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One of my favorite aspects of music is how the message and meaning is so individualistic to each listener– everyone who listens to a song has a different perspective; their own meaning and feelings in relation to the song. For this post, I wanted to go out of my comfort zone and analyze one ofContinue reading “The Relevance of Lauryn Hill’s “That Thing”–the Objectification, Sexualization, and Attack of Stereotypes 20 Years Later”

“What I’m concerned about is it’s happening and it’s not getting reported, and I think that’s a reality we should all face,” The New York Times–Why a Drop in Domestic Violence Reports Might Not Be a Good Sign Many countries and nations around the world are actively trying to deal with and alleviate the tollContinue reading “The Pandemic of COVID-19: A Surge in Domestic Violence”

“Nothing she did worked, because I wouldn’t let it. She knew I was the only one that could stop myself from seeing him. The first time he hit me was because I was looking through his Facebook. I caught him messaging his ex, so he slapped me across the face. He was yelling at me,Continue reading “A Different Perspective”

“Nancy gets hit one time and the whole world shits. For me it was an all-the-time occurrence.” Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding in “I, Tonya” For this post, I decided to shy away from my normal TEDTalk on Domestic Violence, and instead think “bigger picture.” I decided to think of other forms of media, whetherContinue reading “I, Tonya and the Common Theme of Domestic Violence in the Media”

Imagine if we as a society looked a violence against women and girls as a curable disease, like smallpox or measles, with the goal to globally eradicate it. What would that look like? In her TEDxBeaconStreet talk, Alice Han tells of the national and global pandemic that violence against women has become (VAWG for short).Continue reading “The Invisible Global Pandemic”

In our first ePortfolio prompt, my HUM151 class was given the following prompt: In your writing, explain how you found the media you are writing about. Discuss the context of this media: Who produced it? How was it published? Who is the audience? What response has it received? Offer commentary on what this media contributesContinue reading “The Common Misconception Behind Why Women Stay”

Hi All! Welcome to my first blog post! I am posting this in response to my HUM-150 ePortfolio first prompt. In our first prompt we are asked: “You will introduce yourself and your topic of choice by finding one image and one video from the internet, both of which correlate to your topic. Tell usContinue reading “An Little Introduction”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”