Reflection 10 Amity and collaboration are two of the most powerful tools we have. Amity, defined, reads ” a friendly relationship” and collaboration reads, “the action of working with someone to produce or create something.” The film An American Story: Race Amity and The Other Tradition talk about racial amity and collaboration throughout history, anContinue reading “Team Work Makes the Dream Work”
Category Archives: JRN 3290
Constructing the Terrorist Threat
Reflection 9 Take a moment to make a Google search of the word “terrorist”. Look through the photos that pop up when you click on the images tab. There is something all of these photos have in common. All of these images show a person of color, typically a man who is most likely fromContinue reading “Constructing the Terrorist Threat”
Kentucky Kid
Diversity Story Dan Damron was born in the early 50s in Eastern Kentucky. He grew up with his mother and father and five siblings, three sisters and two brothers, in the mountains of Kentucky. In their home, they had no running water, no pump, no hot water, no heat and no bathroom. The lifestyle ofContinue reading “Kentucky Kid”
Social Media and Mental Health
Reflection 8 We often hear stories and negative stigma around social media and how it affects our mental health. Often times we hear about people who struggle with anxiety and depression form excessive social media use. But what we don’t often hear about is the positive impact social media can make in our lives. SocialContinue reading “Social Media and Mental Health”
Spent
Reflection 7 According to PovertyUSA, in 2018, 38.1 million people lived in Poverty USA. That means the poverty rate for 2018 was 11.8% (povertyUSA.org). Poverty is much more than just not making enough money, there are many different social problems that further arise from living in poverty. After spending some time with the game SPENT,Continue reading “Spent”
Discussion Leading
“Ain’t I A Woman” Sojourner Truth gave a speech in 1851 at woman’s convention in Ohio. A few years back I had to choose a famous speech for a project for my introduction to speech class at my community college. After doing research on a speech that meant something to me, I chose Sojourner’s Ain’tContinue reading “Discussion Leading”
Miss Representation
Reflection 6 Miss Representation is a documentary made in 2011 that focuses on the media’s portrayal of women, or lack of representation of women, in the media. The media shapes and teaches us from a very young age when we are most vulnerable and susceptible to different messages. The film gave me a great perspectiveContinue reading “Miss Representation”
The Displaced
Reflection 5: Immersion According to the UNHCR, a refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war, or violence. Reasons they may be fearful of persecution includes religion, race, nationality, and political opinion. About five years ago, The New York Times uploaded a 360 VR Video experienceContinue reading “The Displaced”
Education on Experiences
Reflection 4 Over the last year, we have experienced so much heartache, pain, and suffering that we have finally had enough. May 25th 2020, the day of the death of George Floyd, America had an awakening. We stepped in and stepped up, saying enough is enough and we will no longer just sit by andContinue reading “Education on Experiences”
Limitless
Reflection 3: Implicit Associations Words hurt. Words can hurt even more so when the person doesn’t even realize what they’re truly saying. There is a term, implicit bias, that is used when we have attitudes, thoughts, and feelings towards people or stereotype them without even consciously realizing. Often times it’s on accident, or it isContinue reading “Limitless”
Alayna Kelty 