This film was very interesting to me as it showed how environmental changes are affecting the lives of everyday people. As a STEM major, I have taken a lot of classes on greenhouse gasses and how humans are destroying the ozone layer. It was really cool and terrifying to see that the climate is changing so rapidly and how it will eventually affect every part of our lives in the near future if we don’t change our relationship with the envireonment.
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Explore! Series: The Queen’s Gambit: Episode 6 and 7
I loved the finale of Queen’s gambit. It was very cathartic to see the main character become the world champion after working so hard with all of her peers and training so hard. I find the story to be extremely inspiring although had as she had to go through so many tragedies in her life such as the loss of her mom and her birth parents.
Friday Film: The Pruitt-lgoe Myth
I really enjoyed this film as U never knew that there were so many factors to consider when developing housing. It’s sad that the city would create these poorly constructed housing projects for people with lower incomes. This film definitely put into perspective how people with lower incomes have to deal with so much more oppression even when it comes to their property.
Explore! Series: Cornell Botanic Gardens Hike
I loved going on the walk in the botanic garden! It was a great way to take a break from studying and enjoy some fresh air. I have never gone before and it was a great experience.
Explore! Series: Chess Meet
I loved playing chess with my peers. It was interesting to see other peoples strategies and how we had to adjust them in order to compensate for the time constraints that we put under.
Friday Film: The Queen’s Gambit: Episode 3
This episode of the queen’s gambit was interesting as it displayed how the male ego is challenged by female intelligence. When the main character enters the chess tournament and beats all the contestants many of her components underestimated her because of her sex. Also, it was sad to see her mother take advantage of her talents in order to get money. The mom clearly has her own problems with addiction and interpersonal relationships as well, which will probably lead to furhter issues in future episodes.
Friday Film: The Queen’s Gambit: Episode 2 3/5/2021
I really enjoyed this episode of Queen’s gambit. I think that the main characters’ struggle with addiction is a huge problem when it comes to prescription drugs especially when they are prescribed so young in a person’s life. It’s easy to develop a mental dependence on drugs and I feel that back in the 1900s they were given out too freely causing a lot of addiction problems. ITs also interesting to see the sexism when it comes to an academic sport such as chess.
Table Talk: Masculinity and Men’s Mental Health
I really enjoyed this table talk about masculinity. I find that a lot of times in different male friend groups it’s easy for masculinity to get toxic and have group polarization It was nice to discuss this topic with peers and see what their experiences and opinions on the topic were. I believe that we need to have more discussion like this about other issues in order to shift the different societal norms that can lead to toxic enviroenments.
Thursday Seminar: Let’s Talk Love: Health, Safety, and Relationships. Confirmation
I really enjoyed this talk about health, safety, and relationships. I feel that in college these topics are extremely important in order to maintain healthy relationships with significant others and even friends. I find that it’s easy for relationships to get intense and unhealthy fast it’s important to notice the signs and end relationships before they get toxic.