Idea Overlap

One large overlap that I found in different course material was between this class and my introduction to film class. Last week we talked about hot and cool media. We discussed how film was a hot media, since it was full of information and didn’t need much user input. My film class would definitely agree with the “full of information” part. The second one might be a tougher sell. We are constantly dissecting films and studying what actually composes different shots and scenes. While McLuhan may have meant something different than this when he talked of audience participation, we definitely participate a great deal in this class.

There is also massive overlap in ideas and terms in my other classes. My Biochemistry and Bacteriology classes are good examples. Much of the same material is covered in these classes. Bacteria is similar to many other cells in that is has an outer membrane made up of two lipid, or fat, layers. This is called a phospholipid bilayer. We use this term all the time in biochemistry also. We talk how the lipid bilayer contains proteins and other goodies that are essential for life.

Many of our classes will overlap in material, ideas, and terms. If we study these classes we can uncover this overlap. If we uncover this overlap, we may be more likely to better understand the material wherever we learn about it.