A Pop of Color

Abby Harper's Blog for Rhetoric and Civic Life 2020-2021

Month: February 2021

RCL2: If It Ain’t Broke… Do Fix It?

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Our group will be facilitating a discussion about access to higher education and ways to shrink the opportunity gap that it currently breeds. College degrees are becoming increasingly necessary to find employment, but access to them is not always in reach. We will focus on three approaches to closing the gap and striving for educational opportunity for all: 

  1. Improving Financial Aid
  2. Upgrading the Application Process
  3. Making Improvements While Still in High School

I am tasked with researching and exploring the second approach, which is improving the initial process of applying to college.

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RCL1: A ‘Lippy’ Deliberation

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The internet, and social media specifically,  has become a place to share all kinds of info – beach pictures, coffee cups, and even peeks into our everyday lives. Chrissy Teigen is famous for her no-filter approach to Instagram, often sparking conversation with her posts. A few days ago, when she posted this image, a different kind of discussion erupted in the comments and on other networks.

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This I Believe

 

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CI3: Living the Gluten-Free Life

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Something I have always been humbled to learn about is how people’s daily experiences can differ so much. Be it the difference between a person who wears glasses and a person who does not, to something much broader, it is always interesting to consider what it is like to walk in another’s shoes.

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PAS3: Do You See the Pint As Half-Full or Half-Empty?

The Ingalls family standing in front of their little house

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When I was in elementary school, I had my fair share of book series that I enjoyed, one of which was the Little House on the Prairie collection by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I found her accounts of her life to be quite fascinating, and with the suggestion from my mom, I grew fond of its television series adaptation. I watched it, of course, when binging a show on Netflix meant getting three episodes on a DVD in the mail and waiting patiently each week for the next bunch. So, when I arrived at that nostalgic point of quarantine and really had nothing else to do, I wanted to watch Little House on the Prairie again.

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PAS2: Happiness in the Storm

Three of the nurses ride their bikes in the middle of the street

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Early on in the days of COVID, my family decided to watch Downton Abbey together. We loved it and binged the series (and movie to follow) relatively quickly. Afterward, we had a hole that needed filled by more British drama. Per the recommendation of a friend, we decided to start watching Call the Midwife.

Instead of scandal and meaningful glances, we were met with something far more wholesome, and no less entertaining.

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CI2: The Added Worry At School

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Think back to your school lunches. Did you have a favorite that you looked forward to seeing on the menu? Pizza, tacos, breakfast for lunch? For many, these school lunch memories are an integral piece of the school experience. Unfortunately, that break in the middle of the school day can have different meanings for different people. 

As I touched on last week, food allergies are a topic of great concern for me. For people, particularly students, with food allergies, parts of life like school lunches can spark lots of worries. 

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