Week 1

My name is Joan Santos, and I am a freshman at APU. As of now, I am still undecided as to what career I should pursue, but I am leaning towards Nursing, Applied Health, or any field related to science. Of all the classes I’ve taken since pre-school, Science and Math have always been the ones that I’ve enjoyed the most. I have grown up and have lived in the Philippines for 13 years, which is why the English language is not exactly my strongest subject. Even though English is the class I struggle the most, I do still enjoy it because of the wonderful books and ways of writing I learn from it.

I have a pretty wide range of interests, from interior designing to watching TV shows about crime-solving. Various forms of entertainment have fascinated me the most, however. I’m really fond of searching for new kinds of music, TV shows, movies, and books that I can obsess over. This is one big reason why I think I will appreciate this Freshman Writing Seminar class than those that deal with other topics. Not only will I get to spend time in class learning about superheroes, but I’ll also connect what I learn to issues in society. I love getting into a certain subject and learning about it in-depth. I expect the class to be very challenging for me, but I also think I will view a superhero movie with a different perspective afterwards.

After seeing Hulk vs Thor, I took note of how I really enjoyed the complex story of the fight. It started out from the evil Loki trying to destroy his brother Thor, but it ultimately became a fight to prevent ragnarok—the destruction of gods in a battle with evil. Some characters were really driven by what they want. Amora desires but cannot have Thor and so she turns against him. Hela wants a soul for the underworld, even taking his father’s to have one. In the end, I appreciated that one character was willing to sacrifice his desire for a “greater good” for the world. Bruce Banner left his comfortable life with Betty in order control the pure raging Hulk who’s wreaking havoc in Asgard. It turns out that with all the efforts of the mighty god Thor, it was an action by a simple but brave man that ultimately caused triumph.