The Books of English 015A
In my final Lector post of the semester, I would first like to credit this course for opening my eyes to the world of contemporary literature. In my previous high […]
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Thank you, Rebecca Skloot
As I am nearing the end of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, I am truly beginning to appreciate Henrietta Lacks as a person and as the creator of a […]
Cancer and the Impact on Families
Continuing to read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks has made it hard for me not to remember how cancer has gripped my family, specifically breast cancer. My great-grandmother fell […]
Henrietta Lacks and Her Impact
Beginning to read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, it is quite easy to realize what a remarkable woman Henrietta Lacks was. Because of her, the polio vaccine was possible and […]
Changing Obsessions Regarding the Internet
Through reading The Filter Bubble by Eli Pariser, it has become impossible for me not to think about the dependency that the world is beginning to have on the Internet. […]
Teachers, Students, and The Filter Bubble
Through continuing to read The Filter Bubble, I became exceptionally interested in a concept that Eli Pariser brought up about teachers. His exact words were, “We know what happens when […]
Should we be worried about the Internet tracking us?
Having a Facebook page, I always found it coincidental how ads popped up on my sidebar that matched my interests exactly. Through reading The Filter Bubble, I learned that this […]
Why do we care so much about the rankings?
For me, choosing to come to Penn State was an easy choice. Walking on campus, I felt safe, welcome, and assured that I would receive an excellent education. According to […]
Crime Rates in the Northern and Southern United States Applied to Outliers
In this section of Outliers, Gladwell speaks about “cultures of honor”, a societal behavior that is exclusive to the southern half of the United States. Gladwell states that “murder rates […]
My View of Success in Comparison to the View of Malcolm Gladwell
Culture, background, timing, and ten thousand hours of practice define Malcolm Gladwell, the author of the best-selling novel, Outliers, view of success.Throughout beginning to read Outliers, I started to question […]
