Tag: What I Learn While I’m Learning
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If a millennial “lols” and no one is around to hear it, was there really laughter?
I’ve been spending more time reflecting, learning, observing and questions all I’ve grown accustomed to regarding society, interpersonal relationships and capitalism/ our socialized duty to ensure all our behaviors work to maintain our consumerist society… Meanwhile, I’ve also noticed my aptitude to “lol” after opening a DM on Twitter with some pic, story or comment…
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Give Me Gemeinschaft, or Give Me Greatness
gemeinschaft [German guh–mahyn-shahf-tuh n] Sociology. a society or group characterized chiefly by a strong sense of common identity, close personal relationships, and an attachment to traditional and sentimental concerns. We know the dangers of groupthink, the atrocities that occur, the prejudices it produces, the wars it wages and the inclusion it inhibits. Groupthink can be comfortable, it’s familiar and builds a sense of community at the expense of the exclusion of diversity. “Diversity, the act of thinking independently together.” …
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I’m my brother’s keeper, and my brother keeps me
After murdering his brother, God asks Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” Cain responds, “I don’t know.” Cain then turns his feigned oblivion into a universal question; a question asked by families, generations and nations of people throughout the course of history. In Genesis 4:9, Cain asks God, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Perhaps both Cain’s and…
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Purpose and Passion
Social Scientist: Kalen Russell Theme: Purpose and Passion Life and Chemistry are full of experiments, different elements, positive and negative bonds, and change. As an atom is the foundation for all physical mass, purpose is the foundation for one’s life. There are 118 elements known to man, each equipped with a unique set…
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Is Assimilation Always Bad?
Assimilate: to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like; to adapt or adjust dictionary.com In my Afro-Caribbean Literature class, we have studied the themes of identity and assimilation. After…
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