November 2009
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"Being passive is not atypical."
One of the focuses of the university I attend is its General Education program. It is a set of core classes titled “The Human Community” and all students, regardless of major or class year upon entering the university are required to take approximately 14 classes in areas including Wellness, The Global Experience, Literature, Critical Thinking, and various math and science fields. The...
October 2009
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"Sexuality is a right."
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Every Thanksgiving, I look around the table and think how lucky I am to have good parents, delicious food and all the other wonderful things I am afforded as an upper middle-class Caucasian female. I silently thank the forces that be for what I have:
I’m so lucky to have heating.
I’m lucky to be able to go to college.
I’m lucky to have...
Sex with a Stranger
While my intent in writing this blog was exposing readers to the condition of women globally, it’s as important to be aware of domestic issues. Glamour magazine is commonly associated with beauty product reviews, fashion “dos” and “don’ts” and celebrity interviews, but it is also one of my resources for excellent, insightful information on current women’s...
The Miniature Earth →
If the world’s population was reduced to 100 people, what would the the “village of 100” look like? How many could read? How many Buddhists? How many have an internet connection? These questions (and more) are answered by “The Miniature Earth” project (link above). You may have to download Flash to view the (stunning) video. If you can’t, a copy of the video is...
World on Fire-- Sarah McLachlan →
In lieu of a text post. This video is eye-opening…but just like that commercial with the big-eyed baby animals (protesting animal shelters that kill, I believe, to the tune of McLachlan’s “Angel”), this video gets me crying every time. What is is about her voice? At any rate, you go, girl.
September 2009
4 posts
Bienvenido a New Eyes!
Welcome, readers, to Neweyes.tumblr.com. I am a sophomore social work major at James Madison University, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA. Inspired by National Public Radio’s “This I Believe” program, my SOWK 288 class is formulating our own “This I Believe” statements and creating action goals to carry out our statements this semester. I mentally kicked around ideas...
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in...”
– Marcel Proust