Monthly Archives: November 2012

Different forms of expression

Both of these drawings I did for fun in my spare time, but each serves a different purpose. I’m sure you can guess that as well. But these different purposes mean a lot when thinking about what truly constitutes as … Continue reading

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Submission

I take a women’s studies class here at Penn State and we talk about some pretty…interesting…sometimes disturbing…some might even say gruesome, things in our class that pertain to equality issues in the world. It’s a really interesting class actually though … Continue reading

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There are a lot of things I could have done differently in with this speech, especially after watching it!! Okay, first of all, the ums…have to go. I say “um” a lot, especially in the beginning. I don’t even remember … Continue reading

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A Few of my Favorite Things

My camera wasn’t working the other day so I can’t post pictures of the drawings I made this week! I actually made a few- more than usual, so I’ll post them next week. So this week I’ll talk about some … Continue reading

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Using Celebrities to spread awareness

I take a women’s studies class and this week we wre talking about sex trafficking, why it occurs, what happens during, and so on. We watched a condensed version of a documentary about it called “Half the Sky.” In the film, … Continue reading

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TED talk, check

Now that my TED talk has been presented and is an event in the past, I want to reflect on it and recognize some of the things that I thought went well, and also some things that I could improve … Continue reading

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Race to the top

For our controversy project, our group is talking about the problems with education in America and how it is a corrupt system that is setting children up for failure not only within the system, but within their lives. I was … Continue reading

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Everyday Art

If you were thinking, “mmm peanut butter”, we have that in common. Anyway, you might also be wondering what these items that I have posted mean or why they are on this blog. Trust me I didn’t replicate a peanut … Continue reading

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Ted talk and paper

My Ted talk is still in progress but it’s coming along. I originally wrote my paper around the idea of how sneakers represent “choice” in society and how not only have plenty of choices to pick from, but also how society seems to be more accepting of the … Continue reading

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Ted talks

The Ted genre is awesome. Ted came to my town when I was a sophomore in high school and I had actually never heard of them before that. I was a member of a leadership club and I thought it … Continue reading

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