Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Open Blog

Blog on anything you want to. Remember, if you have 15 or more posts, you get full credit.

14 comments:

Winslow said...

This shall be my last blog.
This has been a good class. I know a lot more about politics now. I know that I will avoid it like the plague. Just kidding. One of the main things I learned is that you really need to respect other people's views and opinions because they are just as passionate as the next person.
I enjoyed all the guest speakers in this class. Thanks Matt for having an awesome class. I guess I will see you all around.

FroggieFlip said...

I am not so happy that this class is going to end. It has been one of my favorite classes. I admit that when I signed up for the class this last summer, I thought that I would really hate this class. I am so glad that this was not the case.

I really appreciate having Matt as my teacher. I hope that other students get to learn from him as well. Good luck in life.

Amanda E. said...

I have some technical feedback about the blog, in case Matt does get to teach next semester.

I like the blogs at wordpress a lot more than here at blogspot, and I think that if you used Wordpress in the future, you could enable the ability to tag each post with different topics, which would make writing (and tracking) things easier. For example, I'd like to be able to see how many blog posts I've done so I can make sure I have all 15. On Wordpress, I could have had my own tag, so I can filter all posts I had posted on, and then count from there. You can also tag by topic, so if I wanted to go back and see how many times we talked about gay marriage, that would be easy to find.

Additionally, the owner of the blog can register allowed posters to the blog, so if there were people who always wanted to suggest new posts, they could login using their email addresses to post directly to the blog. Obviously, this should only be used for trusted members of the class.

Regardless of format, I enjoyed having the blog here for us to use. I thought it was a great supplement to what we discussed in class.

Anonymous said...

This is my fifteenth post! (matt, if you didn't see 15 i promise they are there i just went back through and counted them all).
So this is my farewell post. I really enjoyed this class! I am not a political person at all or i should say i wasn't at the start of this class but i would consider myself a lot more politcally minded and have formed my own views and opinions. so Thank you mr. Bunker! :)

Anonymous said...

I'm pretty sure I have over 15 posts so I will post this just in case. This class has been a lot of fun, for the msot part. I liked the debates and class discussions, and also the debates we went to. Some of the blogs I had fun with, but some were kinda lame (no offense). I have definitely learned A TON about politics in this class and it's opened up my mind quite a bit. I hope you don't hate me Bunker for opposing your opinions time after time! But thank you for everything!

Anonymous said...

Hey matt this class has been awesome and i sure hope that you get to teach next semester and if you do please keep my email and tell me what site you are going to put the blog on because i think it would be nice to stay up with the times because this class is the only time i get any type of whats going on in the political world. Anyway thank you for putting on such an enjoyable class it was the only time out of the week where i was actually excited to come to class and im excited for this wednesdays party.

Anonymous said...

after taking this class i feel that i am a little bit more knowledgeable about politics but not much ..... I mean i came to class and tried to get into conversations and i just couldn't ....i guess i did learn one thing I'm not gonna grow up to be a politican

Anonymous said...

I'm very politically challenged. This subject is something that just doesn't click as fast for me, but I have to say I have learned a lot from this class. I came into the class needing the credit, but after the first 2 class discussions I realized that I wanted to leave knowing that I would understand this subject and change something within myself. Taking this course during the election was also a great opportunity - I'm leaving this class stronger because I know what I believe in and what I'm most proud of is that I voted for the first time because of the encouragement from the class.

Anonymous said...

Now that I have caught up on my blogs I will wish you all farewell. It has been an interesting class and I must say that I learned a lot. It was a lot of fun to hear and argue about everyone's opinion because it's nice to see what other people think about important issues.
Matt this was by far my favorite class that I have taken and I want to thank you for making it interesting, I never thought that I would really get into politics but now I can see how I can change my life and others through it. This was a fun class and I hope to see some of you guys in future classes.

Anonymous said...

I would like to thank everyone who participated in the blog and in discussions in class. I think it is a credit to us and our nation that we can feel free to have discussions as we heve. I have learned a lot in this class and can honestly say that is one of the best classes I have had. Thank you Matt for sharing your love of politics with us.

Anonymous said...

Well, This class has been so good for evaluating my true feelingson issues. My ideas have not changed much, but I now understand the issues I believe in much better! Matt, Freaking awesome class bud! Your enthusiasm for pol sci is intriguing to watch in class! I love it.
For all the B.O supporters, good luck. Watch shit just hit the ole fan. We are waddling around in crap from bushy boy, now be prepared to drown in it. Hopefully more people will open their eyes to the evil conspirators who surround us in politics. I thoroughly enjoyed this class!!!

Trevor Baty said...

Hey everyone and especially matt,
Hey I loved this class and now I actually think I want to change my major to political science.. I thought everyones views even when they were opposed to mine were great, again i say i really enjoyed this class. Jillian and Priscilla even tho i really dont think you like me and know you really disagree with my views I would just like to tell you I enjoyed your company (even tho you can "see" right through me, I bet you didn't see that), and thank you for your opinions. Thanks everyone

Anonymous said...

I don't know how many blogs I've posted but thought I should give a farewell. This was an awesome class. It taught mr that even though I disagree with almost all of you, I should still respect your opinions.

I really enjoyed hearing and seeing how others feel about politics and political issues. Hope everybody has a merry Christmas!

Matt...thanks again. This was an awesome class.

Anonymous said...

I also really learned a great deal from this class. I now really understand what is happening with negative politics! I also have a much better understanding of lobbying, committees who debate bills and try and get that made into laws! I have benefited greatly from the class and all of your efforts Matt!
Thanks to everyone who contributed in the class discussions- it was my favorite part of class! Best wishes to you all in your pursuits~