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Real talk, this course has been the most eye opening experience of my life (in the academic sense, learning that Santa wasn’t real was pretty rough let’s be honest).

Besides delving in to the topics of Mass Comm, I’ve learnt what the subjects truly represent, how they’re interconnected and how they’re applied.

Taking this course has reaffirmed my passion for communicating, and validated that this is truly what I want to pursue beyond high school. I’m so fascinated by the ways we as humans communicate, and how minor details can add so much to the image as a whole.  

Delving into PR especially was captivating, as I don’t know that I ever truly knew what PR was. My fear of singlehandedly destroying a company can now be gone, knowing that there is a team working together to ensure the best public relations possible, and I can finally focus on applying this in my life today, as head of my school newspaper and our online presence, as well as how this can be tackled in daily life.

However the theory behind the branches of Mass Comm was perhaps what fascinated me the most. Though it could seem dull to one who didn’t connect the dots, the more I started to think about it, and apply the theory to real life scenarios, the more I was curious to know.

I started off this course, thirsty for knowledge, and that is far from quenched. However, I also started off with a curiosity, and insecurity, both of which I have come to peace with. Curiosity may have killed the cat, however that hasn’t stopped me from continuing, and finding my passion for communicating through the Mass Comm branches. My insecurity, although not entirely gone, has diminished severely as my passion and daily writing helped me get over my fear of judgment, allowing me to truly pursue this new subject of adoration; Mass Communication.

And I can’t thank you enough for that.

Come at me Mass Comm;

As TV becomes less and less melodramatic and more and more just skinning the surface of emotions, this Modern Family episode manages to touch upon the nostalgia of most TV watchers.

By utilizing humor skillfully and wittily the show draws in the audience, making them feel engaged and thus they enjoy the episode (mostly). Furthermore the use of mystery and suspense in the episode invoke curiosity in the viewer, resulting in a feeling of almost addiction, i.e. that they feel they must continue watching, in this case, what happens to the oldest daughter, Haley. Similarly the emotions felt by Claire, Phil, Alex, and the remaining family members are relatable for the viewers, thus also cause them to be able to associate the characters behavior and being with themselves.

I’m not crying, I promise. There’s no crying in teaching communication. 

Today we’re going to connect the dots between the units we’ve covered in previous weeks, which can seem fairly disparate. How do we make those connections, make sense of them, and make decisions that prepare us for our lives and possible future careers? 

Then we’re going to talk about tomorrow’s presentations. I’d like to hear the specific topic that you’re going to be presenting on so that I can provide feedback. Remember that you’re making a single, well-reasoned and well-researched prediction about how technology will impact one of the fields we’ve studied, and that you have 5 minutes to make it. 

I’ll also announce the winner of yesterday’s PR team vote, and you’ll fill out course evaluations. We’re probably gonna have some time remaining, but we’ll take it up by giving you some time to work on your presentations.