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Hello everyone! My name is Kelsey. I’m an English Major in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Communications concentration. I was super excited to see that this course was available and am looking forward to diving deep into this topic this semester. In any career field, and in daily life in general, being aware of issues within our society and being able to think critically about them is of course extremely important.

One feminist blog that especially stood out to me was ADIOS BARBIE due to their clear commitment to intersectionality. In my own blog posts throughout this course I think it is important to constantly ensure I am being inclusive and considering the implications of my analyses and responses on individuals with identities and experiences different from my own. One way this blog will differ from mine is that it is a collaborative blog, so multiple people with potentially differing perspectives are posted on various issues. In this case, as with everyone else in the class, we are the singular authors of all of our blogs posts.

The philosophy blog I looked at was A PHILOSOPHER’S TAKE. I liked that the titles for the posts were captivating but concise, alluding to the topic being discussed while generating greater interest from the reader. I think this would be a good strategy to employ in my own blog.  Alternatively, there was an overwhelming amount of words on the home page with previews of each the posts and many, many categories to go through. I would like mine to have a cleaner appearance.

A local environmental issue is waste disposal. The PAYT program meant to reduce municipal solid waste and increase recycling has been incredibly controversial and met with massive push back from residents since its inception in 2014. A clear reason for this is the high cost of the required trash bags and that they can only be purchased at a few select locations, making them far less accessible than regular trash bags. Many people do not follow the regulations and little is done by the city to encourage or ensure adherence.