Tag: beliefs

• The Restrictions of Religion

  

  I hail from Muskogee, Oklahoma- the county seat with a population of around 30,000 kind, traditional and somewhat conformist individuals. I had 114 in my graduating class. Of these 114 people there was little religious/ spiritual variety. Last weekend in a conversation with my mom, we discussed how most students and staff from my high…

  Kalen Nicole

  March 23, 2017

  Assimilation, Growing Up

  Acceptance, Assimilation, beliefs, Christianity, Community, culture, diversity, Experience, Faith, identity, inclusion, Others, perspective, reflection, religion, Spirituality

• Eeriness of Echo Chambers in Blogging

  Social media prompts users to live within echo chambers. Echo chambers are created by individuals with similar ideologies, reinforcing ideas and inhibiting diversity of thought. Within the many social media platforms, blogs are the most user specific. For every hobby, religion, food preference and random thought there is blog, which allows an individual to feel…

  Kalen Nicole

  March 9, 2017

  Assimilation

  Acceptance, beliefs, Blogging, Community, conversation, cultural diversity, culture, differences, diversity, Experience, growth, identity, Individuality, Influence, Institutions, Others, perspective, politics, reflection, religion, Social Media, spain, Tolerance, travel

• The Advantage of Viewpoint

  Within the political paradigm, the cultural concept, the religious routine, emphasis is placed on distinction. In an effort to maintain their identities, members of certain groups keep to themselves, lest they be tempted to a new way of thought.   “Cognitive dissonance refers to a situation involving conflicting attitudes, beliefs or behaviors. This produces a feeling…

  Kalen Nicole

  February 21, 2017

  Growing Up, Young Adult

  Adulthood, beliefs, Cognitive Dissonance, conversation, cultural competency, cultural diversity, culture, differences, education, Experience, Friendship, Golden Rule, growth, identity, inclusion, MLK, Others, perspective, politics, reflection, religion, self-perception, Tolerance