When I proposed this blog topic inmid-January, I had worried slightly that I would run out of immediately topical events to talk about. Charlie Hebdo was fresh on everyone’s mind. I thought that I would talk about Charlie Hebdo, a few other Europeans countries’ mentalities towards immigrants, and the United States and Canada’s feelings towards immigrants as well. But I had … [Read more...] about Invasion Upon Our Shores: Once Again
Archives for February 2015
“(Loosely) Based on a True Story”
Often times when we’re asked to analyze truth in film, the easiest target is the biopic. How strictly the story aligns with true events can vary. Because the films can have creative liberty in creating a story based on true events, assumptions are made about which events were snipped, altered, or added. This provides discussions about whether or not those events that … [Read more...] about “(Loosely) Based on a True Story”
Madame President
The news is in! As you’ve probably heard Rini Sampath and Jordan Fowler have won the USG presidential election 2015. This is an incredibly exciting time for the USC community; it has been 10 years since a female president was elected to govern the USC student body. The Huffington Post College section stated this interesting statistic in regards to the … [Read more...] about Madame President
Psychological Phenomena: Somatic Markers and How They Could Save Your Life
The following narrative demonstrates the ability for the mind to store connections, or somatic markers, and its capacity to save an individual’s life. Somatic markers are fundamentally the connections between stimuli that are associated with an emotional and physiological affective state. In other words, the mind is instinctually exposed to a certain emotion when … [Read more...] about Psychological Phenomena: Somatic Markers and How They Could Save Your Life
Trust Me, I’m Premed: Healthcare for the Homeless
It is no great mystery that Los Angeles contains an immense homeless population. On the relatively short drive from the University of Southern California’s campus to downtown Los Angeles, one can spot the tents and shopping carts that mark sections of sidewalk homeless individuals have claimed as theirs. As people walk or drive through Los Angeles and observe the … [Read more...] about Trust Me, I’m Premed: Healthcare for the Homeless