tabilw's blog

It’s amazing how much we worship celebrities. I’ve always wondered how is it that the people with careers that absolutely do nothing for the world or our country and are not productive in anyway make more money than the jobs that do make a difference in the world.  Read More »

Have you ever thought about how we’re socialized to assume gender roles and the way we think about gender roles?  Read More »

So last year I was laid off my job at First Marble Head because of the TERI bankruptcy of Private Student Loans. That one was the first of many private student loan institution bankruptcies to come. As of 2008 several private student loan institutions from My Rich Uncle, Campus Door, Chase, and TERI have claimed bankruptcy and have cut off their offers of private student loans.  Read More »

Over the past few weeks I’ve been noticing that the gas prices have been going down. I was very excited to see that the gas price went from 3.77 to 3.23. Every cent is important to me as a poor college student. However, just the other day I came across an article on msnbc news about our country’s debt.  Read More »

In my Human Behavior in the Social Environment class (SOWK 233) we are discussing the issues of minorities in the Social Environment; how society views minorities and how minorities deal with society. Yesterday our professor took us outside and had the class stand in a huge circle.  Read More »

The world's view about many things is distressful and in most cases uncivil. The US has the most issues with uncivility. We talk about equality, freedom and justice, and how important these values are to us; yet, no one is willing to act upon these values.  Read More »