For the "This I Believe" project I would like to talk about the topic of divorce and how it can be positive in the future for families and for the children affected. "I Believe in Looking Towards the Future" would talk about how divorce affects children and the family unit, it can be a positive thing in the future with healthier relationships and a more stable family life. Yes divorce is a horrible experience to go through but the outcome can result in a much healthier family dynamic like it did for mine. My other idea for the "This I Believe" would be to discuss diversity, in my experience coming from an area that is extremely diverse then coming to Penn State which is predominately white has been somewhat of a surprise. "I Believe in Diversity" would talk about the concept of what diversity is and my personal experience of living in such a diverse area which I believe has provided a worldly outlook on life.

My ideas for my Civic Issues blog is to discuss the issue of women being scrutinized for their appearance in the workplace. Many women, especially African-American women, have been told to change their natural hair, have been scrutinized for wearing "inappropriate" work attire, and women are continually judged for the way they look compared to the work they produce. My other idea is to discuss the role of athletics on college campus'. How athletes are put on somewhat of a pedestal, given many resources that other students are not, but also how much time and effort they put into practicing/ working out. The athletes also make a large amount of money for the school and are not unionized or paid.

For my Passion blog I would like to continue the same topic of looking at the genres of romantic comedies and romance movies in general, discussing how they portray relationships and whether or not they provide good relationship lessons.