Blog Post 5

Upon reevaluating my personal blog, I discovered the basis of my writing revolves around the theme of equity. Not equality, equity. Equality is the art of ensuring sameness amongst all individuals through fairness and justice; however, to achieve equality all individuals must have a homogenous understanding of fairness. Moreover, equity assures that individuals, regardless of their history or dynamic make-up, have access to the same opportunities. More often than not, individuals get so involved with their own trials and tribulations that they forget to recognize those of others. For instance, students at UF constantly complain about the loans they have taken out to afford the school's high tuition rates; synonymously, there are men and women world-wide starving because they cannot afford more than one meal per day. As citizens of the United States we are blessed to be able to call ourselves free: free from slavery, free from oppression, free to voice our opinions. The discourses on my blog serve as my personal platform for a societal reform. The main objective of my mystory is to evoke a sense of responsibility within my audience; as individuals of society, we have the responsibility to insure that all beings of the world are treated with the same amount of respect.  We must be proactive in our thoughts; we must be the change we want to see in the world. Equity for ALL.

Matthew 7:12

The Golden Rule

12 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Check-In 3

Truthfully, when Mikayla announced our course material was going to revolve around the aesthetics of hip-hop culture I squirmed inside. My writing experience prior to entering ENC 1101 was comprised of analyzing literary works from the Medieval Period to the Seventeenth Century. I was unsure how well my writing I was going to progress this semester because Hip-Hop is, for the most part, an unfamiliar realm of music to me. Assignments based on current issues were very difficult for me to write about because I was so accustomed to writing about literature created 200 years prior. Initially, I struggled with class assignments. However, the diversification of the theme has allowed me to gain the quintessential knowledge I will need to adapt to unfamiliar topics in future classes.