The Meta-Post: A Reflection

I'll be honest here, it took me about 20 minutes before I could settle on my favorite blog post. The reason? All my blog posts are too good to choose from.

But seriously, I wanted to see how well I related my writing to American themes, along with some of the topics we've talked about in class. After some mind-straining consideration, I settled on my most recent one. You can take a look here.

I think the best thing about this post is how well I was able to integrate the themes we've discussed this year. I was able to convey the significance of entering politics as a minority. I questioned the American political machine, and the way it takes advantage of people to further its grasp in the political system. And to top it off, I connected it to our discussions about token minority characters. It's pretty obvious; Mia Love - the black, female, republican, Mormon running for a congressional spot in Utah - might as well be from a TV show.

In addition, I think the overarching idea behind my post was quite inquisitive. It magnified the extent to which people in the political discourse are willing to go for empowerment. When it came to Mia Love, the republican establishment didn't hesitate to jump on something so opportunistic. Even with months to go until the elections, she was place on the top ten list of most important congressional races. And high profile members of the GOP have already gone so far as to state that she would have millions of dollars at her disposal. This reflects the nature of politics, the depravity (I would go so far as to say) that haunts politics in America. And to my great satisfaction, I'm confident I conveyed this message accurately.

Overall, I'm convinced that my writing has grown over the year. I learned to better convey messages, tie in outside sources, reflect on themes from class, and question common thought. In my opinion, my blog post about Mia Love demonstrates this improvement.