My life as a learner, inside and outside the classroom, has been dictated through the experiences and challenges that have transpired in my personal life thus far. I choose to use each day as a new learning experience where I am provided an opportunity to grow and be better than…

I agree that Social Media is a powerful tool that is often misused to produce a false sense of reality, especially in this day and age. Although you can use social media however you like, I believe Social media’s original purpose was to provide users with a platform to share…

For years, and years Kendrick Lamar has been my favorite artist. I admire all of his bodies of work from his album, “Overly Dedicated”, all the way up to his most recent publishing “Damn”. …

I believe that very frequently, people allow the opinions and perspectives of society to manipulate their interests and preferences. From things such as music, sports, and even clothes I see that people are drawn to the items most popularized in society, which may not be what they genuinely like or…

It’s usually easy for me to describe myself in writing, where I feel most comfortable because I know that no one else will see, but in conversation I’ve noticed it becomes a little bit more of a struggle to present the real me to others. In conversations, I’ve noticed that…

I come from a city where many don’t make it out, for this reason or that reason, it’s as if the majority of people within San Bernardino are bounded close to home. …

RJ Medley Professor Dissinger Writing 150 Word Count: 933 WP2 The connections I have been able to make between my experiences in life and basketball have helped me to grow as a person, because they have shown me that growth is an important aspect in all areas of life, where…

Often I believe identity is defined through a person’s characteristics, contributions, or where they stand at the peak of their wealth and success. However in my case, I would argue that I don’t fit within those constraints that usually define an identity. …

Earlier this week I read the introduction and part of chapter one of “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” by Paulo Friere. In the reading, Friere examined the concept of oppression from 2 distinctively different lenses and addressed how the dilemma could be defeated. …