Course Reflection

To say that this course hasn't effected me at all, would be a bold face lie. Not only was this English class my only interesting class, it effected me in numerous ways. I have never been in a class where I have had to develop my opinions so vividly. Not only was I forced to learn the skill of critically writing with scholarly sources, I now have a new outlook on the ethical world of animals in our society. From having to explain why I viewed animals as a lesser being, to rationalizing why I actually consume animal flesh, this course has attempted and started to make me view my entire relationship with all animals in a new way. Hearing opposing view points from famous writers like Peter Singer and Tom Regan was fascinating. Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer is probably the text that I can say honestly changed me. This book came so full circle for me, and was a perfectly fitting end to the class. It encompassed everything we had learned and discussed through out the course and really drove home the point that I had been contemplating the entire semester. We are the enemy, not the animals, and if we don't change quickly, we won't have anything left on this earth to change.