Iris Brito StevensinSelf, Community, & ServiceDiversity and FreedomIn “The Case for Contamination”, Kwame Appiah, talks about the ways in which cultural transformation (or more appropriately, the ways in…Apr 18, 2018Apr 18, 2018
Iris Brito StevensinSelf, Community, & ServiceTHE BLACK AND WHITENESS OF IT ALLIn “Precarious Life,” Judith Butler talks about the rise of anti-intellectualism, which I understand as meaning: the growing acceptance of…Apr 9, 2018Apr 9, 2018
Iris Brito StevensinSelf, Community, & ServiceTO BE OR NOT TO BE, THAT IS THE QUESTIONIn the essay on “Kindness” by Phillips and Taylor, the emphasis on vulnerability hits home with me. Many of us have been conditioned to see…Apr 4, 2018Apr 4, 2018
Iris Brito StevensinSelf, Community, & ServiceIF THIS, THAN THATI cannot help but think of Thicht Naht Han, when summarizing the reading “Collective Responsibility” by Hannah Arendt. The idea that we are…Mar 27, 20181Mar 27, 20181
Iris Brito StevensinSelf, Community, & ServiceALL IT TAKES IS ONE…After listening to the Radiolab podcast, entitled “Dear Hector”, and reading “The Moral Mind” by Jonah Lehrer, I understood how great the…Mar 21, 20181Mar 21, 20181
Iris Brito StevensinSelf, Community, & ServiceAt the Root of ThingsIn Paul Farmer’s “Pathologies of Power: Structural Suffering and Violence”, he believes that the connection between structural suffering…Mar 13, 2018Mar 13, 2018
Iris Brito StevensinSelf, Community, & ServiceSELF WORTH AS A WEAPONWe are taught that America is diverse and inclusive: that it is the land of equality and opportunity for all. However, anyone who lives in…Feb 27, 20182Feb 27, 20182
Iris Brito StevensinSelf, Community, & ServiceLIVING FOR SOMETHING GREATER THAN OURSELVESIn “The Moral Obligations of Living In A Democracy”, Cornell West is a modern-day truth teller whose critical commentary of today’s society…Feb 20, 20181Feb 20, 20181
Iris Brito StevensinSelf, Community, & ServiceCOMFORTABLY NUMBAs a result of this weeks’ homework, I am reminded of the song: Comfortably Numb, by Pink Floyd. It’s a song of quiet desperation. I used…Feb 14, 2018Feb 14, 2018
Iris Brito StevensinSelf, Community, & ServiceTo Be A WarriorAudre Lorde is a badass. The Urban Dictionary defines “badass” as “someone who stays true to themselves, always…being themselves for…Feb 6, 20181Feb 6, 20181
