Summary of “WHAT WE REALLY MISS ABOUT THE 1950s”
“What We Really Miss About the 1950s” is an essay by Stephanie Coontz that analyzes and tackles the idea of people missing that period. In the essay, she looks at the issue from many perspectives and compares the 50s to other decades in the 20th century. Coontz describes how the 1950s, like any other decade,…
(ILAC Blog Post) Life After Graduation In A Pandemic
Have you ever thought about how the world is outside of the college bubble? I rarely did as I spent my time in college, only hoping my idea of getting a good-paying, interesting/fun job somewhere in the U.S. as a Mechanical Engineer would come true. After graduating last year in December 2019, it took 11…
Why Our Obsession With Happy Endings Can Lead to Bad Decisions — Neuroscience News
Study concludes one reason we may make unwise decisions is our preference for a positive outcome. Why Our Obsession With Happy Endings Can Lead to Bad Decisions — Neuroscience News
You Need A Budget — Discover
On their blog, the You Need a Budget team shares posts full of practical information around personal finance and budgeting, with a more recent focus on people who’ve been affected by recent shocks to the global economy. You Need A Budget — Discover
The Dysfunction of Food — Discover
Kim Foster’s James Beard Award-winning essay weaves together the themes of family, addiction, and fast food into a beautiful (and heartbreaking) narrative. The Dysfunction of Food — Discover
The Year 2020 part 1
It has been a while since I have written anything, but today I have decided to give an update. I wanted to focus on this year 2020 in particular. There are so many hopes, dreams, aspirations, that have been put on hold for so many people in the world. Mine has not been spared either.…
Visual Analysis
Editor’s Note – From Cornell University they describe a Visual Analysis as “A method of understanding art that focuses on an artwork’s visual elements, such as color, line, texture, and scale. In its strictest definition, it is a description and explanation of visual structure for its own sake.” My take on this is that Visual Analysis can be extended…
Essays – Movie Review
Editor’s Note: I initially watched Kung Fu Hustle with my cousin back when I was either in 6th or 7th grade in middle school. Being an extremely memorable and hilarious movie that stuck out to me as a kid, that pulled me to rewatch it again over 5 years later and review it for my…
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