It was hard for me to relate with the character in The Reader who is so ashamed of being illiterate, that she would take the fall, but I haven't seen the film in it's entirety, nor am I illiterate. However, feeling different from others happens to me time to time, i.e. in this class, and that feeling of being different, and desiring to be normal, like everyone else, is a very emotional thing.
The film of the students holding up signs was very powerful and impacting, and I now have more perspective on visual culture, educational literacy. I appreciate Glenns take on the truth that internet is here to stay, and change in the world with freedom of expression is a by product of the internet and technology advancement. I know that tv is addictive, I myself have had to wean myself off of it and feel the withdrawls. I am still backsliding sometimes, and I even find myself buying into some of the made up social philosophies at times (until I remind myself that real life doesn't have such extremes with sex, violence, self confidence and close friendships). I also appreciate the warnings that corporate america has a way of lawfully discouraging free expression, and that we all need to be mindful, but not base our decisions on fear.
Lastly, I like the creative commons ideal, but I am still wondering why the organization has to go to such lengths to make new copyright laws and attach themselves to as many other organizations as they can...that to me is suspicious and makes me wonder if they are using an ideal to capitalize on it. I know they are 5013C non profit, but If it isn't a living they are seeking, then is it their own ideas of what copyright should be? Isn't that very much like what the current corporate establishment wants to do? I don't know enough to make any judgements, I am just expressing myself.
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