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Laura Montes edited the blog post Oh, The Places I’ll Go in the group American Studies: 5 years, 3 months ago
With a couple of Home Depot boxes, ranging in sizes, a white laundry hamper (which I purchased at the Clearance aisle at Walmart) and a suitcase full of aspirations, I embarked on a 6-hour car ride to a place I […]
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Laura Montes edited the blog post The Future (I hope), Solarpunk: How Good Does That Sounds? in the group American Studies: 5 years, 3 months ago
Fun fact: In 9th grade, my English teacher tasked us with the difficult assignment of creating our own utopian society. We needed to create the foundation which included the Declaration of Independence and the […]
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Laura Montes edited the blog post Pessary and Reproductive Rights in the group American Studies: 5 years, 3 months ago
Disclaimer: The following blog post focuses on topics such as pro-choice and pro-life. It is mostly research-based with my stance on reproductive rights at the end. Please read at your own discretion.
Women’s r […]
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Laura Montes wrote a new blog post “We Rise” I Rise in the group American Studies: 5 years, 3 months ago
Over the summer, I took pleasure in reading the book “We Rise: The Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement that Restores the Planet” by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez. From the very beginning, I loved the book. It was […]
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Laura Montes edited the blog post In Response to Sarah Bracy’s “The Connection Between Rocks and Social Justice” in the group American Studies: 5 years, 3 months ago
The Connection Between Rocks and Social Justice: First and foremost, this blog post is very insightful and beautifully written. It’s important to have an answer to the questions “Why should people who care abo […]
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Laura Montes edited the blog post How Women Are Portrayed in Storytelling in the group American Studies: 5 years, 4 months ago
Upon viewing the #SEEHER Tip Sheet for Storytellers, it quickly reminded me of Essun’s decision to kill Corundum in The Fifth Season. Although this was seen as a sign of strength for those who understand the c […]
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Laura Montes edited the blog post The American Dream in the group American Studies: 5 years, 4 months ago
As the semester continued, I began drawing more connections between Jemisin’s work and real-world events. One hit home, pretty hard. Jemisin writes, on page 123, “You hate the way we live. The way the world mak […]
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Laura Montes edited the blog post Systematic Oppression At Its Finest in the group American Studies: 5 years, 4 months ago
You would think that the end of the world would constitute a very well-needed social change in society. Well, think again! In N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season, she introduces and explores the concept of s […]
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Laura Montes edited the blog post Can Earth Really Heal Itself? in the group American Studies: 5 years, 4 months ago
Wow. I’m finally here, it took long enough. During the first week of September, I was delighted to see that most of the content we were about to learn was mainly surrounding two areas of study: Literature and G […]
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Laura Montes joined the group American Studies 5 years, 4 months ago
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Laura Montes became a registered member 5 years, 5 months ago