on The role adversity plays in shaping ones identity is a concept shown numerous time throughout the story: “The Paper Menagerie” by: Ken Liu. The story focuses on a Chinese-American boy, named Jack, whose main conflict throughout the story is the internal struggle of distancing himself from his Chinese culture, which his mother would like for… Continue Reading The Role Adversity Plays in Shaping Ones Identity
on Racism is an unfortunate reality in our society today. Despite progress being made in many aspects of our world, the struggle against racism is an ongoing fight, with things such as racial profiling and microaggressions being an ever present issue. The good news is that there are many ways in which we can address this… Continue Reading How racism is present today, and what we can do to combat it.
on Masculinity is something we hear a lot about nowadays, whether it be regarding the bending of gender norms, and seeing women exhibit more “masculine” traits, or whether it be in the more negative light of things such as fragile and toxic masculinity. Regardless, masculinity is something that has existed ever since man evolved, and as… Continue Reading Masculinity