It’s Christmas Time Again
Traditions are hard to come by in my family. When I was young, and most everyone in my family all lived in Washington, we would all go to my great-grandmothers for the day. She’d make tons of food, and we’d … Continued
The Resilience of Children Growing Up in Poverty
Vocab: Behavior Problems: Symptomatic expression of emotional or interpersonal maladjustment especially in children (as by nail-biting, enuresis, negativism, or by overt hostile or antisocial acts). Ecological Systems: A system of people and nature interacting. Poverty: Lacking sufficient money to live at … Continued
Podcast Reflection and an Emphasis on Interconnectedness
This week’s podcast had Shannon as a guest speaker, to introduce a discussion they had with four arrows. Shannon is interested in anthropology and sees it as a blessing that she’s gotten to learn how so many different cultures celebrate, … Continued
Racism, Prejudice, & Emphasis on Intersectionality
Terms & Definitions in this post: Discrimination is known as prejudiced treatment of different categories of people. It can happen to a myriad of groups of people, including black people, women, the LGBTQ+ community, people with a physical handicap, and … Continued
Who have I been? Who will I be?
Childhood (I’m 17 so basically my whole life): When I picture my life I see moving boxes. I lived in eleven different homes before I was ten, and five different states, and as I’ve grown, so have those numbers. I … Continued