Natalie's Blog

5.  Are you spending your time differently? What are you doing more/less of? Since the quarantine I have been spending my time differently and productivity.   I have been able to revert back to my workout routine since I'm less exhausted than usual.  I've been cleaning every thing allowing me to work in a clean head space, if that makes sense.  I can't get anything done if I'm surrounded by clutter.  I also finished my resume and can start applying to summer jobs. 

Junior Theme Abstract & Reflection      My junior theme research paper questioned why Americans distrust mass media.  I found that because it is a broad question and that there are multiple perspectives to consider.  One might feel that the mass media has a liberal/conservative bias depending on the media outlet they refer to.  Another might recognize that mass media isn’t always very honest and that propaganda is often than not lying to them.  Despite these examples being adequate reasons for distrusting the media, it’s wise to consider all media outlets and to continuously inform oneself.  I chose to research this topic because it’s becoming increasingly prevalent that people don’t trust mass media and I was curious as to why they specifically don’t.      I wasn’t surprised by the different perspectives on why some distrust the mass media but I was stunned by the percent of Americans that do distrust.  My p...

                  “The American Dream”      In the novel, “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, the “American dream”, “American legacy” or mostly referenced as “The Dream” is a huge theme throughout the book.  Coates tackles broad questions such as how “our country is lost in the dream” and what social injustices are the american people asleep to? Depending on where you live geographically and what class you are (rich, middle, or poor) will impact your knowledge on what’s going on in the world and if it should mean anything to you.  When Coates says american’s are living in a dream, he means a bubble. usually the richer class does not care to look outside their bubble of acquired wealth and status and see the huge economic struggles and social injustices African Americans e...

Do You Have A Dream?     It's becoming increasingly obvious all over the world that people are more concerned about making money than how they’re making it.  Of course, everyone needs to create an income to support their lives. Most people have or had a dream job as a child that they wish they would have pursued as an adult.  Something that truly fascinated them into adulthood. Majority of the people who live in regret are those who picked jobs for financial reasons. I had been under the impression for some time that you do what genuinely interests you.   Unfortunately, most people won't pursue said job because it “doesn't make enough money” or isn't a “ good job ." What does this mean?  It's considered that having a “good job” means you make a higher salary, one where you definitely won’t have to live would live by paycheck to paycheck.  However, a good job should also entail that you get health benefits, a safe en...