An Elon English 110 Project
Diversity is essential for understanding the people around you. Tate Cohen-Kristiansen: Diversity Helps Students Learn More Effectively Anthony Gaetano: Diversity improves a College Campus Khalil Moore: Diversity is a Necessity Additional Resources about Diversity on Campus What is diversity? Diversity is a variety, or a range of different things. In this case, we are talking […]
Read More →
Alex Koniaev: The Psychological Impact Daniel Kaplan: The Gender Rift Julia Daigle: The Social Media Effect Megan Barber: The Impacts of Double Standards Additional Resources about the Impacts of Slut Shaming Slut shaming is the act of judging and criticizing a person’s behavior that is assumed to be associated with their sexual activity. The term […]
Read More →Today, the gap between collegiate and professional athletics has never been closer. With that, college athletes should begin to be treated almost as if they are professionals because they essentially are. If collegiate athletes were treated as professionals, they would be able to take advantage of health insurance that the university would have to provide […]
Read More →Cyberbullying: Cruel Intentions. Brigham Young University, 2006. Cyberbullying: Cruel Intentions. ABC, 2006. Web. 27 Nov. 2016. This source helps me to synthesize and expand on the connection between Robert Thornberg’s experiment and how bullying can apply to social media too, rather than person to person confrontational situation. Cyberbullying and Depression Go Hand in Hand In […]
Read More →Hip-hop has positively affected social movements by providing a platform for those people involved to be heard. It has historically attempted to bridge the conversations between politicians and citizens – particularly those who have been culturally disenfranchised – but it wasn’t until recently that hip-hop’s political value has been embraced as a […]
Read More →Bre: Fletcher, A. “Lifestyles of third-culture kids. S. Hamilton, MA: Center for Youth Studies.” (1995).http://cultureandyouth.org/third-culture-kids/articles-third-culture-kids/lifestyles-of-third-culture-kids/ This website is a summary of the common pros and cons of TCK’s from TCK’s. Peterson, Bill E., and Laila T. Plamondon. “Third Culture Kids and the Consequences of International Sojourns on Authoritarianism, Acculturative Balance, and Positive Affect.” Journal of […]
Read More →
Stephen Copeland: Pattern Recognition is One of the Main Causes of Conspiracy Theories Joseph Gonzalez: We Have a Need for Control Olivia Pierce: People want to blame others for things they can’t explain Isabella Ponterio: Lack of Control & Skeptical Perspectives Additional Resources about Conspiracy Theories Human beings are curious individuals always searching for […]
Read More →Cam Cirillo College athletes participating at the NCAA Division 1 level receive a great amount of fame. Many institutions across the nation not only aim to advertise their academic reputation, but additionally attempt to establish a competitive environment for athletics. Larger schools seem to try to conquer this multifaceted image to appeal to students, and talented athletes […]
Read More →
Today’s student-athletes have to deal with being essentially professional athletes by training and practicing all through the hours of the day in order to refine their skill. But these student-athletes also have to deal with the part of being a student while at college and having to deal with classes and exams that interfere with […]
Read More →It’s never easy telling the hard truth to someone. Nowadays, people everywhere are so concerned with hurting each other’s feelings that they’d rather lie to someone than hurt their feelings. While some may realize it or not, lying may hurt themselves more than the person they are lying to. Lying to someone may bring emotional […]
Read More →