Below, I list and describe my favorite passion and civic issues posts from each of my group blogging group members throughout the semester. The choices I made definitely weren’t easy as I really enjoyed reading each and every blog post throughout the weeks. Over the course of the semester, I certainly learned a lot about all of the various people, places, events, and issues that my blogging members wrote about.
Top Passion Posts:
Emily: Here we are, now there we go: http://sites.psu.edu/emilysawkwardcorner3/2014/01/30/here-we-are-now-there-we-go/
- This post was very interesting to me as Emily provided an example of how we often judge people so significantly before meeting them, and they can turn out to be amazing people we can relate to. I have encountered such a situation various times throughout my own life where I immediately refuse to get to know someone due to external judgement, but I then learn that they are much different from what I expected.
Jenny: Colorado State University: http://sites.psu.edu/collegescene/2014/03/05/colorado-state-university/
- The reason I liked Jenny’s post concerning CSU is simply because this is where I grew up. My parents actually worked at CSU when I was a child so I had many experiences here, but I was interested to learn about the social aspect of the school and how it is viewed today.
Gavin: The Magic of March: http://sites.psu.edu/rclgrv/2014/03/06/the-magic-of-march/
- Throughout my childhood, I always watched the March Madness tournament and sometimes even filled out brackets, but I never truly understood how the tournament works. In this post, Gavin does a great job explaining the background behind college basketball and the March Madness tournament.
Egor: Travel Guide to Moscow: https://sites.psu.edu/egorivanov/2014/01/31/travel-guide-to-moscow/
- I felt that this was my best post simply because it was about the place that I was born and I have since visited on multiple occasions. Also, in this post I was able to explain the political issues that are currently occurring throughout the country. I feel very strongly about everything going on in Russia, so I was able to write a lot about my home country in depth.
Top Civic Issues Posts:
Emily: Who is to Blame?: http://sites.psu.edu/emilysawkwardcorner4/2014/03/12/who-is-to-blame/
- This post is about a issue that is often discussed in America today. Emily talks about the reasoning behind the negative connotations given to sexually active women and women in general throughout the country. To me, this topic was interesting because I do not support the way women are thought of and described throughout music and media today.
Jenny: Celebrities and Crime: http://sites.psu.edu/cieberhardt/2014/02/25/celebrities-and-crime/
- In this post, Jenny discusses an issue that I have been thinking about for many years now: celebrities and crime. Often, celebrities commit very serious crimes that others would be harshly punished for, but celebrities get out of them with no troubles at all. Sometimes, celebrities such as rap artists are even looked up to for the crimes they commit, which I think is entirely immoral and unfair.
Gavin: The Keystone Pipeline: http://sites.psu.edu/rclgrv/2014/03/13/the-keystone-pipeline/
- This post was interesting to me because my civic issues blog is on a very similar topic. Gavin discusses the idea of extending the oil pipeline, which would result in using even more fossil fuels for our energy resources. However, as you can see from my posts, I am strong supporter of renewable energy, so the controversy behind keystone pipeline is very important to me.
Egor: From One Fossil Fuel to Another: https://sites.psu.edu/egorivanov/2014/01/30/157/
- My favorite civic issues post of mine was actually my first post regarding the shift from one fossil fuel to another. I discuss how rather than shifting from fossil fuels for energy to renewable energy sources, our politicians continue to waste our natural resources.