I can honestly say that after watching Babel in class I have no clear explanation of what is has to do with the subject matter of this class. If I had to make an educated guess I would say that Babel is relevant to the course material because it deals directly with the interpersonal communication of the characters. When using writing as a medium for communicating you are for the most part writing as a means of interpersonal communication rather than intrapersonal. This course seems to be focused on the study of human expression. Though this is based primarily on text as a medium the movie Babel depicts how people act under particular circumstances as well as amogst various company. Depending on where or with whom the subjects are communicating their actions and expressions distinctly change. This may relate to Writing As A Communication because when we write we too must change our style and delivery based on who we are writing to and under what circumstances we are writing.
Babel PH
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September 26, 2007 at 6:15 pm
I can see where you are coming from. I was a little confused as to why we were watching a movie on our first day of class. The movie was very interesting, but more so unusual… which is why I liked it. It showed various forms of communication, both verbal and non-verbal, seen through the many characters. After reading the intro of our book, it helped me to better understand why we watched the movie. It showed how everything is connected. I like that you related this movie with the ways in which we write a paper.
bye!