Alexis Ofshtein 4/30/20 (LATE) Period 2 - Blog #3

Modern Mythology 2020

4/30/20

Alexis Ofshtein

Lesson: A Brief History on Ghosts

In this lesson I learned a lot of new information about the different beliefs of ghosts. Even though I don’t believe in ghosts, I still like to learn about them, and after reading this lesson, I realized I never put too much thought into why ghosts appear. Their existence comes from several different reasons. For example, the ghost needs to complete a task, the ghost is obsessed with a person or place, or the spirit can’t accept its death and move on. Another thing I never thought about is where do people believe ghosts appear. Some think they appear in small places, when a person is alone, or encounters can go unnoticed and can cause chills or nausea.

Learning about ghosts made me think about if I hypothetically could’ve had any encounters with ghosts (if I believed they were real.) All the times I felt unexplainable nausea, a sudden hair raising moment, or chills, maybe could’ve been an interaction with a ghost. Learning about ghosts can even be applied to my history and science classes. In history class, I wonder now how many unexplainable events in the past, that point to ghosts, could we have learned about. In the lesson, it pointed out that since energy cannot be created or destroyed, the souls of living things remain. Since I am more of a scientific and evidence based person, the law of physics being applied to ghosts is pretty justifiable. These laws can be applied to the research of ghosts and expand the concepts of science.

Working from home is a lot easier than going to school. You can make your own schedule, you are more comfortable, and the kitchen is always nearby. However, I think I learn a lot more when I can easily interact with my teacher and students. Having class led discussions, especially in this class, helps me learn a lot more than just going through the powerpoints. Even having discussions with my group and helping each other and working together on the material helps me learn more. Also just being able to interact with friends before and after classes keeps me motivated. At home, I am not as motivated and being too comfortable can make me procrastinate more.