A summary of Medium:
Medium is a corporation that allows anyone to create an account and post his/her own writing. Recently, I created my own account and uploaded my piece on Governor Jeb Bush. An interesting feature of Medium allows an account owner to "highlight" lines that appeals to him/her from other articles posted on the website. For example, I recently highlighted from an article by Darius Foroux, "Now let me ask you: “What hurts more? The pain of hard work or the pain of regret?”" This ability allows people to view what other people have highlighted, and for the account owner to go back and read specific lines that spoke to him/her. People can also recommend articles. Below I have included the link to my profile and some interesting articles.
https://medium.com/@carolineguthrie
https://medium.com/@katiegonick/the-amazing-and-fortunately-true-recount-of-my-infatuation-with-birds-ac320079ffb6#.kbno4pg2i
https://medium.com/@chase_reeves/miscarriage-from-the-father-s-perspective-7e7d2094b77f#.qpkw3xy2b
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Article
An article I wrote for Emma Willard School's newspaper, The Clock:
The school came together on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to learn and speak about justice for all. Although the day’s activities were not directly related to Dr. King, the message of speaking up for what one believes in was conveyed in the school’s conversations.
To demonstrate standing up for one’s beliefs and helping others, the community watched He Named Me Malala. Malala Yousafzai is an eighteen-year-old Pakistani advocate of equal opportunity for women, particularly with respect to women’s education. Although warned not to attend school, Ms.Yousafzai attended regardless and was shot for standing up for what she believed in.
Dr Spiro-Allen, Arts Department Chair and Interim Director of E.D.G.E., spoke of the theme of the day as being “Anyone’s struggle is our struggle.” She also added, “being silent is not an option.” Spiro-Allen envisioned the school’s MLK event should provide an answer to the question, “what can we do to?” stand up for what we believe in? For Malala, that meant going to school and risking her life. For Dr. King, that meant holding rallies and urging the government to bring about change, while also risking his life and, ultimately, losing it. “Anyone’s struggle is out struggle, which includes the ongoing struggles Dr. King fought for, and the struggles that his followers and Ms. Yousafzai continue to battle.
The rights for which Ms. Yousafzai was shot for are very important and need to be discussed, although many felt that MLK day was not the time to discuss them. Madeline McCarthy ‘17 said, “MLK day would’ve been a good day to discuss the current events,” such as the Black Lives Matter movement perhaps. Janelle Williams ‘16, co-head of Black Hispanic Awareness (BHA), also felt that the day did not honor Dr. King, “[The day] drew the attention to a different kind of issue.” Although important, “[it] was not the right time.” Dr. Spiro-Allen agreed that the particular day was a time to talk about race and, “[the school] missed the mark.”
The school has already begun to talk about the plans for next year’s observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. Spiro-Allen stated that she would like to have students involved in the planning. Alston Bowman ‘17, believes that this day could be improved by having other student groups, such as BHA, lead the discussions on more relevant topics. Victoria Gernert-Dott ‘16 stated, “race issues are still very important to talk about, they are just as relevant today as they were in the 50s and 60s.”
The school came together on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to learn and speak about justice for all. Although the day’s activities were not directly related to Dr. King, the message of speaking up for what one believes in was conveyed in the school’s conversations.
To demonstrate standing up for one’s beliefs and helping others, the community watched He Named Me Malala. Malala Yousafzai is an eighteen-year-old Pakistani advocate of equal opportunity for women, particularly with respect to women’s education. Although warned not to attend school, Ms.Yousafzai attended regardless and was shot for standing up for what she believed in.
Dr Spiro-Allen, Arts Department Chair and Interim Director of E.D.G.E., spoke of the theme of the day as being “Anyone’s struggle is our struggle.” She also added, “being silent is not an option.” Spiro-Allen envisioned the school’s MLK event should provide an answer to the question, “what can we do to?” stand up for what we believe in? For Malala, that meant going to school and risking her life. For Dr. King, that meant holding rallies and urging the government to bring about change, while also risking his life and, ultimately, losing it. “Anyone’s struggle is out struggle, which includes the ongoing struggles Dr. King fought for, and the struggles that his followers and Ms. Yousafzai continue to battle.
The rights for which Ms. Yousafzai was shot for are very important and need to be discussed, although many felt that MLK day was not the time to discuss them. Madeline McCarthy ‘17 said, “MLK day would’ve been a good day to discuss the current events,” such as the Black Lives Matter movement perhaps. Janelle Williams ‘16, co-head of Black Hispanic Awareness (BHA), also felt that the day did not honor Dr. King, “[The day] drew the attention to a different kind of issue.” Although important, “[it] was not the right time.” Dr. Spiro-Allen agreed that the particular day was a time to talk about race and, “[the school] missed the mark.”
The school has already begun to talk about the plans for next year’s observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. Spiro-Allen stated that she would like to have students involved in the planning. Alston Bowman ‘17, believes that this day could be improved by having other student groups, such as BHA, lead the discussions on more relevant topics. Victoria Gernert-Dott ‘16 stated, “race issues are still very important to talk about, they are just as relevant today as they were in the 50s and 60s.”
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