HumanitiesCore · Post #7 · winter quarter

Analyzing Cultural Artifacts

Throughout the beginning of the second quarter of Humanities Core, we have been analyzing different primary sources regarding the Civil War. These sources include: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass and other passages by Frederick Douglass such as What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?, excerpts from Louisa May Alcott’s Hospital Sketches, and poems from… Continue reading Analyzing Cultural Artifacts

HumanitiesCore · Post #6 · winter quarter

Lingering Discrimination

2016 may not be a good year. On New Year’s Eve (NYE) 2015, a group of upward 500 men sexually assaulted and robbed women in Cologne, Germany. This was a devastating event that revealed underlying tensions throughout Europe and the world, triggering a discussion on the rights of women, differences in European and Muslim cultures,… Continue reading Lingering Discrimination