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Journal #16: Extra Credit Today’s class began with a survey over Dr. Swan and his teaching. Since this took up approximately 15 minutes, we did not begin our class discussion over Samuel Johnson until 12:45. Although we were shorted by a few minutes, we still were able to go into our discussion and use the rest of the class time provided for it. Firstly, Dr. Swan pulled up Google Images for scrofula. This was a term I had heard of, but did not really understand what it was. From the images, I was able to see it caused facial swelling with red bumps on the neck and face. We had read about Samuel Johnson before class, so we were aware that he had scrofula. Although he had it, he was painted from the side that did not have the swelling. In …show more content…

I cannot imagine having a disease that causes red bumps on my face. With that, I would feel so insecure and sad if people made fun of me for it. Especially since it is uncontrollable for him. Although many people do have nervous ticks such as mumbling and twitching, that still would be really hard to get passed when talking to people. I can imagine how insecure I would be about talking to anyone that are not my close friends. Thinking about meeting new people would frighten me even more because I would be nervous about how they would judge me for my constant twitching and how I look. Luckily, he was able to shine through those setbacks with his writing that would make him historically famous in British literature. He can be a model to prove that no matter what you look like, you can still achieve a lot that has nothing to do with your looks. I think that’s something that modern people tend to forget about now since we often compare ourselves to people in the media. Sometimes looking at famous women makes me feel like I can’t be successful unless I look a specific way. The “normal” way. But, I remind myself that we are all more than our appearances and flaws. Working hard is what is important in our lives. With that, I’m glad we learning about Samuel Johnson today because it reminded me to work hard for the rest of the semester to gain what I want. I could literally

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