Final Blog

Age? 20

Sex? Female

What is your degree subject (both if joint)? English

Does ‘Being Bad’ relate well to the other modules you are taking? Sometimes

If so, how? And if not, why not? It makes you read more sources such as the newspapers and internet news which is something I would not normally read so it has broadened my reading horizons which always helps when doing an English degree.

Have you found ‘Being Bad’ too demanding, too easy, or at an appropriate level? Just right!

Do you think the list of topics covered on the module was appropriate? Yes, very enjoyable too.

Are there any topics not included in the module that you would like to see included? I think that within the twelve weeks the module covers the best ones it can.

Do you think that the format for classes has worked well? Yes!

What did you think of the module team? Very good.

Do you think it would have been better to have had more:
Small group discussions? No

Discussion and debate among the class as a whole? No

Information and talk from lecturers? No

The approach taken in the module is interdisciplinary (drawing on perspectives from English Literature, Film Studies, Creative Writing, Philosophy, Media Studies and Politics): do you think this a useful way of approaching the topics covered in the module? Yes!

Do you think that interdisciplinary modules are a good idea? Yes

Do you think you have benefited from the interdisciplinary approach taken in the module? It makes it more interesting because every lesson is different.

Would you like to see more modules that cover this kind of subject matter? Yes

Are you planning to take the follow-up module PH2004 ‘It Shouldn’t Be Allowed’ at level 2? Yes

Would you recommend ‘Being Bad’ to a friend? Yes

Do you think that the blogs (web logs) were a good idea? Yes they are very good. In fact sometimes stress relieving to get things off your chest!

What did you think of the other assessments (e.g. would it be better to have one longer assessment rather than two shorter ones?)? No they are very nice bite size chunks which makes the module more manageable.

What have you learned from the module? That are all sorts of bad behaviour everywhere and some of it is often overlooked. Everyone has different opinions on what they consider as right or wrong.

What parts of the module have you found most useful and why? All of it, it was always enjoyable and a new learning curve.

What parts do you think were a waste of time and why? N/A

Are there any other comments you wish to make regarding ‘Being Bad’? I thoroughly enjoyed this module it was funny, entertaining but most of all educational. The assessments were a pleasure to do which can not normally be said. It was not too demanding but it was not a doddle either. Thank you for a fantastic 2nd Semester. :)

Reply to Euthanasia - Wrong or right?

http://beingbad01.blogspot.com/2009/04/euthanasia-wrong-or-right.html

I have some rather controversial thoughts on this post because it states that if the person is dying of a terminal illness then that makes it right for them to kill themselves but "normal" suicide is not!

I cannot say i agree with taking your own life or not because i think that it is a very personal decision that until any of us are in that predicament we cannot judge?!

My dad had a very close friend who i grew up to know as my "Uncle", he was a happy go lucky bloke. He had a loving family, who had plenty of money behind them and he had many friends and a fantastic job so why on earth did one night my dad receive a phone call from my "Uncles" brother to tell him that he had been found dead?! It had been a suicide!

He had only been to see my dad days before and showed no perculiar signs of depression or of what was to become of him....

However, revelations happened when his mum and dad had to start sorting things out. They found some awful things out....he had met a new girlfriend and he poured all of his money and heart into the relationship because he had never really had a real girlfriend before. But whilst doing this he had stopped paying his bills. He had been living in a house with no electricity, gas or water for over three weeks! But he had this girlfriend so he didnt seem to mind, but then she dumped him and he went home knowing the bailiffs were due to come to his house at 9am the next morning and hung himself.....after two failed attempts.

I am not saying taking his life was the right or wrong thing to do....because to this day i miss him so much! BUT it was after all his decision....it was his life and he knew what he was doing with it! He could have asked for help yet he chose not to....was he selfish was he wrong....i cant tell you but all i can say is i hope that he is happier where he is now!

Boxing

My partner and I ordered the boxing on Sky Box Office and forked up £15 for the privilege to watch it. The fight that i really wanted to watch was Hitman Hatton who was due to come out at 4am English time. But i had planned to sleep for a few hours then get up to watch it, which i did which was amazing in itself to get my butt out of bed at that time!

And i was excited, adrenaline was rushing and i was hoping and praying for Hatton to win!! The rigmerole of the boxers coming out and taking their corners took long enough and finally the boxing commenced. In the first round Hatton got knocked down twice and it was making me feel awful everytime i saw him struggling to get back up, holding on to the Pac Man because his legs were like jelly. But he made it through to the second round.

After some brawling, suddenly from out of nowhere Pac Man gave Hatton a shocking left hook and Hatton fell straight back.....no arms out to break his fall.......he was UNCONSCIOUS!! Then it hit me like a big left hook - how can this be entertaining?! I actually realised thee gravity of the situation, these are two grown men hoping to knock the other one out!!

Hatton lying there unconscious being put into the recovery position, eyes rolling around i thought about his poor mother and fiancee at the side of the ring having to watch from afar their precious boy/man lying on the floor, possibly waking up ok or maybe not?

Then the bigger question came to me? Men with licenses training to beat the living daylights out of each other is considered entertainment, but two men drunken and brawling in the street is illegal!? I am not sure if i could watch boxing again after this epiphany?!