I’m attempting to put a study guide together of sample
passages from each of our readings on the exam; it’s a work in process. Reading
over all of the past things, it just has me thinking about how much my thought
of magic has changed from the beginning of class to the end. At first I really
didn’t think of the in-depth thought of actual magic throughout the ages. Of
course Harry Potter and Gandalf were the first two people I thought of when I
heard magic, but they’re only characters in a more modern version of magic.
Just from reading from Khors and Peters or of the four mystics, my perception
has changed. Could magic just be a science that we don’t understand yet? If
that is the case I definitely think we have already started to understand it
more and more. The technology and medicine that we have in today’s world is
seriously magical. It may not seem like to us, but if you honestly think about
it there is something there. Just imagine going back to the time of the massacre
in Trier Germany and bringing one of our IPads with us. There is no doubt we
would have been burnt at the stake instantly with such witchcraft. What if we
told them we had a cure for numerous diseases that usually kill off thousands?
They wouldn’t believe our “satanic” lies.
We have so much magic in our daily lives from technology,
science, or even the power of a higher being. I never really acknowledged it
until this class. Whenever I get the chance I brag about this class because it
is honestly the coolest one I’ve ever heard of. Most people are so jealous to
hear that I got to read Harry Potter for a college level class, which of course
was COMPLETELY awesome. However, the thing the people won’t understand is the
absolute thought that went into this class. We did indeed read some tough
pieces, but I think we mastered it. I’m sad that the class is over because
fantasy is something that is one of my top interests when it comes to books and
movies. But you better believe I will be using this class as a hot topic for my
next job interview.
“All we can do is decide what to do with the time that is
given to us.”
–Gandalf, Lord of
the Rings
This was my quote in my senior yearbook.
It is by far my favorite quote ever.
