Class Reflection

Eli Pardue
8/29/07
AP Lang. Comp.
LaMags

Class Discussion

I truly enjoyed yesterday's class discussion. Last week in AP US History, we wrote an essay about the importance of history. I wrote about how without history we would have nothing to base the foundations of our society off of, and there for would not have an identity as a society. Carlos Fuentes makes an argument that has many of the same implications as mine. He expresses the importance of language by arguing that it is essential in expressing cultural history, and also, on a deeper level, instrumental in creating a cultural identity. This relates to my argument because the literature that Fuentes emphasizes is the source of history, and if it is the foundation of cultural identity, then history must be as well.
In general, class has been very enjoyable. It is a serious environment, but at the same time very silly and joking, which makes it great fun to be in. I feel like i am taking very much from this class and its excellent discussions.