humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of politicians, legislators, activists, women in politics and the everyday voter.
Black Lives Matter
#BlackLivesMatter Do you think people of color and “white” people have the same rights and opportunities? Do you think systematic racism exists today? You might be thinking it doesn’t exist anymore and everyone is equal and some might even believe it’s not that big of a deal. They have to have their priorities straight to be accepted by society. It’s hard for blacks to feel elevated in this country because it’s mainly run by white folks. Society's perception of black folks is always negative and they are often misunderstood. Law enforcement definitely doesn’t have a problem putting a black nigga behind bars and will always start a problem when there isn’t one there. Racism is still a thing and black folks have to try twice as hard to be accepted by society, be cautious of the laws and pray their lives aren’t next.
By Fatima hassan8 years ago in The Swamp
Ireland's Trouble
From the time that I was in high school in New Orleans, I knew I wanted to travel. Particularly, I wanted to go to Ireland, the country my family was so connected to, with its Catholic roots, ability to drink, and lust for good company. After graduating, I was given an opportunity to travel this magical little island, and I fell in love. A few years later, I decided that I was going to move to the Emerald Isle, and I began making plans. I happened to show up at a party, which my future love had planned with his American family. He was in the States with a program entitled The Ulster Project, aiming to end the prejudices caused by The Troubles in Northern Ireland. They find American families to house teenagers coming from Protestant and Catholic backgrounds, still very much segregated within the towns in Northern Ireland.
By Claire Wilson8 years ago in The Swamp
The Era of Open Racism and Prejudice
You see, the United States has a long history of racism, first involving the early settlers and the Native Americans. Racism serves no purpose other than belittling somebody. To demean somebody different from you deliberately is wrong. How many times have we tried to eliminate our racism as a species collectively? None. We have leaders that come every so often to help us like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or President Barack Obama but we do not learn from their teachings. And in modern times, we have Meghan Merkle marrying Prince Harry.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in The Swamp
Living in Two Regimes: Communism vs Capitalism
Sitting in the comfort of my living room, I flipped the remote control and stumbled upon a TV program that stirred my emotions and brought me 30 years back. The show was about a Communistic regime in North Korea, and I felt as though I was watching a video from my childhood: the kids being interviewed were wearing the same uniforms and saying patriotic speeches. I felt like it was me on that screen, being interviewed by an American journalist and representing my country, the Soviet Union.
By Nina Domricheva8 years ago in The Swamp
Knowledge: Is It Really Power?
Political cartoons are in and of themselves meant to comment through imagery and text on contemporary social issues, evoking a strong emotional opinion in the viewer. In one of Nick Anderson’s political cartoons, a small burqa-clad woman kneels on an open book three times as big as her with the word “Knowledge” inscribed on one of its pages. A large man wearing a hijab towers over her with the words “Boko Haram” written on his chest and he is about to crush the woman with a book captioned “Dogma.” The message conveyed by the cartoon is clear: the education of women in countries taken over by the terroristic Nigerian sect Boko Haram is forbidden by the male overlords who enforce Sharia, or Islamic, Law upon the people. To raise awareness in young men and women about how Boko Haram forbids the education of women, the cartoon uses specific design elements that are emotionally, yet logically, inducing.
By Sarah Bryan8 years ago in The Swamp
There Have NOT Been 22 School Shootings This Year. Top Story - May 2018.
First, and most importantly, skewing statistics to suit an argument only discredits the argument that would have been just as important and shocking otherwise. The number presented below is by no means good or comforting, but having real statistics is important so that people supporting change are not misled, and so that when facing an argument, there are no falsified or incorrect facts that could be a liability.
By Sedona Schuehle8 years ago in The Swamp
Humour & Offense
There is a big problem within society these days in which people seem to believe that humour and offensiveness are anything but subjective. If someone is offended by a joke, then they are automatically right in their own eyes. This is just not the case and it is getting to the point where people are getting oversensitive to anything and everything. In this article, I will be talking about my views on humour and offense.
By Mason Palmer8 years ago in The Swamp
Living With the Terror
I can recollect the day like it was simply yesterday. It was one of those plain, exhausting days in Afghanistan. Around then, I didn't know we were holding tight to our lives just by living there as nonnatives, yet as I think back upon our family I now acknowledge we were one of the fortunate ones. Nonnatives couldn't escape the house on account of all the hatred and risks outside yet that didn't mean we had activities inside the house. My siblings and I made up the most irregular approaches to engage ourselves, since where I lived in Afghanistan, there wasn't any web which implied no Facebook.
By Samantha Robinson8 years ago in The Swamp
