Each week on Scrolling Scribe, editors will select their favorite archived articles and repost them for your reading pleasure. You're welcome. By Adeeb Khan It’s funny how one’s mind can pause and focus on something simplistic at a time of chaos. It happens everyday — to a young man who finds himself in love for the first time and can only hear the song of the birds, … [Read more...] about Issues with an AK-47
Archives for 2013
TV Culture: Racializing The Bible
The History Channel’s Bible series has been making waves in television news. Out of the many remarkable moments the show has successfully recreated, you’ve probably seen the side-by-side picture of President Barack Obama and Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni, the actor who plays Satan in the mini-series. Debates have been circulating, arguing both for and against the show’s producers and … [Read more...] about TV Culture: Racializing The Bible
Dude, Where’s My Gender Fluidity?
It is a widely accepted notion in the Social Sciences that humans construct gender by performing culturally established gendered behaviors drawn from an existing repertoire, which either conform to or resist conceptions of masculinity and femininity. When carried out by a large number of individuals, these “performances” make up a social gender display that can reinforce, and … [Read more...] about Dude, Where’s My Gender Fluidity?
Just Brew It
It’s 4 o’clock on a warm afternoon: the perfect time to go for a nice, long run. A jogger dons a pair of running shoes and sets out on a cool six-miler. An hour later, she returns, exhausted and out of breath—sweat adheres her shirt to her back. Thirsty, she opens the fridge and grabs a cold drink. She pops the cap, takes a swig, and is instantly met with the crisp, … [Read more...] about Just Brew It
Including the Excluded
The U.S. is home to an estimated 11.9 million undocumented immigrants who have entered the country without legal permission (a valid visa, green card, U.S.citizenship, etc.). Approximately 1.6 million of those undocumented immigrants are students who are currently attending public K-12 schools and roughly 65,000 of these students graduate from high school every year (Pew … [Read more...] about Including the Excluded