Bren's Blogs

I was pretty ticked during class today after having an unsuccessful, unintelligient argument/debate/discussion with another classmate about Feminism. Here's what went down. Enjoy! <3 _________________________________________________________________________________      Just because an individual is not of the female gender does not mean that they cannot fight for female rights and equality. After to talking to multiple guys about my opinion and view about feminism, I went back to each and asked if a male feminist was a thing. Each and every one of them said no. One even scoffed and chuckled a bit as if to say "why would my gender defend yours?". After confirming my own beliefs online, I noted that male feminists do exist.      Quite frankly, I am completely dumbfounded and honestly a bit disturbed about my generation's views on these topics. After sharing with certain males that I am indeed a feminist, I was disgusted by the recurring reply of, "So yo...

Hey Bloggy Buddies! Today in class, we thought about and discussed whether or not we thought America was the greatest country. I usually have an opinion on most topics, but this was one where I wasn't quite sure where I stood. Then, we watched an excerpt from the movie The Newsroom and then reevaluated our answers. Here's what I concluded. Enjoy! <3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ After watching the video, I concluded that I don't think that there is a conclusion. What I mean by that is that everyone has their own definition of great. We also have to take into account what type of greatness the country at hand is achieving. Economical greatness? Statistical greatness? What about moral greatness? There are "right" decisions, and their are right decisions. For example, a "right" decision may be to completely cut off all immig...

Hey Bloggy Buddies! Hope you all had a good day. Mine was... interesting. MP rehearsal was so much fun though! I love the theatre program at JC! *Cough Cough Go Buy Mary Poppins Tickets* Anyway, here's the daily blog. Enjoy! <3 ________________________________________________________________________________ Many people take for granted just how lucky we are to have been born in the US. Some, even including Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, believe that we shouldn't let anyone else into our country. It may seem realistic for some, but you have to put yourself in someone else's shoes. Imagine you're a Syrian woman; a widow and a mother of two children. All you wish for is the safety of your children, and the security of a stable home. Now imagine that America, 'The Land of the Free' telling you that you can't enter. Doesn't seem so fair now, does it? I believe that we should do more in depth background checks before we let immigrants en...

Hey Bloggy Buddies. This blog isn't that exciting, but that's okay! :) We'll make it work. Enjoy! <3 ________________________________________________________________________________ Hello Everyone! Today we got our tests back! I was really scared about it at first. I knew I did well, but I always manage to freak myself out over these types of things. Mr. Schick has a cool way of doing things. Some may find it intimidating or inappropriate to reveal whether a student got an A or not in front of the rest of the class, but I think it's a rewarding way to get students to strive to perform well; or at least this  student. All I know is I wanted to hear the familiar " Ding! " when I went to receive my test. At first, I only had my name called, but then Mr. Schick backed up and hit the bell which was a relief! :) I did have a little pang of pity in my heart for those who had to go up without a ding which informed the whole class that they didn't receive an A...

Hey Bloggy Buddies! Today we learned and talked about Colin Kaepernick's controversial actions. Here are my views on the topic. (Sorry for the insane amount of parenthesis!) (And yes, I realize I just used parenthesis, and that I'm using them again now.) Enjoy! <3 ________________________________________________________________________________ I don't really know how to write an introduction that easily transitions into my opinion on this topic, so I guess I'll just get right into it. I support Kaepernicks's motives. I do not support his actions. I do believe that we need to do something about police brutality and unfair treatment to blacks in specifc, but I don't believe it should be done in the way it's being executed now. Yes, we have freedom of speech. Kaepernick is exercising his right, (or should I say attempting to), but is really only making himself look like a disrespectful, unintelligent individual, who needs to get his head on straight. The...

Hey Bloggy Buddies! Today Mr. Schick showed us his future tattoo- I mean..... a meaningful quote! (That may later become a tattoo...) Haha. Anyway, I found this quote intriguing and since we didn't get to spend a lot of time talking about it, I'd thought I expand upon it here. Enjoy! <3 ________________________________________________________________________________ " The unexamined life is not worth living". I believe this means that an individual's life is invalid or without value if they do not scrutinize the very meaning of why they're living and breathing each day. Some may say that this means that you must "do something with your life", but I disagree. If you look up the exact definition for the word 'examine', it says that it means that one " inspects (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigates thoroughly." In my interpretation, I believe Socrates is saying that one must ponder o...

Hey Bloggy Buddies! So Mr. Schick told us to blog after school each day after we have Human Geogrpahy about what we did during class. This Friday, we changed seats and then had an incredibly in depth conversation about the meaning of life. Haha. Just kidding. We talked to our friends while Mr. Schick looked at each of our blogs. Oh and we also took fun pictures on Ange's laptop! Overall, awesome way to end the day off and the week off. (Two weeks into high school... When did that happen!?!?) Anyway, since we really didn't have a main discussion topic in class, I figured I do another blog that's kind of like my last one. The "Here's my perspective on this" type. (If that's not what you were looking for Mr. Schick I'm sorry but... here are my views on abortion!) Enjoy! <3 ________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER:  I'm going to start off by saying that these are my opinions and views on the act o...