Friday, February 12, 2010
2/12/2010
I absolutely loved the clips which we watched on the snow day assignment for class on Thursday. I literally felt pampered by all of the senses they evoked in me. I wanted to jump through the computer screen, and taste the isfahani cuisine which one family made, I wanted to look up inside the dome of one of the palaces of the imam square, and become amazed by the geometric patterns of the skilled artist who created it. I want now, to visit Iran. I didn't have any interst in Iran before because of how their president, Ahmedinejad is portrayed as a human rights abuser. However, I didn't know that the language was so different from Syrian arabic, for instance. Their arabic sounds more like urdu to me for some reason. I love the idea of synching my learning by watching video clips, taking notes at class lectures, and reading, because I learn alot from doing that. Also, reading my classmates responses to the video's, and seeing which aspects of the story they tell, or what I omitted, is interesting as well. I am already learning so much in this class, and the Red Apple, not the Red Tree, is a very well written book as well.
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I really enjoyed this snow day assignment, too. One of my favorite parts of the videos was when they were showing the palaces from the Safavid Empire and the Ottoman Empire. In my blog post, I wrote about how much I admired the architecture of the palaces and the thought that went into them. I agree with you that it would be great to be able to taste the food that the women were cooking, and it would be even better to one day view the places in that documentary in person. I liked seeing how different Middle East culture is from American culture. People in the Middle East dress completely differently from Americans, eat completely differently from Americans, and handle religion completely differently from Americans. Like you, I was not a major fan of Iran because of the human rights issues that are occurring over there. Especially for women, life seems much more difficult over in the Middle East than it is in America. However, after viewing these videos, I gained a new found respect for the Middle East.
ReplyDeleteI did as well. At the school that I transferred from they taught very much like how this class is taught. They believed in teaching from a broad point of view. The goal was to allow the students to become a well-rounded human being. By the notes in class, the discussions, the book and the videos I feel like I'm learning the truth. To follow what you were saying I also feel like jumping through the screen. Especially when they were showing the walls of the buildings there. The way the host was describing the art; it makes me want to take a plane and visit. It makes me realize the culture over there. I'm always a dare devil when it comes to trying new things, specifically culture. So far I've been to Jamaica and India. Neither going for vacation so I got to really see how things are from a Native's point of view. I plan to continue to travel and now I want to visit the Middle East as well, mainly to see all that was shown in the videos.
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