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Bryan Wager wrote a new blog post Learning How to Think Again in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
When I look back at the beginning of the course, I see a senior biochemistry major sitting down for his first English 100 class. He was only present because he needed an additional class in English in order to […]
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Bryan Wager wrote a new blog post Who is Mark Spitz? in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
As I read Zone One, I was able to notice many intricate ways that the author Colson Whitehead used to provide commentary on social issues. In my last blog post, “Let’s Talk About Teeth”, I discussed the role […]
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Bryan Wager wrote a new blog post Let’s Talk About Teeth in the group American Studies: 4 years, 4 months ago
Teeth are the weapons of the dead. Colson Whitehead, in Zone One, creates a world where teeth are the single most feared object. Incisors, canines, and molars are weapons capable of killing a person and also […]
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Bryan Wager wrote a new blog post Society and Racism in Zone One in the group American Studies: 4 years, 5 months ago
What is society? Merriam Webster defines society as “a community, nation or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities or interests.” In other words, society is mad […]
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Bryan Wager wrote a new blog post Respect for the Dead in the group American Studies: 4 years, 5 months ago
In Colson Whitehead’s novel Zone One, the story follows Mark Spitz and his fellow “sweepers”. Being a “sweeper” involves leaving the safety of the camp and ridding a designated area of Zone One of zombies. […]
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Bryan Wager wrote a new blog post Eugenics, Genetic Counseling, and Jacob in the group American Studies: 4 years, 5 months ago
All parents want their children to be happy and healthy. Harriet Washington, in Medical Apartheid, states that the discovery that many human traits followed a Mendelian pattern of inheritance allows reliable […]
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Bryan Wager edited the blog post Uninformed Consent? in the group American Studies: 4 years, 6 months ago
After having the privilege of hearing about the process of human scientific studies and the nuances of informed consent with Dr. Ben Chapman of North Carolina State, I was left with a troubling thought about what […]
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Bryan Wager wrote a new blog post Sick with Sickle-Cell in the group American Studies: 4 years, 6 months ago
Harriet Washington, in Medical Apartheid, recounts the story of Walter Clement Noel. In 1904, Noel was a first-year dental student from a wealthy black family. He was admitted to a hospital for pain, bruising, […]
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Bryan Wager wrote a new blog post Racism in the Ranks: Discrimination in the Armed Forces in the group American Studies: 4 years, 7 months ago
Toni Morrison in her novel Home, tells the story of Frank Money, an African-American Korean War veteran who returns home and is forced to battle racism. Frank, like so many other veterans, suffers from Post […]
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Bryan Wager wrote a new blog post Knowledge and the Ability to Notice in the group American Studies: 4 years, 7 months ago
Dionne
Brand once said, “My job is to notice… and to notice that you can notice.” The
ability to notice involves observation and understanding. “To notice” seems like a simple task but is a
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Bryan Wager joined the group American Studies 4 years, 8 months ago
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Bryan Wager became a registered member 4 years, 8 months ago