I found this podcast very interesting. The part that I found most interesting was the underlying argument about how changes in the attitudes of homosexuals has led to a change in attitudes for some of those who used to think that same sex relations were always wrong. Wolfson says in the podcast that AIDS “prompted … [Read more…]
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For my interview, I plan on talking to my Resident Advisor, JC Urbaez, about the controversial topic of abortion. I think it would be interesting to talk to him for many reasons. For one, a male perspective would be an interesting juxtaposition to mine. Also, men are never really bluntly asked about abortion, especially not … [Read more…]
For paper two, I plan on exploring both Jamison and Baker in their respective works, and connecting the similarities and differences that they discuss when explaining how to communicate with people in controversial or uncomfortable situations. Bakers stance on abortion with not taking a pro-choice or a pro-life stance because it seems too political really … [Read more…]
In this TED talk, Aspen Baker discusses the stigma around talking about abortion and empathizing with others about their personal ideals or experiences. She talks about her hotline that she opened up where both men and women can call in to get support. She explains that this harsh duality of “pro-choice versus pro-life” and how … [Read more…]
In “Unfollow,” Adrian Chen details the story of the life of Megan Phelps-Roper and how drastically it changed. Deep within the phrasing of this biographical account of Megan’s journey before, during, and after leaving the Westboro baptist church lies a sort of argument that Chen is proposing. It seems to me that he’s making an … [Read more…]
I think that in this specific section on=f the reading, I am being asked if indulging these “delusions” of a disease with sympathetic and empathetic actions and responses is justifiable and correct to do. On the one hand, if these people are having delusions of a skin disease, wouldn’t it be best to give them … [Read more…]
In this article, Jamison expresses empathy in multiple places, even when it’s in the simplest of places and in the most minor little ways. In the methods section of this writing, she discusses an encounter that she had with another woman in regards to Morgellons disease, saying that this woman has “been finding it harder … [Read more…]
I believe that the majority of societal members interfere with a persons sense of self not out out of spite or hatred, but simply because they do not understand or they do not know any better because of what the entertainment industry and social media presents them with. For example, in “Want to Be Less … [Read more…]
