The Paradox Of Choice

On The Paradox Of Choice: Chapter 1 Hundreds if not thousands of jean brands, cookies, soaps- the list goes on. We live in an age of choice and excess, and any store we walk into reflects that. “The Paradox Of Choice” discusses this, and how it may not actually be a positive thing. The theory […]

Revisionist History 2

Revisionist History Episode 10: The Basement Tapes In this episode of Revisionist History, not only new findings in diet are brought to light, but the common notions of belief and familial legacy are questioned. Robert France is a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, and the son of the staunch nutritionist and doctor Ivan […]

Now over a hundred years ago, the womens suffrage movement was founded to finally gain voting rights for women, this was in a period where even pants on a woman was still unforseeable, shocking, and taboo. Voting was only for men to do and this was a sanctity some sought to keep; insisting not only […]

My Little Hundred Million

A response to Revisionist History Episode 06: My Little Hundred Million This episode is a fascinating look at philanthopy, and the lines between genuine good will and egotistic giving. In 1992, Hank Rowan gave a charitable donation of $100 million to a small school in New Jersey. Glassboro State was a small, unheard of, and […]

Visual Analysis

ETHOS: Above is a magazine spread by FBC Israel for “Adam Le Adam” community for the elderly. Meant to be a PSA type advert to raise awareness on the suicide rate and risk in senior citizens. LOGOS: In the image we have an elderly woman casually knitting her own noose. Below the text reads “Over […]

They Say I Say: #3

Chapter 8 – “As a Result” In chapter 8, Graff and Birkenstein emphasize not only the importance of good writing, but making sure said writing is relevant and ties together. Each sentence should not be statements you bring up and then drop, but go hand in hand with what comes before and afterwards. A proper […]

We Have The Meats

Meat and Manhood carry a strong connotation for us, not only its a hearty meal, but envokes associations such as hunting, strength, willpower, all the things you’d need to take down a cow and make a hamburger. But where do we gain these associations? One may say its from the age of hunting and gathering, […]

They Say, I Say 2

Yes, No, Okay, But Unlike the three previous chapters, Graff and Birkenstein change the focus from “They say” to “I Say”. Many students feel like they can’t have an opinion or a seat in an argument unless they are on par with a professional on the subject, which helps contribute to a lack of diversity […]

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Paul Joseph Watson is a popular “Alt-Right” youtube personality, conspiracy theorist, as well as a journalist and spokesman for the conservative/far-right news platform “Infowars”. While not writing about chemtrails being real and how 9/11 was an inside job, he’s very busy being mad about people online who disagree with him. Related watching: Paul Watsons “The […]

Conclusive Evidence?

Out thoughts, opinions, experiences, we take these for fact. But are they? As imperfect yet brilliant specimens, we have something called “inductive reasoning”, our ability to use samples of information to build our worldview. Regardless of objective truth outside the scope of our knowledge (but how would we know?), if we see twenty white daisies, […]