A time I felt a strong reaction to someone is when someone in my communication class was making a presentation for why transgender athletes should not be able to compete with the gender in which they transitioned too. It happened Read More …
Education 575
In the future, I hope to develop intervention policies aimed at reducing social inequality, dismantling barriers, and enhancing access to early educational opportunities. I firmly believe that intervening at the earliest stages is often underestimated and undervalued. Yet, the formative Read More …
Poem 575
Resistance is justified when people are occupied,You often hear this line,To describe genocide,It would have been bantered in the 40s,When the lives of our Jewish Brothers and Sisters,Were stolen. Resistance is justified when people are occupied,Unless they are of Arab-descent,Or Read More …
Family 575
Growing up in a mixed liberal and conservative household, it was a challenge to learn where I fall and how I identify, especially as a developing young adult. There was confusion around how my immigrant parents practice the preservation of Read More …
Social Mobility… The American Dream 575
My family was sold on the American Dream before they even immigrated here. Back in Lebanon, they were told about how amazing this country was, how they would have the limitless opportunities here to grow financially and professionally. They were Read More …
Social Mobility 575
My family’s experience with social mobility is extremely unique. Alike many immigrants, they came to this country with nothing. My grandpa had to work many years to even be able to bring his family here from Lebanon. After coming here, Read More …
Other inequalities 575
One thing I wish I could write about in social inequality is access to healthcare services, especially mental health care. There are many groups that are discriminated against, oppressed, under resourced, and underprivileged to the point where their health and Read More …
Power 380
During a time, I felt I had power was when I was 15 years old. I am only a teenage girl who just got her hands on her first ever phone. I was not allowed to have one before, but Read More …
Intersectionality 575
In the United States, gender, sexual orientation, class and race or ethnicity (G,SO,C,R,E) are strong identity markers and are also axes of inequality. Which of these aspects of your identity is strongest? How would you describe it and why do you Read More …
Last Meal 575
The last meal I ate was a iced latte and croissant from a coffee shop near my work (the total was $12 which is crazy for a coffee and a pastry). It wasn’t served/prepared in anything, but when I got Read More …