In the days before Donald Trump announced his support of being put on Mount Rushmore, the public monument was already talk of great controversy. As insider.com explains, “in addition to its location and history, Mount Rushmore is controversial because it… Continue Reading →
So…Trump wants to be on Mount Rushmore? Not the most absurd idea I’ve heard come out of his disgusting mouth but it’s sure up there. There are multiple things I want to discuss concerning this outlandish tweet but admittedly, I… Continue Reading →
In a world and particularly, a nation that is currently bombarded by crises left and right, social media has proved to be a place not only to shed light on these topics but to provide some relief from them as… Continue Reading →
A week from the highly anticipated 2020 Presidential Election, deciding the final votes are the object of both candidates. Several swing states, most notably Texas, are extremely close in numbers and campaigning could very well seal both Donald J. Trump… Continue Reading →
Perhaps we believed that humanity was too good not to believe in the most basic of things such as math, science, the basic laws of gravity. Some things are just proven, are law and it’d be universally seen as foolish… Continue Reading →
Two photos, fifty-six years, so much changed, yet so much the same. In 1960., The Civil Rights Movement was at its peak. Anti-segregation groups were performing bus boycotts, strikes at diners, and protests under the leaderships of Civil Rights… Continue Reading →
The photograph above portrays the exact moment the bullet from the gun of Brigadier General Nguyen Ngoc Loanenters enters a Viet Cong prisoner’s skull. A soldier watches, grimacing from the shock of the matter, the repulsion of it all. In Susan… Continue Reading →
History textbooks describe real-life events in the world utilizing two of the three rhetorical strategies within the rhetorical triangle: Logos and Ethos. They tend to focus on the bare bones of history, especially war and tragedies without being able to… Continue Reading →
To be young…and in love. We’ve heard this expression uttered by the eldest of dreamers, their heads clouded with preconceived ideas of what love is and who it is for. however, their definition of love more often than sometimes, reminiscent… Continue Reading →
When I picture modern instances of propaganda usage in the media, my brain automatically focuses in on the Trump administration. From head to toe, today’s White House is at the very least, controversial and barely plausible. However, oof there is… Continue Reading →
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