Well, this certainly has been fun. Honestly, this is probably the most interesting engauging english class I've ever been in. No, I'm not just kissing up for a good grade. I really enjoyed the focus on the new media and things more relevant to our society than books that were written one hundred years ago. Not to say that old books can't be relevant and engauging, I personally loved Brave New World, but this divergance was extremely fresh and welcome. I might even miss this next semester when I have no english. Well, not necessarily the six page essays, but the thought and discussion that goes with them.
Speaking of essays, I think i like mine. I found out a lot about the file sharing debate and here people stand on it. I feel like a can make a real argument now when it comes up in conversation. Earlier in my blog I mentioned that I really liked Lessig's book. Now I might as well be married to it. It provided some extremely convincing stats and commentary for this essay. I was seriously interested in the book too though. After I read through the parts that were reletive to my argument, I couldn't help myself. I read the entire book in one sitting (well, most of it. There was a lengthy part in the middle concerning bussiness that didn't make any sense to me). I spent three hours that should have gone toward my essay reading that book. And although I still got the essay done in time, it really would have been nice to finish before 4 AM. Lessig is a smart man, I'll tell you that. I had to alter my argument after reading the book. I originally planned to argue that the files belonged to the people as long as nothing was payed, but that just won't work. It's just wishfull thinking. Neither side is really right in what they're doing, but file sharing is the lesser of two evils. Music is not dying because of file sharers, but the file sharers are really suffering. Theyr'e gettng the equivalent of a life sentance for j walking. It's just not fair.
Soooo.... That's it.
That's all I've got.
...
That can't be true, I have to have something here!
Here we go! Dancing robots!
And with that, I bid you farewell!
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