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Posted by Joe Harris for Winston Allen

In this piece I dive in to what it really means to have consequences. This is not to say that no everybody has consequences – because they do. However, this is to highlight the simultaneous spotlight and microscope that most college athletes are forced to operate under. And with this comes the misfortune of too many cases of people taking it “too far.” The ego that many develop can take some unfortunate souls to new heights or it can bring them to their knees and cost them their lives and careers. In the case of my piece, I talk about the general ego and spotlight and capitalize on situations that got out of hand in a hurry. Partying under a spotlight is tough work.

Athletes Immersed in Social Culture: The Party Scene

For my piece, I chose to extend on Pratt’s work and discuss extremist music and its place in the “contact zone”. I talk about the role of the artist, and how their opinions impact young people. I specifically discuss extremist music in the context of how it has been connected to instances of violent youth behavior. I consider how the media has framed the developing discussion. I focus particularly on Columbine and the artists who were initially blamed for the massacre, as well as, the shooting that occurred in Ohio earlier this year. I was inspired to write my piece after hearing about the details of the shooting in Dayton, Ohio. The shooter was a young male who played in a obscure band, and the story reminded me of the discussion surrounding Columbine.

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Accurate female representation in movies is important because what we see on-screen reflects the society that we live in. If we are choosing to only show women in typical female tropes, then women in society believe that they should fall into these categories as well. In this paper, I am only suggesting one solution to this problem, that solution being the inclusion of more villainous characters that are female. I think that the portrayal of women is too one-sided, it’s too “good.” There should be more representation of women who aren’t perfect, who make mistakes, and stray from the norm. Women aren’t just expected to fit these societal norms but are punished when they stray from them. The addition of more female villains in movies seems to be a good balance to the perfect cookie-cutter female characters that we still see all too often.

https://medium.com/@bcall1997/with-great-power-why-there-should-be-more-female-villain-representation-in-movies-656d3b506607

My piece is a look at the lack of women in computer science. As a computer science major myself it is pretty shocking to see just how few women are entering this field. This piece looks to explain that this gender divide is a product of a cycle of oppression where women have been discouraged, both directly and indirectly, from pursuing degrees in tech fields. This cycle of oppression seems to parallel the discrimination black people have suffered from as described by Obama in his A More Perfect Union speech. Reading through it, a lot of what he mentions applies unfortunately all too well, from the “legacy of defeat” to the continued racism and sexism that follows those who escaped their cycles. The solution I reached for this problem also matches with Obama’s; more visibility, strong role models, and engaging with the youth to escape the cycle before it begins for them.

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Winston A, Athletes Immersed in Social Culture: The Party Scene

Michael A, Crisis in Comedy: Aziz Ansari, Louis CK and the MeToo Movement

Kyle B, James McBride and Barbara Mellix: Identity, Race, Writing and the English Language

Bridget C, With Great Power: Why There Should Be More Female Villain Representation in Movies

Amanda G, Millenial Women: The Real Pressures on the Job

Anthony O-P, Wing Chun & the West

Kate P, A Letter to All Men: Creating a Meaningful Conversation

Brook R, Student/Athlete UD/All Lacrosse Players Portray Many Literary Sponsor

Jennifer R, Journey to the Extreme: How Ordinary People Become Extremists Through the Internet

Sara S, Odd Disconnects: An Account of a College Transfer Junior Commuter

Ashley S, Complexity, Fluidity, and Growth: Hispanic and Latinx Identities

John T, Extremist Music, An Instigator for Violent Youth?

Sam W, The Cycle of Oppression: How a Look Back at the Effects of Racism in America Parallel the Gender Gap in Computer Science

For my piece, I have been researching and writing about Louis CK, Aziz Ansari and the #MeToo movement. I am analyzing the apologies by both men after their allegations came out. I felt it was important to highlight the things that were missing from their apologies. I am also bringing in the Rebecca Solnit piece that we read for class called Men Explain Things To Me. I feel that there is a good connection between the men that Solnit writes about and the comedians in question in my piece. I was able to get based views on these men by holding a discussion during one of my other classes that is about comedy. All in all, the comedians in question who were once admired are now somewhat touchy people to talk about in public.

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I am frustrated. 

As a woman living in a sexist society, my patience has grown thin. My life is negatively impacted every day due to sexism, and will continue to be negatively impacted unless something changes. We as a society need to change. We need to examine how we interact with one another in regards to sexism and restructure our conversations. An easy step in the right direction is getting rid of the phrase “Not all men” from our collective vocabulary. Looking to tackle this issue, I wrote a letter to all men. Through the use of both personal experience as well as the data collected from my experiment and online resources, I hope to help men understand a thing they can never experience, sexism, in order to create more meaningful conversation. My goal is not to anger or offend anyone, but rather to educate and explain this complex issue and its effects. 

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