Four Corners blog represents the four ends of the cross and aims at incorporating the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Similarly in my life, I'm trying to incorporate Family, Friends, and School into a single symbol with a touch of happiness, humor, and love.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Week 15

This semester has flown by! It is hard to fathom how much has happened over the past 15 weeks- I started over at a new school, met new friends, and grew as a student. After transferring from Washington State University, Gonzaga has truly given me better a college experience after just 15 weeks in comparison to my entire year WSU. I never imagined myself taking ever taking a religion class again after leaving my private Catholic elementary and middle school. In my video essay, I talk about how I'm now able to view Jesus with a more intelligent and close eye because I'm reexamining him now with a more advanced education after a six year absence from religion. This class has shown me how much I have grown as a student because I can, for example, recognize aspects of Bible that I didn't appreciate or notice before knowing certain historical events or denotative/connotative meanings behind terms. The topic of my video essay was the how form criticism changed my understanding of the New Testament, and how we view Jesus as human or divine. In my essay I chose to purposely incorporate sayings and quotes between my main points, and my pictures reflected how I see Jesus' humanity and divinity through my daily life. Family pictures were extremely important to me because I thank our divine God everyday for blessing me with them, and they have played a key role in my Catholic upbringing. My friends are also included because they represent how Jesus can be a constant friend. I had a very difficult time using my iMovie because I'm not very technically gifted, and had to spend most of my time figuring out the program. I also had an EXTREMELY difficult and frustrating time with uploading my video to YouTube. My Zagmail account was not working to upload a video, and I ended up having to create a new Gmail account. I was not anticipating a 56 minute upload time for my video, and thought the hour and half I allotted before the deadline would give me plenty of time. After the difficulties with Zagmail and long upload, I got very upset when I missed the deadline. I have never uploaded a video to YouTube so this was quite the experience. However, I thought the assignment was a good way to end the semester and related back to beginning weeks on mindful learning. I have horrible test anxiety, and I have really appreciated your understanding of the not focusing the class based on cramming information just to be tested and forgotten. This video essay was creative alternative to a cumulative exam, and I enjoyed the freedom to chose my topic based on what I thought was the most beneficial to my education. I think I did a good job with my video essay, but would have definitely appreciated my instruction on how to work YouTube. I enjoyed my semester in your class, and you have reassured me the value behind a close teacher-student relationship. A very merry (and early) Christmas to you and your family, and thank you for the fun, unique ways to learn about the New Testament.

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