The world is warming and there’s no debating that fact. “Who cares? It won’t affect me or my children”. Unfortunately there are too many people throughout our world but more specifically the United States who have this fixed mindset. There are scientists who truly don’t believe that climate change or global warming are actual issues … [Read more…]
“Change is a crucial ingredient to a story. It’s like the yeast in the bread” (Kingsolver). This quote from Kingsolver shows what she is truly trying to accomplish in her novels, and that’s create a change. She does this by showing her characters going through change, thus inspiring change through her readers. One key point … [Read more…]
Colin Kaepernick seems to be a household name in 2017. What started in 2016 has been ignited and grown rapidly this year. There are many different view points on this controversial issue but I simply have one question: Why do people have such a problem with what Kaepernick is doing? There are many forms of … [Read more…]
Throughout the history of the world, the human population has been advancing. This advancement has occurred not only in numbers but also in knowledge. Social change has been at the center of human advancement. Throughout history there are names that hold so much weight for changes that had been made. These names range from Martin … [Read more…]
While growing up and attending both middle school and high school, the name Rosa Parks is typically known by everyone. For some they know her as a person that changed our country forever, other’s know her as that bus lady who didn’t move. Before reading From Civil Rights to Megachurches, I had a good understanding … [Read more…]
Racism is one of the worst things that humans can express. The hate that it must take for someone to inflict such pain on another person simply because of the color of their skin is astonishing. Theoretically the African-American Civil Rights Movement and the steps that have been taken since then should have abolished racism, … [Read more…]
Anne Hallward is promoting social cohesion in some ways. Her Safe Space Radio concept is an opening for those who need it, and gives them a chance to talk openly but it’s hard to say that they can form relationships over the radio when the listener does not know the speaker, and the speaker does … [Read more…]
In Anne Hallward’s Ted Talk, How telling our silenced stories can change the world, Hallward uses the experiences of both herself and others to describe how shame can be a potentially life threatening and debilitating emotion. She also explains how people have found words that are emotionally charged and instead of speaking about those words … [Read more…]
Shame is an emotion so strong and so overwhelming that the results can be catastrophic. Shame can be felt by anyone at any time of the day. It is an unwanted and sometimes unexpected emotion that if not handled properly can slowly eat away at a person until they feel awful. Throughout my life shame … [Read more…]
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