Category Archives: Commonplace Posts

            During the semester, one of the main ideas that came up in almost every class was Chimamanda Adichie’s “The Danger of a Single Story”, which gives only a one sided version of a story. In Adichie’s TED talk that we watched in class, she started off by explaining the types of books that she usedContinue reading “Final”

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2018/07/historic-women-adventurers-defy-gender-stereotypes-culture/#close Miriam O’Brien is a pioneer when it comes to women breaking down stereotypes. I must admit that I had not heard of Miriam before doing my research, but after doing so I realize how much she has done for women. She was the first women mountain climber that did include having a male guide.Continue reading “Miriam O’Brien”

Kara Lawson is the first female coach for the Boston Celtics. She is paving the road for many young girls who love the sport of Basketball and do not have many role models in the male dominated sport. She helps train and uses her take to help teach all of the young players trying toContinue reading “Kara Lawson”

Similar to Katie Sowers, Jennifer King goes against the typical single story of a female. She became the first african american female full time nfl coach. She signed a deal early this week with the Washington redskins making history. This is a big step for many groups, King is making a statement of defying theContinue reading “First African American Female NFL coach”

Danica Patrick is a former professional race car driver, but to me she is an athlete that describes a single story. She is a female in an extremely dominated male sport. When you first look at her you never would guess that she is a driver. Some people might only know her as Aaron RodgersContinue reading “Single Story in Sports”

Kobe Bryant was a major influence on everyone in the world. In the video around 3:30, you hear him talk about how his daughter is going to be the one to carry on the tradition and that she shuts down all of the people telling him he should try for a boy. He was veryContinue reading “Support in Sports”

Katie Sowers is an American football assistant coach. She made history this past weekend by being the first women to be a coach in the Super Bowl. She is a lady entering into a field that is not necessarily a female occupation so to me she is a clean cut version of what it meansContinue reading “Women in Sports”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”