Third Pandemic

He lives in a swamp as an ogre. He has colored skin, a rounded belly, and a look that frightens any human that sets eyes on him. Most individuals love to socialize and make friends but not this one. So how could an ogre be a hero? What could make this ogre that is known to be cold hearted have the slightest kindness to take this quest? This is not any normal adventure, this is one that is only made for the brave. Even though he is a beast with a scary appearance, Shrek is an Archetypal Hero…

A perfect example of one that harms consumers and the environment comes in the form of the bottled water company, Nestlé. To the public eye, Nestlé appears as a provider of affordable bottled water. However, in third world countries, the bottling company’s antics have devastated the availability of affordable drinking water for low income families. The documentary “Bottled Life” covers the effects of Nestlé in these countries. Essentially, in countries where there…

The lengthy, cramped, and quiet bus ride to Living Hope Day School both excited and terrified me. A never ending stream of “what if” questions rattling my brain caused me think twice about what I was doing there in the first place. I was a stranger to them, someone whom they knew nothing about. I gazed out the window, trying to calm my thoughts when I saw them. An endless sea of purple sweaters, and cheery faces lined the fence at the school. All of my previous doubts washed away when I stepped…

An LGBTQ Ally is an acronym that replaced “the gay community” in the 1990s. The acronym was created to describe more diverse groups. LGBTQ represents f lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (or questioning). This is an organization that advocates equality for all people who are experiencing sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression discrimination. Also, The LGBTQ Ally aims to foster social justice by encouraging the equality of women and LGBTQ students, and want to make…

Consumerism has been around for roughly two centuries and has been affecting us mostly in a negative way. Two centuries ago, people started consuming at a faster rate than ever because stuff was cheap back in that time period. Everyone could buy large quantities of items. This means that people have access to buy whatever they want because of the low prices. People started to buy stuff they don’t need. Consumerism negatively affects all aspects of society. One example of how consumerism…

World War of the century; even the name connotes the new scale of the world. People could be interconnected, especially as new technologies could communicate liberal philosophies across the globe. White students living in American cities could read “Third World” liberation theories and find applicability in their own self-styled liberation movements. 1968 in particular was a peak year of student unrest internationally, with protests citing many of the same issues – Vietnam, decolonization, race…

enforcing law and arresting those guilty of crimes again human rights. The ICC is not only for third world countries, dictatorship ruled countries, war ridden countries; it is also for first world countries. ICC attempts to or catches criminals that revoke human rights by enacting in illegal activities; such as LRA militants that take children from their homes, make them pick up guns and kill their parents. In third world countries where the government is corrupt or virtually non-existent,…

The second type of transgression against more conservative, traditional Chinese values is the portrayal of gender fluidity in The Butterfly Lovers. It is no new concept or phenomenon in many other parts of the world. For example, gender variant individuals, known as two-spirit people, are a part of the indigenous Native community. Two-spirit individuals often hold important shaman and ritual roles in their society (Kimmel, 2000). These individuals are born biologically a specific sex, but can…

After reading the book How Soccer Explains the World, there were many chapters that hit very close to my heart, causing me to feel emotion. The chapter that affected me the most and was very moving to me was How Soccer Explains the Jewish Question. "An entire movement of Jews believed that soccer and sport generally, would liberate them from the violence and tyranny and anti-Semitism." That quote is incredibly powerful and liberating. The chapter explains how throughout history there has not…

adopted by the international community, recognize specific targets required to develop as a country. The third most pressing issue, gender equality and female empowerment, is especially important to scholars in the field of gender studies. The financial aspects of a woman’s life, productively, theoretically,…