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Tufekci’s analysis in Twitter and teargas that the repression of protests is a paradoxical dynamic that can at some points in time allow for the flourishing of the given social movement and can also lead to the government’s assumedly desired result of the social movement

Free Nelson Mandela Protest in West Berlin, Wikimedia CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Among our readings for my class "POL 294: Civic Engagement & Political Advocacy", there has been a great deal of disagreement over the necessity of one to convince other peoples of your political positions, and whether it is your personal responsibility to inform others of political issues. Personally, I am inclined to believe that it is necessary and a moral responsibility of people to discuss their pol

By The White House - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Donald_Trump_Signs_an_Executive_Order_Creating_a_Task_Force_for_t...

(CONNECTICUT) — Gen Z seeks change. Take a breath: 1...2...3...4...5. Don't smoke! Smoking bans are good, and allow for inner peace and...

Cover of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein , or originally The Modern Prometheus, republished by Dover Thrift The Prosecution of Dr....

(CONNECTICUT) – Often in school, at least in the north-east, we ponder the pilgrim. Those who sailed an ocean blue and dark, who landed...

(NORWALK, CT) – I have often asked myself what does it even mean to be brave? When you do something, do you do it for yourself, for...

(NORWALK, CT) – We all believe in something. You don’t think so? I think so. I think, fundamentally, unless we have fundamentally...

(NORWALK, CT) – There is an argument, one that is promulgated by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, that the precedents that relied on the codification of Roe’s right to privacy should be overturned, or at least, could be, with the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.

(CONNECTICUT) – I write this today from a hospital bed. I won't tell you which hospital, for obvious reasons, but nevertheless, from a bed in a hospital in the wealthy state of Connecticut that I have lived in for some significant period of time. A couple of weeks ago, an SUV hit me while I was crossing the road. In such a manner that the only thing I remember is taking a step, then the car managing to hit me so hard that I have no memory of hitting the pavement, only the ER,

The Parnassuss by Raphael, Creative Commons

CONNECTICUT – There is an attitude, among the wealthy, that more money will fix every problem. I actually grew up in a town of, mostly...