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One assumption I brought to this class that has been challenged to some extent is that the Disney movie Aladdin is problematic, but I didn’t know as to why this is true. In class we talked about the characters in the movie carrying white features. The reading assigned, by Staninger, highlights Disney’s problematic description of…

Some people think they know about the world but they don’t,  Some people try to spread this around to other folks,  Some people believe that this is generalized to a population’s bulk.   Perceptions are altered because of these stereotypical tropes,  People need to let go of the rope,  People holding onto this need to look…

Passage 1 : “They took a given passage, summarized it, and recast it in correct, polite, or literary Arabic, often sacrificing vivid details vital to the art of the story-teller for empty academic phrases or poetic diction” (xxii Haddawy). Passage 2: ” We have increasingly poured our lives into data silos where our personal information…

I recently attended the Great Allentown Fair this weekend with some of my field hockey teammates. As I was walking to the event I could smell all the different types of food and animals waiting inside for me to explore. After walking through the security gate, I was able to see the local people of…