I have been writing about movies and television shows all year. So, for my last passion blog assignment, I wanted to write about why film is so important to me. My dad grew up in a stern household where hard work was prioritized. He was taught that if he wanted things in life he […]
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Capital Punishment
Since the colonial times in America, an estimated 15,269 people have been executed by the death penalty. Today, there is a debate around the use of the death penalty; whether it is just, worth the costs, and an effective deterrent of crime. Racism in Capital punishment To understand the perspectives on the death penalty, it […]
Friends
Hello! Welcome back to my blog where each week I talk about a different TV show/movie I think carries an important message. This week, I’ve decided to talk about one of my favorite shows–Friends. Friends is a 10 season long sitcom produced by NBC, airing for 10 years beginning in 1994. Friends is one of […]
Lady Bird
Hello! Welcome back to my blog where each week I talk about a different TV show/movie I think carries an important message. This week, I’ve decided to discuss the movie Lady Bird. Lady bird stars Saoirse Ronan as Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson in this A24 film released in 2017. Lady Bird is a coming of […]
Issue Brief
Explain the issue you will address in your brief and how it is an intervention in a policy discussion I will address the issue of unconstitutionally banning books from schools in my issue brief. It would serve as an intervention because I will call for policies to be enacted that provide clarity to the issues […]
Girls
Hello! Welcome back to my blog where each week I talk about a different TV show/movie I think carries an important message. This week, I’ve decided to cover the HBO show titled “Girls”. Girls stars, and was created by Lena Dunham. Girls follows the lives of 4 friends in their early twenties as they graduate […]
Love is Blind
Hello! Welcome back to my blog where each week I talk about a different TV show/movie I think carries an important message. This week I decided to cover the Netflix reality TV show Love is Blind. Love is Blind has two seasons, and is immensely popular due to its unique and relevant spin on the […]
Reflection on Deliberations
Create a solid information base: In our deliberation, I think that each person curated a solid, heavily researched background on their approach. The research gave us the educational backgrounds that enabled us to moderate the discussion effectively. This includes creating on-the-spot probing questions to further and deepen the deliberation. I think that this was one […]
Atypical
Hello! Welcome back to my blog where each week I talk about a different TV show/movie I think carries an important message. This week, I’ve decided to cover Atypical. The hit Netflix show Atypical has 4 seasons, and stars Keir Gilchrist as its main character, Sam Gardner. Atypical follows Sam, a teenager on the Autism […]
Stranger Things
Hello! Welcome back to my blog where each week I talk about a different TV show/movie I think carries an important message. This week, I’ve decided to cover the show Stranger Things. Stranger Things is a Netflix original, and has three seasons. The show is written and directed by the now famous Duffer brothers (this […]