I haven't finished all my essays yet, but as I'm running low on time, I decided I'd better post what I do have. So stick around for part 2!! Thanks!
Please respond to the following seven inquiries so we can get to know you better. Do not feel compelled to use complete sentences.
Name your favorite books, authors, films, and/or musical artists.
Books- Mother Night, Les Miserables, Ender's Game, Paper Towns, The Eye of the World; Authors- John Green, Ernest Hemingway, J.D. Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut; Films- Silver Linings Playbook, Les Miserables, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Breakfast Club; Musical Artists- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Vampire Weekend, Lorde, Ed Sheeran
What newspapers, magazines, and/or websites do you enjoy?
Tumblr, YouTube, "Time" magazine, "Mental Floss" magazine, The New York Times, "Vogue" magazine, Coursera
What is the most significant challenge that society faces today? (50 word limit.)
The perpetuation of racial and sexual stereotypes in media and pop culture, which results in continued conformation to those stereotypes, limiting societal advancement and placing a value on human dignity.
How did you spend your last two summers? (50 word limit.)
Traveling to Los Cabos on a mission trip, visiting family in Colorado, catching up on my reading, and attaining my first job.
What were your favorite events (e.g., performances, exhibits, sporting events, etc.) this past year? (50 word limit.)
Vampire Weekend concert, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis concert, The International Exhibit of Sherlock Holmes
What historical moment or event do you wish you could have witnessed? (50 word limit.)
The women's suffrage movement in the United States. To go back in time, and see firsthand how the women struggled to gain equality that was rightfully theirs. To see one of the major movements in the fight against female oppression and know that their pain would pay off.
What five words best describe you?
Innovative, Empathetic, Ambitious, Imaginative, Passionate
What matters to you, and why? (250 word limit.)
The summer of 2013 was trademarked many major pop culture events, but there was one that overshadowed them all. The song 'Blurred Lines' by Robin Thicke was declared Billboard's number one 'Song of the Summer.' A song that perpetuates sexism, misogyny, and rape became last summer's anthem. Yet still, people dare to say that gender inequality no longer exists.
Yes, women can vote. Women legally have all the same rights as men. We no longer need to be dependent upon men to survive in the world. But it wasn't too long ago that a certain t-shirt became very popular, reading, "Cool story babe... now make me a sandwich."
What matters to me is that my friends and I can't walk down the street without receiving at least one catcall. In some parts of the world, girls aren't allowed an education. Rape is always the woman's fault, she was asking for it. What matters to me is that in a world so centered on breaking the rules of society, women are still expected to conform to them.
