Time moves differently during a pandemic. There was so much pressure, especially in the early months, to create, to do, to achieve: Use this time to learn a new language or write a novel or learn to bake bread from scratch. It weirded me out. Why was surviving a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic and trying to keep … Continue reading You Don’t Have to Write King Lear
Author: amanda.m.30
Impeachment Process and Impact
Impeachment Process and Historical Use Process Wary of unchecked centralized power and mindful of the fragility of the new Republic, the Framers inserted a safeguard into the Constitution: impeachment. Impeachment serves as a critical tool in the system of checks and balances established by the Constitution. Impeachment is the power of Congress to rebuke … Continue reading Impeachment Process and Impact
A Starting Point: Social Justice
“You are here at the start of a moment…” - Welcome to the Rock: Come From Away “I can’t breathe.” When I struggle to breathe, I know I have access to an inhaler. When I struggle to breathe, I know I have access to a doctor. When I struggle to breathe, I know I have … Continue reading A Starting Point: Social Justice
But You Are Us
"When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful." - Malala Yousafzai It has taken me almost two weeks to write this. Not because of an overloaded schedule or an absence of hurt, but because I have nothing insightful or helpful to say that has not already been said. But the silence is … Continue reading But You Are Us
The Young People Will Win
"If kids are old enough to be shot, they're old enough to have an opinion about being shot." - Trevor Noah For as long as I can remember, my father has called the week before the collegiate fall semester begins "make nice week." The days are filled with vacuous, perfunctory meetings to review policies and … Continue reading The Young People Will Win
Last Best Hope
The hours are melting away from the hands of the clock in my room. I can feel the weight of history on my shoulders. And I must speak. I am a student of history, political science, theatre - in short, I am a student of observing and explaining human nature. Rarely at a loss for … Continue reading Last Best Hope
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