I decided that I definitely want to go in a ‘body image’ route for my TED Talk. I would like to discuss the way that body image and the expectations of a woman surrounding body image, and how those topics have changed over the years. I also want to make the overall point of how… Read More RCL Blog #8: Body Image TED Talk
After the tough loss to Illinois this past weekend, it is only right that I make sports the topic of discussion for this week’s blog. I haven’t written about sports yet, and I would say that there are controversial opinions surrounding athletics throughout the United States for many reasons. What I would like to focus… Read More Passion Blog #8: What is the Purpose of Being a College Athlete?
This week we will be discussing some news of a distant nation, Colombia. While this country is far geographically, it is actually very close to my heart. I am Colombian, and my family immigrated from Colombia to the United States in the late 1990s. My mom, specifically, came when she was 15 years old and… Read More Passion Blog #7: Colombia’s Calm Line
There is no doubt in my mind that the best creature to exist in this world is a dog. They are so different from the rest of the animal kingdom, and they carry qualities that are so interesting to explore. Julia Espinosa, a Ph.D. student at the University of Toronto, shared her insight on the secret… Read More RCL Blog #7 : TED Talk – The Secret Life of Dogs
Anyone with access to social media or news sources has probably heard of the Gabby Petito case. For those who are unaware, Gabby Petito was a young woman who had been reported missing in early September after her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, returned home from a road trip without her. There are many signs causing the… Read More Passion Blog #6: Missing White Woman Syndrome in Society
My speech performance definitely had its strengths and weaknesses, but I was content with my production considering I am not the best public speaker. My speech ended up changing from the beginning where I was going to speak about the Coca-Cola company slogan and resulted in my speech on a school shooting campaign. I am… Read More RCL Blog #6: Speech Review
Introduction Why do we always wait until it is too late? That is a question that spectators and victims of school shootings often ask themselves. Today, it is a major fear of many students and teachers, that they will be in such an event on what should’ve been another regular day at school. This exact… Read More RCL Blog #5: Rhetorical Analysis Essay Draft and Revised Speech Outline