Author Archives: Rachael Swokowski

Income Inequality: What Can You Do?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

For my spread a message, I decided to take my Prezi offline and transform it into a poster so that I could more easily talk about wealth inequality here on campus. I decided that the best place to try to … Continue reading →

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Final Reflection

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

Throughout the course, I have been exposed to all sorts of new and interesting social challenges which never before occurred to me. For example, I had no idea what a scam corporations like JSTOR are or how they operate. For … Continue reading →

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House of Cards Review *Spoiler Alert*

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

In the series, House of Cards, narrator and protagonist Frank Underwood plays a very strategic, albeit manipulative, House Whip for the Democratic Party. As viewers, we follow Frank’s life and watch him systematically take down every obstacle which stands between him … Continue reading →

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Putting Brennan on the Map!

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

Currently, I’m in a constitutional law class. While doing research for various papers, I realized very few websites have taken the time to organize cases according to Supreme Court justices (e.g. which cases they wrote majority opinions, dissenting opinions, concurring … Continue reading →

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To Cite or Not to Cite

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

In keeping with the theme of information dissemination, I thought it would be fun to look at some of the ways us “digital natives” immediately know a source isn’t reliable. For those of us who’ve been browsing the web since … Continue reading →

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A Look at Income Inequality: A Widening Divide

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

Since we’ve been talking about privilege and systems of power, I thought it would be appropriate to look at the widening income inequality gap here in the United States. This Prezi looks at how income inequality is harmful, how it … Continue reading →

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Facebook’s $16 Billion Purchase of WhatsApp & the Age of Data Mining

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

When I first learned of the filter bubble, a result of Google’s data mining abilities, I felt internally conflicted. Part of me loved the fact that today’s technology is so advanced that we can track people’s moves online to tailor … Continue reading →

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Test Scores May Not Have All the Answers: Understanding as a New Educational Approach

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

Sources say America’s education system is lagging behind other countries; whereas it used to be a global leader. Some politicians have raised the stakes, claiming this decline poses a “national security threat.” One of the many possible explanations for this decline is America’s obsession … Continue reading →

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Interview with Feminist Extraordinaire: Tanya Hoang

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

I chose to interview Tanya Hoang as she is both a self-identified feminist and an Asian American woman. I thought it would be pertinent to get her perspective on some of the issues we read about this week. What are … Continue reading →

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Who to Believe

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Rachael Swokowski

Throughout most of my public education experience, I almost always took for granted that information presented by adults is entirely accurate and universally accepted. Of course, I was warned by mother to never fully trust advertisements or strangers; however, if a … Continue reading →

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