The movie "Shattered Glass" was alot better than i expected. It showed how the journalism/communication world transpires when there are real life conflicts. The main character Stephen Glass, was under enormous amounts of pressure from his classes and his job, the New Republic magazine. He made the decision to fabricate stories and evidence to keep up with this grueling work load. Eventually it all caught up to him and he was found out. Glass was under huge amounts of scrutiny and kept digging himself in deeper holes by lying more. He ended up getting fired from his job, and starting a new life. The main thing i got out of this was if you do get caught doing something wrong, fess up right away. The consequences are way worse in the long run. This was surprisingly a good movie which had me on the edge of my seat. I would definitely recommend it to any aspiring journalists.
This English class was a great 4th quarter class because of how independent it was. It allowed you to work at your own pace while learning new material. I also thought how the class integrated art elements such as photoshops with written assignments like the stories was great. It allowed for variety and never really made the class boring. Lastly, I thought the movie we watched at the end was good because it linked what we did in class. I'm extremely glad i took this class because i learned many things along with having fun.
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