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Week 12: Speaking Truth to Power

Four years ago I went to Mexico for the first time. I was visiting my boyfriend’s family who lives in Guadalajara. A beautiful city that I immediately fell in love with. One day we were driving towards the area of Chapultepec when we came up to “La Glorieta de Los Niños Heroes.” An enormous roundaboutContinue reading “Week 12: Speaking Truth to Power”

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Week12: Speaking Truth to Power

This week’s lecture made me realize the large role media technology plays in politics. Last week, in a similar sense, we were able to witness how much of an impact a politician can make when they use technologies such as the radio and how the people were starting to be able to get their demands […]

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Seeking Change

I am well aware that nothing ever stays the same. Neither you, nor I will remain exactly as we are in this very moment until the day we die. This is the nature of life, and so it is accepted. This leads me to wonder why many find it difficult to understand that, like people,… Continue reading Seeking Change →

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