For this semester, I have been thinking about several different ideas about what to write the “This I believe” blog. Two of my ideas are my belief that people should travel to other countries and my belief that more people should strive for individuality. I would love to write about the need for travel because it can show people how different each part of the world is. Our life experience as Americans is vastly different from most of the world and I think it is tragic to only stay in one place and to say that America is the best at everything without seeing what the rest of the world has to offer. In my experience, travel can also help you figure out what you want to do with your life and you can meet so many amazing people along the way. I would also like to write about my belief individuality because too many people today try to go with what’s popular or what everyone else is doing. To me, being different from other people and having your own interests is more valuable than any popular fad these days. I would go into greater detail as to what I believe individuality is if I chose that as my topic.
I have two ideas for the next passion blog. My last blog was about each country that I have visited. I actually managed to write about most of them, so since I don’t have many left, I think it would be interesting if I wrote about the countries that I want to visit. I love researching and watching videos about other countries so writing a blog about it would come naturally. Another interesting passion blog idea would be to write about movies. Basically, I would name a movie that I’ve seen, give a brief summary, and state why I like the movie and other interesting facts. I took a film study class in my senior year of high school and I enjoyed watching all of the films and writing essays on them; I would love to continue that in this blog.
As a person of color, I believe that there are many different civic issues that apply to people like me in this country. I think it would be interesting to write about xenophobia because I sometimes think about the struggles that my grandparents went through when they came to this country. Immigration is a hot topic and I would like to explore this issue more. Another interesting civic issue blog topic would be the role of religion in America. The United States is supposed to be a secular country but sometimes I wonder how true that is given its preferrence towards Catholicism. I could possibly write about how the Catholic majority in this country discrimminates against, marginalizes, or makes it difficult for other religious and non-religious groups to find a place in our society.
