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The DRC event that I decided to write about is the Global Village Final Plenary. In this event the different groups of global village such as the Asian House, French House, Women's House etc. each showcased a poster sharing information. From these posters I remember learning about what the 'Slutwalk' was and that some Uruguayan children receiving laptops. My favorite part had to be hearing from the three students who went to different countries to help make a difference. Two of the girls went to Mexico and the third went to the Dominican Republic. The beauty is that they bonded globally with these people and learned off one another.    

In our Plenary we watched a documentary about Intersex people. Watching documentaries are usually always delightful especially this one because I did not know a lot about it. I learned about Intersex people in Knowledge and Power this semester and my formed opinion about their life was proven wrong. Little did I know that all the intersex individuals from the documentary were against sex change. I now know it is more complex than just physically making their genital area "more normal" to society. Intersex people want it known that they are normal and just as good as anyone else. A lot of those who had the procedure done to look like one specific gender had some complications. Overall I found the video very knowledgeable and moving.  

For the plenary held by the mentors I must say I was impressed. We were introduced to a false political debate with Miliary Minton, Jernie Flanders, Ronald Clump, and Bed Snooze. It was entertaining to see the mentors perform as these political candidates and bring up the various topic we discussed over the course of the semester in Knowledge and Power. The topic of gender/rape/abortion/migration/race brought about many interesting beliefs/experiences from other students in other Knowledge and Power classes. Overall it was a performance well done and a great way to end the semester!  

This is one statement that really popped out to me, “the assumption that any decision young women make is wrong or uninformed.” This is very familiar to me. Women are mentally pushed to the influences of the media. I love how they point out what is the reason behind the actions of sexualizing ourselves. In addition, it correctly mentions how many base their self worth on appearance. Its unfortunate to see people not notice their value and feel they need to be something they are not. Even those in magazines or photos are edited to make them not look like their true selves.