Pros and Cons of This Tech Stuff
Personally anything in excess can turn from being helpful to being harmful. The use of social media sites have become a little bit of a heated topics when it comes to the argument of does this genera...
View ArticleIssues, issues, and probably more issues
Although this style of writing is nothing what I usually read or enjoy, how the book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is written as short stories makes it a more enjoyable read and not j...
View ArticleSides & Symbols
The darkness continues in Alexie’s book and I am starting to get the feeling that there will be no peace for the characters and they will be stuck living in their never ending cycle of anger an...
View ArticleFlee or Fight?
Flashbacks are such an important part to any story because they give a glimpse into a character’s past that we would’ve not been aware of otherwise. Showing how a character has dealt with...
View ArticleTo be legal or not to be?
We all know the word ‘illegal’ but usually that term is related to an action. Now, in today’s society, it means a certain kind of person and not even just one just one person but an...
View ArticleSurvival of the Fittest or the Thoughtful
What does it mean to be a survivor? According the many TV shows in America it’s when you win a million dollars for being “stranded” on a deserted island even though there are medics...
View ArticleEvent: Community of Togtherness
BMU 210 3/2/16 Police Brutality Diversity Committee This event consisted of two main speakers, the Dean of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Chief of the Chico State Police. The main topic for...
View ArticleThe Worth of Sacrifice
“She cried for Borrego, for his brother and for their family. She grieved for the others and herself. Her heart ached for all the nameless people that had perished in that wasteland, who would...
View ArticleShared Ideas
Whether you are white, black, Asian, or Indian or any of the other thousands of ethnicities in the world, we are all still human. We all experience the same emotions and think with our minds. Besides...
View ArticleRacism and Other Inequalites in Prisons
Racism does not only occur out with the free people but also in the prison world. According to Jesse Dizard, an Anthropology professor at Chico State, each prison has its own culture. Gangs are forme...
View ArticleSoil Bodies
What is the connection between nature and us? It’s all in the soil that grows our food and the food we give our farm animals. Daphne Miller is a family physician, writer, and an associate profe...
View ArticleThe Hidden and Undocumented
Being in college is where most young people have the happiest and most exciting years of our lives. It’s where we really find ourselves and those that will be in our lives for years to come. Wh...
View ArticleSelma (movie 2014)
Protests are a controversial issue due to the fact that it only takes a second for a peaceful demonstration to turn into a violent spectacle. What I consider the characteristic that set Martin Luther...
View ArticlePictures better than Words?
I personally do not enjoy graphic novels or narratives of any kind because I believe they take away from a reader’s imagination and do not force the reader to imagine scenarios or characters on...
View ArticleTime to stand or not?
I can see where John Lewis got his phrase, “good trouble, necessary trouble” because although the African Americans never broke the law technically, they were upsetting the social norm of...
View ArticlePersepolis
The graphic medium can actually show a more deep insight to what characters are both feeling and thinking and also I think the graphic style is more appropriate for showing what multiple characters a...
View ArticleTravel to Learn
There are many lessons young people learn during the course of their lives especially when they uproot themselves, voluntarily or not, from their home or they move out of their comfort bubble. Younge...
View ArticleThe end is not upon you; just another beginning...
It’s the good literature that leaves its readers with a lasting impression; almost like a new sense of the world and the manner in which things are done has been made clear to you. With the boo...
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