This American Life: Life After Death
This is the first of Five podcast response journal assignments. Reflective writing allows you a chance to connect to and engage with the podcasts critically. The goal is to engage in critical thinking and analyses of the podcast therefore please avoid giving a synopsis or summary.
When writing these papers reflect on your initial thoughts, reactions, and feelings. Students are encouraged to discuss what they’ve learned, how does the podcast episode connect with the readings, and discuss their point of view about the episode. The expected length for these papers is approximately 1 ½ - 2 double-spaced page using 12pt Times New Roman font. Do not exceed 2 pages.
This American Life: Life After DeathLinks to an external site.
Glass, I. (Host) 2008, July 18. This American Life: Life After Death. [Audio Podcast].
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This American Life: Life After Death
At some point in life, many people blame themselves for the unfortunate things that happen, and which an individual cannot control. For example, David Maxon, a 12-year-old boy, believed that he called the evil spirits using a three-inch metal crucifix in a church camp which led to the death of six children who were struck by lightning. Similarly, Darin Strauss lived to blame himself for hitting Celine Zilke, a 16-year-old girl, who was cycling when lost focus and entered the road (Glass, 2008).
When I listened to Maxon and Strauss, I empathized with them that it was not their fault since nothing would have been done to prevent the bad occurrences. But then, it is challenging for them to accept it since they believe to have killed other people. I have learned that there are things that we cannot control or prevent. Additionally, bad incidents can happen to good people, which should not mean that these individuals are to be blamed.
The episode connects with the readings. For instance, innocent people m...