For my second extra credit blog, I decided to listen to the Democracy Works podcast from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State. Dr. Dana Fisher, author of American Resistance: From The Women’s March to the Blue Wave and Professor of Sociology, served as a guest on the episode of the podcast titled “The […]

For this extra credit analysis blog, I listened to the “Breaking down black politics” podcast from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s “Democracy Works” podcast. This podcast focused on the then-upcoming South Carolina Democratic primary and the rule of the “Black vote” in primaries, such as South Carolina, where the vote is more diverse.  Two Penn […]

I believe that working women everywhere should be guaranteed paid maternity leave.  Growing up, my mother was always filled with joy when she would walk in the door greeted by five screaming kids after a twelve or fourteen-hour workday, all of us running to hug her. During those hugs, I never noticed the bags under […]

For my passion blog, I will be sticking with the music theme! I am not sure if I will stay exclusively in the realm of seventies music, but I promise to stay “on brand” for it! The music selections will all be my favorites or come with some awesome backstories.      For my Civic […]

For the “This I Believe” podcast, I am kind of lost. I am not sure how to translate my very random childhood memories into a declarative statement on some of my most precious beliefs. I thought about doing talking about the strong women that I have had in my life and how they have led […]

Going into Rhetoric and Civil Life, I expected to learn all about my value as a citizen to my country, ways to act and speak civically, and some more blah blah blah about what it meant to be a patriot. Aside from that, I expected to learn more about Aristotle’s rhetorical devices, just as I […]