Category: Critical Reflection

As a Birthright trip leader and volunteer, you could say that my journey began six years ago when I was asked to go on a five-day paid military vacation to travel with Americans. Little did I know, this trip would turn out to be one of the most impactful moments in my life. But the…

Theres a picture of me from 5th grade, the day I got my leotard, tights, and ballet shoes. I stood in what I thought was a ballet pose and smiled the biggest smile. I still cringe every time I look at that picture, due to my horrendous posture and position, but I also smile because…

Benefits of Movement Across the Lifespan Movement is vital to every aspect of health and well-being. Our bodies are designed to move and should continue to move as we age (Mayo Clinic, 2015). Movement provides many physical benefits for the body such as increasing physical strength, and cardiovascular function, and can be a positive treatment…

While we all know that Jazz is as much a style of music as it is a style of dance, many people may not realize the importance that dance has played in music. There are many songs out there that mention the importance of dancing and yet we as a society seem to have forgotten…

Characteristics can be described as the thing that makes a person who they are. Characteristics are how someone acts, how they feel, and how they identify. In Alice Walker’s short story, ‘Everyday Use’ the characteristics of each character could have been determined by the fire that happened a decade before the time of the story.…

The Harry Potter series, written by the British author Joanne Rowling, is unarguably the most successful series of books of the twenty-first century. After suddenly finding inspiration for her characters on a train, Rowling devoted at least a decade of her life to the lives of the characters she created, and to her readers who…

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, as well as seeing the movie adaptation of it. The Color Purple movie directed by Steven Spielberg is easily created and captures the real feelings and moments that were thought when these ideas were conveyed through written texts in the novel. There are…

The song entitled ES-EM by Yano is a song that describes some cultures of Filipinos. We can assume that it is about Filipinos because it is written by a Filipino songwriter, and the character in the song portrays Filipino culture. The song is entitled ES-EM which indicates the SM mall. SM is a place where…

While watching a single TV show can be tedious, people still find solace in it. One show that has successfully managed to impact people positively is The Oprah Winfrey Show, an American talk show hosted by Oprah Winfrey. TVs were initially intended to inform without focusing much on the viewers’ engagement. Notably, Oprah Winfrey Show…

I used to think that I was a strong person. In the face of difficulties and challenges, I would overcome the difficulties without fear of hardships and move forward alone, but later I found that I was wrong. Great achievements can never be achieved by one person. We need partners, we need allies to support…