On this day in history, February 12th, 2002, Slobodan Milosevic goes on trial in the Netherlands for warcrimes in Yugoslavia. Milosevic was born in 1941 and joined the communist party at the age of 18. After the death of previous leader of Yugoslavia Josip Tito …
Since this is an introductory blog I won’t be getting into too much meat of civic issues. What I will write about are my hopes and fears for the Biden presidency. I will make it clear that I’m not a big fan of Biden and …
I like history and I couldn’t think of any interesting hobbies that people would like to read about so I decided to do my blogs on historical events that occur on the day I write the blog. On this day, the fourth of February 1865, …
I believe in two perspectives. That will be my This I Believe statement. I will explore themes of sympathy for people who are different by sharing stories of my travels and interactions that have shown me that there is more than one perspective to everything …
I’m not entirely too sure on how to write out this blog considering it is supposed to be 1000+ words about my opinion on the state of civic life in the United States. I’ll just start somewhere and let my mind go as I type …
The COVID pandemic has drastically changed the lives of many millions of people and many will remember this period as one of the most influential times in their development. Despite all of the suffering the pandemic has caused, what many can view as a silver …
A topic has been brought to my attention by a friend of mine and I thought it would make for a great blog post. There is a region in Afghanistan that is called the Khyber Pass and it is notorious for black market weapons manufacturing. …
Continue reading What’s Going On in the World Right Now: Fake Guns in Afghanistan
After reviewing our TED talks I received some good pointers on my TED Talk. As a whole, I think my TED talk was an improvement over my speech that we did in unit one. I spoke more eloquently, used hand gestures, prepared myself more, and …
Continue reading TED Talk Critiques and History of a Public Controversy Project
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AQqUS-VWXUS_rbHUcnAcJh2K6jdvOZ_Uh5hHu2_5SAM/edit?usp=sharing
Huge developments have occurred in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict since my last blog. First and foremost it seems as if Azerbaijan had begun taking territory from Armenia and slowly pushing towards the capital of the disputed region that is being fought over as of right now. …
Continue reading What’s Going On in the World Right Now: A Timely End to a Brutal Conflict?