Well this cluster was at start confusing but in the end it turned out to be really interesting, and I learned a lots of cool things. The cluster consisted of 4 classes: English 101, Law and human rights, Linguistics, and Lib 110 which is some kind of gathering of the whole class to discuss about the cluster ( We can say it like that ) .
During the different courses, I realized that we met with lots of themes in common. Some examples are : Law and human rights of everyone, injustice, use of language to fight for justice etc. These themes have also appeared as coursework in our cluster. We had exams, assignments and quizzes on all of them. We had to do research work, reading and revising in order to be prepared for it .
Well between these three subjects (American studies, political science an linguistics ) there is a lots of differences in the way they are approached. American Studies is basically the study of American history, all what happened in the beginning and also what made our country what it is today. Linguistics, which I don't really understand completely is kind of a deep study of language and its origins. And law and human rights is kind of like the study of the law of united states, when, how, n why they were created, and how they are used in our daily life.
Well in my opinion the social elements made the cluster extremely interesting ! I really loved the debates, clashes between people with different point of views made it great to be part of ! That's on of the aspects of the cluster that made it really interesting. Multicultural communities are always nice and interesting, as you get to learn a lot from people coming from different parts of the world . It also enables people to be more open minded which is a good thing .
Well to be honest, I don't really know in which way our LIB 110 class is connected to the cluster. I think it somehow is connected through the use of language. It is interesting though, especially the project we are working on now actually, which is working together to write a book ! Well the connections that I would like the class to make is that they make some kind of report each week on what we have learned, and show us more closely in which way the other three classes are related. It would help not only me, but all the students to find out why these classes form part of the same cluster, and would also motivate us, as I realized that some people aren't willing to study some classes as they can't find the link between the subjects.
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