Telling my Humanities Story

 

The only book I read

What I've read in 2020:

In 2020, I managed to read only one book that I can recall, that book was the Popol Vuh by Allen J. Christenson.

Christenson, Allen J. Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Maya.

• This book is a translation of a sacred Maya text. This book goes over what the Maya believe is the creation of earth, life, and the Gods they believe in.

For this class, the theme that I choose was "What roles men and women play?". Instead of working with a group, I decided to do the project on my own. Closer to do the due date, I kind of regretted not being in a group because I actually had to do all of the work. I didn't really like much of the project, I think trying to involve arts, ideas, skills, and institutions was difficult for me to do. I think I could have done better had I taken more time than just two days worth of work. Here is a hyperlink to my project.

Thinking back to my first week in this humanities course, I expected to learn much of what I did. I think this class taught a lot on areas that are of interest to me. I didn't set any expectations but I had I had some I think this course would have met them. Now that I am at the end of this course I think humanities is a lot more than what I thought. This class went over a lot of history as well as contemporary issues that really give insight to what it means to be a human and to be alive.

What interested me most about this class was getting to learn more about the Maya also learning about the Olmec was very interesting. This is a course that I would definitely recommend.