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Beautiful Question: What if there were more classrooms around the country that reflected the diverse landscape of the United States in their curriculum and in their student populations? The subject of diversity in education has deeply intrigued me, especially when I attended a majority white institution for high school. I decided to center my beautiful …
In this upcoming spring semester, I will be taking the Global-102 course, Journeys: Northern Ireland, and will be subsequently traveling to Northern Ireland in March. The course is titled “The Trouble With Peace”, which is aptly named for the intriguing case study of Northern Ireland, in which religious and territorial conflict have dominated the region …
“I wanted to be a soldier, but I wanted to be a World War II soldier.” “He served the United States with honor and distinction.” “In the old days, deserters were shot, right?” Alas, in this fascinating last episode of the investigative podcast Serial 2, Sarah Koenig and her team try to answer the …
“He’s Not a Hero” The Bowe Bergdahl case has proven itself to be representative of many bigger issues, not only referring to the war in Afghanistan, but shows the difficulties and trauma when faced in wartime and how stressful situations may lead to not so thought through and rash decisions. In this illuminating, thought-provoking …
“Wait, what was all of this about? Did they really just give up five leaders of the Taliban for one American soldier?” In this enlightening episode of Serial 2, Sarah Koenig and her team investigate the circumstances of the trade deal that was made by the United States and the Taliban to safely return Bowe …
I wanted to be a soldier, but I wanted to be a soldier back then. In this interesting, dual part episode of Serial 2, Sarah Koeing and her team delve into Bowe Bergdahl’s past, in terms of his childhood and his peculiar personality, and his past as a member of the Coast Guard before joining …
First plan was go from point A to point B. That was it. In this thrilling episode of Serial 2, Sarah Koenig and her team investigate the question that I have been eagerly waiting to be addressed about the Bergdahl case: Why did Bowe Bergdahl walk off? It was said in other episodes that …
In this thought-provoking, informative episode of Serial 2, Sarah Koeing and her team investigate what it is happening on the home front during Bergdahl’s capture. They detail the organizations and efforts of Bergdahl’s friends and family, to bring the U.S. soldier back. How do you manipulate an entire country to get an enlisted soldier home? …
In this exhilarating, enlightening episode of Serial 2, Sarah Koeing and her team dive into the intricacies of the Taliban and their relationship with different sides during the war. In the beginning of the episode, the story of U.S. journalist David Rhode is unraveled, as he was captured by the Taliban before Bergdahl. One thing …
“These guards are watching the only U.S. soldier who’s ever been taken prisoner in this war. Other groups might want to steal him from them.” In this fascinating, fast-paced episode of Serial 2, Sarah Koeing and her team detail the escape plots of Bowe Bergdahl from his capture by the Taliban. Bowe Bergdahl, the infamous …
