Ocean Pollution and You The statistics are terrifying. As one person, seeing that the National Academy of Science believes that approximately 14 billion pounds of trash are dumped into the ocean’s every year is overwhelming. Not only overwhelming, but makes one feel helpless. Especially with the number of people on Earth and the role of […]

https://www.surfrider.org/programs/plastic-pollution For my advocacy project on ocean pollution, a beneficial theoretical partnership would be with the Surfrider Foundation. The above campaign released by the Surfrider Foundation is based on the idea that what begins in the ocean will end on your plate. They utilize the idea of sushi, wrapped and filled with trash, to convey […]

During the Deliberation Nation event series, I also attended “Old McDonald HAD a Farm, But Now There’s GMO’s: Genetic Engineering and Capitalism” in addition to my own deliberation event. I found this deliberation event incredibly interesting. I particularly enjoyed their approach with regards to how the patents and use of GMO’s by major corporations would […]

The “This I Believe” podcast is a very interesting assignment. While I have not narrowed down what I will be discussing, I do have two ideas. The first centers around a mantra that I have tried to live by – “Don’t stop until you’re proud.” Growing up I always watched the rest of my immediate […]

It is everywhere. All over the news. Our nation has seen more school shootings than ever before in the past decade. But these are not external terrorists barging into schools and gunning down our nation’s youth. These threats are internal. Former and current students who make the conscious choice to pick up a semi-automatic or […]

“HOW TO SAVE AMERICA Abolish Prison Give Everyone a Gun Legalize Drugs End Welfare Close the Borders Venerate the Housewife Glorify the Entrepreneur Shut Down the Government” -G. McInnes As someone who has always cared for politics, the Proud Boys make me laugh. What they describe in the photo that shows up at the top […]

The Helsinki Conference was a major political move on the part of 45th president Donald Trump, as within a month and four days (June 12, 2018 and July 16, 2018), a U.S. president met with two of the most infamous leaders in the world. Both have been accused of human rights violations and countless conspiracies. […]

Hook: Communism. In America, a dirty word. But have you ever stopped and ask why you classify it as such? Context: The civic artifact being discussed is a material object. A poster from the Cold War era that depicts “The Red Menace” as a horror film advertisement. However, the artifact also involves the actions and […]

“Fight for your lives before it’s someone else’s job.” From Parkland on February 14, 2018, to the March for Our Lives, to the Road for Change. Emma Gonzalez has been calling “BS” on the lack of action against gun violence in America since her life and community was forever changed, and she continued to do […]