Halfway

In World Politics, this week has proved very helpful for me. The topics that we have discussed became much clearer because of the essay, which forced me to re-listen to the podcasts and look up some information on my own in order to truly understand what I was writing about. I feel that I now have a good understanding of the IR theories that we have discussed along with how to apply them.

I have already written in a comment about the aim chat which was the part of class that I was not satisfied with, and I believe that I made it clear why in the comment. I really enjoy class when everyone is participating with the whole class and not with a small group. I'm sure that everyone would like to hear your opinions in class, not just posted through a chat on a blog later.

This week's trip to the European Union was interesting for me because I did not know what exactly the purpose of the EU was. Something that I found most interesting that the speaker pointed out was the law that products tested on animals cannot be imported into countries in the European Union. The write-up in the booklet also is interesting, that an organization working at a level like the EU is considering, at least in words, the rights of animals. It mentions the ethical and environmental ideas behind animal torture and the unnecessary use of animals. I found this especially interesting as someone who is strongly against animal testing and the meat industry.