by Rachel Sonia Fleischer | Apr 22, 2018
This week for one of my classes we watched and discussed the dystopian movie “Ex Machina.” In this movie, director Alex Garland pushes the viewers to redefine what they believe a “human” is as both the audience and Caleb (the protagonist) conducts the...
by Rachel Sonia Fleischer | Apr 15, 2018
From a young age, millions of children have found themselves trapped in a system that fails to protect their wellbeing. The United States Juvenile Justice System was established approximately 100 years ago in order to differentiate children from adults in the court of...
by Rachel Sonia Fleischer | Apr 1, 2018
In my comparative literature class last week we began reading the novel “From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant” by Alex Gilvarry. In this book, Gilvarry wrote down a confession of Boy Hernandez, a prisoner of Guantanamo Bay. Throughout the first part of the novel,...
by Rachel Sonia Fleischer | Mar 25, 2018
This past weekend I had my last flute recital at Penn State, and wow I am feeling all the emotions 24 hours post recital. First of all, I am super grateful for all of the support and encouragement from my family and friends these past four years and also growing up....
by Rachel Sonia Fleischer | Mar 18, 2018
My last recital week is upon us and for those of you who haven’t spoken to me recently or aren’t quite sure what I mean by recital week, it’s the week leading up to one of my the most challenging experiences I undergo as a flute performance major. Don’t get me wrong,...
by Rachel Sonia Fleischer | Feb 25, 2018
Over the past couple of weeks in my comparative literature class, we’ve been spending time comparing and contrasting different literary techniques that can be used in order to tell human rights stories. One of the most powerful stories that we read and that...
by Rachel Sonia Fleischer | Feb 18, 2018
One year ago, I left to study abroad in Argentina. As I say time and time again, studying abroad was one of the most fulfilling and coolest experiences I’ve had and I can’t believe how fast this year has gone! Therefore, in honor of this one-year...
by Rachel Sonia Fleischer | Feb 11, 2018
This semester I’m in a comparative literature class that specifically focuses on a variety of mediums that are used to convey human rights stories. Throughout last week we worked on analyzing and discussing the play “Death and the Maiden” by Ariel...
by Rachel Sonia Fleischer | Jan 14, 2018
After 16 years of playing the flute, you would think that auditioning would eventually get easier. Don’t get me wrong, the process of auditioning has definitely gotten more tolerable, but easier? Absolutely not. Every first week of the semester in the School of...
by Rachel Sonia Fleischer | Nov 26, 2017 |
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been going through my pictures from my semester abroad in Argentina, nostalgic for the days when the only thing I had to worry about was where I wanted to travel next. Life there was so easy and carefree and I absolutely loved my...
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