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I always think the reflection is a great way to organize my thoughts and review the discussion and summarize the core points in the discussions. I want to share several thoughts about our classes last week.

1.       The discussion we had in Tuesday really attracted our attention when we got the point about soul. I don’t think anyone can convince all the others using simple definitions. For me, the soul is an inner spirit that can’t be lost like as long as you are human beings. I tend to think soul as a positive word because we make word like “soul mate” to define a precious friend. I think each soul has their identities and is inspired people’s attitude towards the difficult situations in lives. I do believe that souls are existing inside bodies in some psychological ways.  The souls can survive after death. You can think the souls as the parasites but of course in good ways. I think that’s why sometimes we have some ambivalent feelings for things that we can’t explain. The souls have their ways to guide people. I know it sounds really wired; however I just can’t explain that you have good or bad first impressions for something I have never seen or known. I think the connections between the souls before my existence somehow lead me to the place where I am now today. I am not crazy but just try to reason the things I can’t explain.

2.       I think the citations are really important. I really appreciate my peers’ efforts to look into the topics and willing to share their discoveries and encourage us to explore more about the topics they brought up. I will definitely check out the books they recommended to expand my knowledge outside the classroom. Also, the citation in the reflections will give us more different approach to the topic. I am really interested in the theories of existentialism. To be honest, I am really happy that some people finally agree with me about the lives and meaning. They are obvious more accomplished than I am. The ESEM help me open a small window to the real academic study and expend my dimensions about knowledge. I think the reading wills help me figure out the some parts that confused in this direction.  I believe they will inspire me to think more about my lives.