Jean Kilbourne’s article “Jesus is a brand of jeans” explores the ways in which commercialization and marketing have co-opted religious iconography to sell products. She argues that by using religious symbols to sell items like jeans, companies are commodifying faith and cheapening the sacred. Kilbourne points to the way that mainstream advertising often portrays Jesus … Read more
When it comes to the composition of my own personal network, it’s difficult to put an exact number of people who are included. I would have to include all my sisters’ friends, my coworkers, my sporting teammates, etc. If we were to include all my family, friends and the acquaintances encountered throughout my life, I … Read more
There are many theories hypothesizing the underlying explanations for self-harm and suicidal ideation, however, it is sometimes difficult to recognize individuals experiencing these behaviors. Possible reasons not to disclose could be not recognizing the need for assistance or the negative stereotypes surrounding self-injury. Alternatively, their attempts to disclose could be neglected or undetected, or they … Read more
Beauty is a very indefinite concept, every person has a different idea of what they view as attractive. So when an entire civilization of people collectively define such a word; an automatic categorization of the physical appearances, personality traits, fashion sense, social class, and attitude of the people separates and divides them into what is … Read more
Heidi Reeder has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon, a Master’s from Stanford University, and a PHD from Arizona State University. Reeder is currently the associate professor in the Communications Department at Boise State University. She has been teaching at Boise State University for over ten years and has even received a Carnegie … Read more
The Time Travelers Wife is a love story between a man and a woman who encounter many hardships throughout their life. Through this book and the author’s interview a sense of true love is shown. This novel shows the significance of love and how two people are able to have a relationship when one is … Read more
Scott Hudson Tackles the Good and Bad in Brotherhood Brotherhood tends to be Scott Hudson’s nemesis. Dealing with lost friends, or even a new sibling is a new hurdle he must climb, only to want to look back over to the other side. In David Lubar’s Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, there are many vivid examples … Read more
Faisal Mustafa Daren Salter Humanities 11 October. 7th. 2016 Janie’s Realization of Material Security’s Overrated Nature There are two types of relationships in life, symbiotic and nonsymbiotic. Happiness usually comes from symbiotic relationships and the latter comes from non-symbiotic ones. Zora Neale Hurston explores these ideas in her 1937 novel, There Eyes Were Watching God. … Read more
Denise and Jose were a lovely couple that most of their peers admired. Instead of jumping into a relationship, they actually prepared themselves first by implementing social exchange theory to their relationship. The process of balancing the advantages and disadvantages of a relationship (O’Hair et al. , 2015, p. 193). Dating each other for three … Read more
Harassment and bullying have been linked to 75% of schoolshooting incidents. Bullying can largely impact one’s life, even causing them to turn towards violence. The violence of bullying may separate a person from others but after it is still possible to meet others. Dealing with bullying is no easy feat, but after getting help and … Read more
This case study will assess and explore how Janet’s past experiences with childhood sexual abuse, neglect from parental exposure to drug and alcohol addiction practices, have shaped the women that she has become and the struggles that she is currently facing with her own addiction to drugs and alcohol, multiple divorces with multiple children resulting … Read more
My Instruction Manuel When in a relationship I expect respect from that other person and nothing but respect. Even though we all know that this is not what we always get. When in an intimate relationship there are things that we wish we could control but that we sometimes just can’t. One of those things … Read more
Daniel Venegas’ The Adventures of Don Chipote, or When Parrots Breast-Feed argues that loyalty is the most important component to a friendship, while attributing negative traits, such as manipulation and dishonesty, as signs of a faulty friendship. The text juxtaposes Don Chipote’s friendship with Pitacio alongside Don Chipote’s friendship with Policarpo to accentuate the difference … Read more
In the past two months I have come to learn quite a lot about intimate relationships from both my teacher, Youngjin Kang, and our book, Intimate Relationships by Rowland S. Miller. There are many important topics to take out of this class, but there are five that I want to focus on. These topics include: … Read more
“Against Love”: immediately controversy is conveyed by the title of Laura Kipnis’ article on modern relationships. The reader is put on the defensive as Kipnis starts her argument with strong metaphors attacking one of the most basic human interactions that we see as natural and embrace without question. Namely, love, a word held in superposition … Read more
Through the Looking Glass: The Different Perceptions of Love and Companionship Companionship and love, although both present in Sappho and the Epic of Gilgamesh, had differing views encased in opposite ends of the spectrum demonstrations of love. The materialism and emotions revealed within the texts, illuminates the view of rationality and irrationality of love. If … Read more
In study hall, I was reading my Into The Woods script, trying to memorize song lines because the show was coming up. November 19th was weeks away, but it seemed as if it were tomorrow. Practices were full of performing known scenes in the newly constructed choir room and songs were struggled through in the … Read more