SUPA Writing 105

  Arguing: For Dummies  Arguing, America’s newest favorite past time. One of the most efficient ways to get what you want. As well as one of the most efficient ways to get rid of those pesky friends and family members of yours. But in all seriousness, knowing how to argue is essential to living in today's world. Being able to argue responsibility gives you the ability to properly fight for yourself, fight for your family, and fight for those in your community. You want to have your voice heard, you want to be listened to and respected. As the late Ruth Baders Ginsburg once said, “Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one's ability to persuade.” If you want your city to fill in a pothole on your street, or you disagree with an HOA policy, or you’re simply having a conversation with your neighbor about the current political standings; Arguing can help you in all of these instances. As stated in “Arguing in communities” written by Gary Layne Hatch, by effectively unde...

The New Yorker , a renowned magazine publisher that is known for making interesting and compelling commentary, criticism and other interesting literary pieces about the current social, political and economical topics in America. For the last century, the magazine has been most famous for their detailed, abstract and overall powerful cover arts on their magazines about America's top stories. One cover in particular was one that I chose out of called “Taking the L Train” By Tomer Hakuna, this particular cover depicts two men standing in a subway cart, facing away from each other. We see the side profile of each man as they face different directions. The seats behind them are empty but both men choose to stand. With the background of the subway a dull beige color, your eyes lead you to the middle of the piece. Two men of presumably different backgrounds, back to back, utterly unaware of the man standing behind him; and the similarities they may share between one another. (Illustrato...

What do abortions and cruise ships have in common? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. You probably thought it was a set up for some twisted joke, but no. The only sick, twisted joke is us really. People who like to cast their judgements onto others because what someone else is doing does not fit their lifestyle. Pro-lifers, Anti-LGBT, or even that one women that yells at the Chinese woman for talking to her Chinese friend in Mandarin Chinese to "Speak American!" because they are in America. The cognitive dissonance that results with a hypocritical person is often left ignored. When does a facebook post of "Live and let live, we're all God's children" become "You can't do that because it is against my religion."  Where's the line? A simple question calls for a simple answer. It's where ever they damn please. Because the same person defending Mario Salcedo for his different lifestyle online, can be the same person who berates women as they wal...

   There has been a pandemic that has plagued our society for far longer then the coronavirus has. It is just as contagious and just as destructive.  The Male Ego More specifically, the common thought amongst a dangerous amount of men and women that men are only supposed to show a certain set of characteristics. Strength, power, toughness, pride, courage, are what is expected of “men” in western culture. Simply being a man isn't enough for society to see you as manly. You have fit a very specific stereotype, which is what drives many social issues like school shootings, gun violence, abuse towards women, and many more. Toxic masculinity itself is not the sole cause of all these issues but without a doubt, the harmful mentality contributes more than people think. Many people don't believe that toxic masculinity affects these issues, and some don't believe it exists at all. Combating toxic masculinity and claiming it exists is often seen as attacking men for being men for b...

When having conversation with your peers, do you ever think about exactly how you're having the conversation? Not just what you're saying, but how you're saying it? What you're doing while you are having this conversation, or even what you're thinking about while you are conversing. No? Neither do I, but we should. Talking to someone and truly being invested in the conversation is a skill. One that everyone should master, or at least attempt to.  Most of us know how to talk, we do it every day to anyone around. But then again, most of us struggle with listening. More often than it should be, it is believed that hearing someone talk is the same as listening, and that's just not the case. Understanding someone when they speak, and processing what they say is listening. Hearing is not listening, and listening is just as, if not more important then talking is. So after listening to Celeste Headlee's " 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation " I am left w...

Being new to anything is definitely a challenge. Trying out new skills and not being top tier, worlds greatest, and famous instantaneously can be frustrating. But in all seriousness, when learning a new skill, two key components are needed. Practice and patience.  Notice how I didn't say talent. Because talent can only take someone so far. The saying goes "Every great artist was once an amateur".  So in order to master a skill, you first need to learn said skill. So what better way to learn a skill is there than a quick "How to" google search?  With technology being what it is today and how easily accessible it is to many people, you can find a tutorial video or blog on almost any topic you can think of. So when I wanted to learn how to cook, google was my guide.  Specifically I ended up turning to several different food blog websites for my food blog needs. Each of them unique in their own way.  https://www.seriouseats.com/  was one of the first ones I loo...