In most circumstances, you wouldn’t see the following artists shown together… In crafting this playlist, my goal was to select songs that directly address the issue of misogyny in the music industry, as explored in my RSA essay “Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ of ‘Self-Victimization’”. By strategically pairing five songs each from Taylor Swift […]
Cultivating Social Resilience: Exploring the Intersection of Vertical Farming and Urban Sustainability Vertical Farming and Sustainable Urban Agriculture In this current world, full of urbanization, the combination of a quickly growing urban population, shrinking arable land, and the looming threat of climate change poses an urgent challenge, which is; how do we sustainably […]
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Taylor Swift’s “Reputation” of “Self-Victimization” The year is 2009, marking a pivotal moment for 19-year-old Taylor Swift as she received the Best Female Video award for ‘You Belong With Me’ at the MTV VMA stage. Competing against icons like Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Katy Perry, Pink, and Kelly Clarkson, Swift anticipated a moment of pure celebration. […]
Many of the first chapters of my life were written in the Boston Logan Airport, a place that unwittingly became the setting for many of my lessons in independence and literacy. I end up there again with my father when a summer visit with him in Charlotte goes by too quickly. My dad would bring […]