Many colleges and universities have wealthy dining halls where students eat luxurious meals. On the other hand, there are also many where students are lucky to even get some fresh fruit. In episode 5 of the Revisionist History Podcast, “Food Fight”, it explains the injustices that occurs in colleges. Without even realizing it food plays …
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It’s Not As Easy As It Seems
In the United States of America an amazing school system is expected, however, the reality is that only the upper and middle class get that privilege. In the podcast, Revisionist History, Episode 4, “Carlos Doesn’t Remember” explains the facade of the capitalist society. One specific student, Carlos, is extremely smart, but the main thing that …
A Picture Tells All
A picture paints a thousand words without having to use any words. Some pictures point directly to the intended message while others leave it up to debate for the audience. However, Kim Kyung Hoon captures a powerful picture of a migrant family running from the tear gas at the border. Without using any words or …
An Escape For the Wealthy
One of the many things that wealthy people spend their money on is golf. When one envisions golf they see a wealthy white man wearing a polo outfit in a beautiful green landscape. In the Revisionist History Podcast, Season Two, Episode 1 explains how the wealthy are addicted to golf and how it is unfair …
Structuring Pieces of Writing
“As a Result”: Connecting the Parts- In the textbook, They Say, I Say authors Graff and Birkenstein explain the concept that each sentence should flow easily from one another. In other words, meaning that sentences should connect to the previous sentence. At the beginning of the chapter, the auhtors give an example of a student …
A Picture Paints A Thousand Words
A mother and her two twins at the Border running away from tear gas in Tijuhana. Kim Kyung Hoon took this pic, he is a Veteran Reuters photographer. TIME Magazine held an interview with him where they wrote an article over the whole situation. Kim is extremely credible since this is his profession, and he …
You Can’t Eat That
Food is essential to life and meat plays a huge role in that, however, there has been inequalities that have arisen in the food realm. Men have been stereotyped to be huge meat lovers, and if they eat healthy then it lowers their masculinity. On the other hand, women have been stereotyped to eat healthy …
Answering Arguments
“Yes / No / Okay, But”: Three Ways to Respond- In the textbook, They Say I Say, authors Graff and Birkenstein demonstrate how many people struggle when it comes to stating their position in an argument. When one responds to another person’s argument there are three ways to go about: agreeing, disagreeing, or a combination …
The Moral Argument
In the article, “Is abortion morally wrong?” written by Jessie Blaeser, an argument is presented about the morals of abortion. Blaeser maintains an unbiased stance throughout the text and leaves her main question, the title, open for the readers to answer based on the evidence she provided. She provided both points of views of Pro-Life …
A Leap Of Faith
Evidence plays a big role in order to make something true, therefore, the evidence that is used must be logical and fit with what it is proving. According to the passage, Evidence, the author makes the point that there are many flaws in how humans get their evidence, and what they conclude it as. Descartes …
