FINAL BLOG POST

This class was by far the most energetic, fun class I have taken at UT. I had so much fun doing the group project's with my partners and I was able to get to know them better. I enjoyed doing the map of UT on campus as well as going downtown with my group to do the Vine project. We watched some great movies in this class that taught me a lot about the Internet. Technology keeps advancing everyday and society will advance along with it. I would definitely recommend this class! The course was fun and Professor Cox-Brown is amazing!

Letters to a Young Contrarian: Takeaways

I found this book to be a very hard read and I do not continue to finish it. Unfortunately, I lost interest in the book after just a few pages. The way Hitchens writes was difficult for me to understand and the layout of the book seemed to be confusing.

Letters to a Young Contrarian: Chapter 9

All of Chapter 9, Hitchens shares his religious views. He has tried to understand religious views but cannot understand their moral standards. Nothing in this section particularly stood out to me because of my own personal views.

Letters to a Young Contrarian: Chapter 8

Chapter 8 is quite short but all very important. Hitchens shares how he keeps himself in mental check. He shares his issue with the New York Times as well as his frustrations.

Letters to a Young Contrarian: Chapter 7

A part that stood out to me in Chapter 7 was, "We are an adaptable species and this adaptability has enabled us to survive. However, adaptability also constitute a threat; we may become habituated to certain dangers and fail to recognize them until it's too late." This statement is important because it describes us as a society as a whole. We do get comfortable too quick and that can lead to a problem. We should all be more aware of everything going on around us instead to adapting to things to quickly.

Letters to a Young Contrarian: Chapter 6

At the end of chapter 6, Hitchens writes,"You may not always have the energy to combat each of them every time; you may find that you want your husband and conserve your resources for a better cause or a more propitious day." This stood out in the chapter because it holds truth to the fact you can't always win every argument. In life you need to decide which battles are worth fighting for and which are not.

Letters to a Young Contrarian: Chapter 5

In this chapter, Hitchens writes, "In an average day, you may well be confronted with some species of bullying or bigotry, or some ill-phrased appeal to the general will, or some pretty abuse of authority. If you have a political loyalty, you may be offered a shady reason for agreeing to a lie or a half-truth that serves some short-term purpose. Everybody devises tactics for getting through such moments; try behaving "as if" they need not to be tolerates are are not inevitable". This stands out as good advice because excuses will be made for reasoning. You should keep true and stick to your beliefs.