. Over the four texts and one video it felt as though, as the reader, I was being almost attacked. With the recurring notion of ‘give up on your dreams’ as well as ‘your opinions of what you want are wrong’, I thought this was a strange choice to have at the very beginning of a course, as that it may deter students from their goals or even the course itself.
However, I fount that that was not the message nor the intention of these texts. Upon reflection I found the readings to be quite inspiring; asking students to not be so singular minded in their aspirations, but to be open to more possibilities, allowing new interests to grow and flourish, then learning to apply yourself and your new-found talents in new and different areas relevant to said interests.

With this in mind I decided to take a new stance on the beginning of my course; to become less reliant and interested in one mode of media and to apply myself to as many areas as possible. Thanks cynicism, you proved rather helpful this time.