Stories of Hope
“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” – Nelson Mandela Hope binds people,… Continue Reading
Humanities
A New Hope
We’re more familiar with stories of hope than ever before in todays day in age. Fictional stories about individuals finding hope in times of peril, any animated Disney movie for example. However to understand the deeper meaning behind these stories,… Continue Reading
🎞The Cold War of Macbeth🎞
“Stars, hide your fires! Let light not see my black and deep desires.” – Macbeth In retrospect, I don’t think it would’ve ever crossed my mind to search for parallels between Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, and the events of the Cold… Continue Reading
🧠mPOL 2022🧠
Good morning and welcome back. It’s been a long, long time since my last formal reflection and evaluation, that’s not to say there’s been none of it within the recent timeline. Without further ado: In September 2021 we… Continue Reading
🎧Playlist of My Life🎧
Good Morning and welcome to the “Playlist of my Life”. For the past month I’ve been contemplating life. Not really, but enough to attempt to create a playlist defining who I am as a person, to reflect emotions I feel,… Continue Reading
💣Bombs Were Once A Concept💣
Leave it to Weird Al to give an entertaining commentary on of all things the atom bomb. Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year reader. Remember to be thankful that your holiday season is not “at ground zero.” It’s funny… Continue Reading
📻Atomic Song📻
🇯🇵Hiroshima🇺🇸
A classic that, “stirs the conscience of humanity.” “It speaks for itself, and in a unforgettable way for humanity.” Both direct quotes from the New York Times, meant to not only advertise, but to capture the essence and purpose… Continue Reading
🇮🇪Sunday, Bloody Sunday🇮🇪
“I can’t believe the news today, Oh I can’t close my eyes and make it go away.” In 1983, the globally successful band of Irish origin, U2, released a song called Sunday, Bloody Sunday. The song was a worldwide… Continue Reading
🗳How Should We Govern Ourselves?🗳
In my 4 years in PLP, I haven’t seen failure as the end of the world. The same goes for the past 6 weeks. Posed with the question, “how should we govern ourselves?” we’ve been building an answer… Continue Reading