Winter may not be for everyone, but in my family, winter is the best season of the year. With the snow that most people have come to hate, comes skiing that I have learned to love. Growing up in New Hampshire, skiing has always been a staple in my family fun. When my dad, sister, […]
Author: Lizzy
“This I Believe” Podcast
Stuffed animals can be a symbol of love, a remembrance, or simply, just a toy. I remember the first stuffed animal I was ever given. When I was six-years-old, my mother gave me a stuffed bunny she had from her childhood that was almost the size of me. With old food stains and a missing […]
Passion and Civic Blog
For my passion blog this semester, I have decided to write about the ski mountains I have visited and hope to visit through out my life time. I think this will be a fun way to cover the semesters passion blog, as skiing has been a prominent factor within my life. For my civic blog, […]
Ideas for the Semester
A “This I Believe” statement that stands out within my life is the impact a family member can have on your growth. Both of my parents have affected me in intense ways, but of the opposite nature. For my podcast, I was hoping to address the differences with my relationships with each parent. Although that […]
Water Crisis: Mexico City
Water is essential to survival, and for most, it is easily accessed. In America, we have water to drink, to bathe, to use the bathroom, along with endless other amounts of use of the element. In my opinion, we tend to neglect the importance of water, as many people live each day struggling to find […]
Project Part: Present State of the Electoral College
Our Founding Fathers created the electoral college with intention to enshrine the best method for choosing the President of the United States. Yet, over time, this strategy has become no longer relevant to American society’s. At the time of its creation, it was believed that the general public lacked the capacity to effectively elect the […]
Gun Violence in America
36,383 Americans die yearly from gun violence. 22,274 Gun Suicides. 12,830 Gun Homicides 496 Law Enforcement Shootings 487 Unintentional Shootings 295 Undetermined For the first time since 2008, the Supreme Court is set to wade into a highly charged gun control debate. The court has firmly declined to take up any gun rights cases in […]
POV: Rhetoric and Civic Life
My views on rhetoric and civil life have greatly developed over the course of this semester. Back over summer orientation when scheduling classes, I had no idea what I was getting into. To me, this class was just a requirement. But, throughout our course work, I have come to really enjoy the ideals behind public […]
Ted Talk Outline
Introduction: Hook – Vampires. Mummies. Werewolves… These are all staples in horror movies. Yet, are they as scary as they once were? Background – Since the dawn of cinema, horror films have been an influential part of the American movie experience. From Stephen King’s 1980 The Shining, to the 2019 hit movie It, horror […]
Nursing Homes
For this weeks passion blog, I am going to speak to issues that I find personal to me. I believe the nursing home system in America can be disheartening, as I had spent my last summer working in a nursing home as an activities director. Working so closely with those who live in these homes, […]