Hispanic students balance stress from COVID with family expectations and taboos. At campuses all across the country, students are dealing with a heightened level of stress, depression, and anxiety, brought on by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Montclair State is no different. And Latino students, who often have added family responsibilities and expectations, are especially vulnerable.Jasmin walks... Continue Reading →
My Interesting Facts about Cuba
Cuba represents to The United States the girl you always loved, but she never paid attention to you. The paradise just 90 miles away from us, the land of exotic coffees and aromatic cigars, a magic place with beautiful people dancing salsa all day. This vision can be extracted from any Gabriel Garcia Marquez books;... Continue Reading →
The Education System is the Problem of our Society
Persuasive Speech “A prison is any place of involuntary confinement and restriction of liberty.” (Public opinion) Today, the education system is causing considerable damage in all fields of our society, and the root of the issues is the education system's deficit. Our current system limits students' success; the system chooses what people need to... Continue Reading →
Religion and the Five Scapes
I consider religion an essential part of life; it is like a hidden or secret gem we save somewhere inside us. But what happens when the rock we believe is in the middle of a war or is taking a different position than mine? Professor Temoney spoke about the conflicts between religion (me) and... Continue Reading →
Race and Slavery in Hamilton
Hamilton is a musical that took the musical genre out of Broadway and opened questions in Americans; white, black, immigrants, and other genders than men. The frequent critics of this play are focused on the casting of performers of color playing white founders, the music, and the leak of real people of color in... Continue Reading →
Hamilton and the Historical Record
The Script The writers Romano and Bond Potter explore the background of the play and the book that originated the musical. The adaptation made by Lin Miranda adds satire to Chernow’s book. Characters like Washington or Jefferson are opaque to Hamilton, but Hamilton is more ambitious and ruthless than the other founders; Hamilton is portrayed... Continue Reading →