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I am glad I was able to experience knowledge and power. It made me open my eyes to new experiences and helped me see things from other people’s perspectives. My favorite thing about this class was hearing other people’s perspectives on the topics that we discussed in class.

My big really helped me direct my freshman year and gave me more direction.She helped me see different ways to get involved. I really liked how we had a lot in common and we actually lived right by each other without even knowing. I would love to be a big for next year.

In “If I Were A Boy” by Beyonce, there are a few examples of male gaze. In the beginning the camera is directed at her bust. This is not the only time that happens as it happens another time during the middle of the movie. She is sexualized as a female cop and there is even one part at around 2 minutes where she is getting undressed. This shows that there are certain parts where the camera is positoned and catered for a heterosexual male audience. This is evident when Beyonce and her boyfriend in the video switch stereotypical gender roles and switch roles in the relationship where she is one that is cheating and he is the one that is hurting.

I really liked how they brought in three religious leaders from three prominent religious groups and how they addressed certain issues within their communities. I loved how they were very receptive to the audiences’ questions because they were very humble with their ideas and opinions and they really emphasized that they really are there to support people both inside and outside of the community. They really had unique stories and I really enjoyed hearing them speak about what they do as religious leaders. This is a plenary I really learned a lot from as I have seen religious leaders push their beliefs or others’ ideas down people’s throats. As a result, it was refreshing to see religious leaders who are really working hard to solve issues in their communities.

I really liked how they brought in three religious leaders from three prominent religious groups and how they addressed certain issues within their communities. I loved how they were very receptive to the audiences’ questions because they were very humble with their ideas and opinions and they really emphasized that they really are there to support people both inside and outside of the community. They really had unique stories and I really enjoyed hearing them speak about what they do as religious leaders. This is a plenary I really learned a lot from as I have seen religious leaders push their beliefs or others’ ideas down people’s throats. As a result, it was refreshing to see religious leaders who are really working hard to solve issues in their communities.

Fortunately the more we talk about these issues, the more that can be done for Transgender issues. The more we educate others on what transgender is the more the lack of knowledge is eradicated and this world would be a safer place for transgender people of all colors. In this case, education could save lives because the more trans people are understood the less alone and isolated they will feel.

It was helpful when she was giving us tips on being in the workforce and I resonated especially when she was talking about EQ(Emotional Intelligence) and how she was good at reading between the lives. I liked this because I know that I am good at reading people and in Psychology and Communications (what I’m studying) it is imperative to be able to have intuition when working with people. 

I thought it was interesting to see people having a meeting about their race and how it affects them. I have never done that before and I was a bit hesistant at first because I am part white and hispanic and I sometimes I feel like I don’t fit into one or the other perfectly. Nevertheless I went to the Hispanic caucus and I was happy to see that other people understood me and shared similar experiences that I had. It was interesting seeing the other caucus groups speak because there was a lot of strong emotions due to racism especially due to the Milo speech that happened. People have every right to feel this way especially until justice is served for all groups of people.