Eos' Blogging Realm

 As of right now, I feel decently confident in my AE.  The feedback I have right now leans towards the aspects of expanding it and delving a bit more into certain parts like how technology has impacted our social lives - which is fair since it's only about halfway done.  Overall my feedback was pretty positive and it makes me excited to finish it, though I'm gonna be careful and not let it get to my head.  Between now and Thursday, I need to write, write, write.  I also need to get into the research I've gathered and actually implement it proper instead of just having it be at the very beginning of being talked about.  I could also maybe delve into my personal experiences a little more. In regards to giving feedback, I felt pretty confident in providing good points for my peers to build on for their respective AEs.  And through this feedback, I was able to discuss with them and figure out more of what direction they're going for and help with pointing ...

While I don't doubt that the SHOWED method is effective, it makes me think about how even when confronted with issues that need addressing, some people just don't want to address or fix an issue because it's not something that actively affects them.  There's always some people that, no matter what facts you put in front of them or how well-written your argument is, will never agree with what you say. One section of the reading that I'd like to analyze is the part where the one student was talking about the disparity between areas in North and Northeastern Philadelphia.  It really shines a light on how bad areas can just get worse without the proper funding, and if you live there, then chances are likely that your job doesn't pay you enough so that you can get out of there.  Meanwhile, the richer places just get richer and richer, and the gap between the two areas gets larger and larger.  For both places, it's like an Ouroboros, one with a negative outcome ...

  It’s not exactly something I experienced recently, but it still affects me to this day. Back in 2021, the new expansion for one of my favorite games came out:  Final Fantasy XIV, Endwalker.   Unlike a lot of my friends who played at the time, I had a job, so I couldn’t rush through like everyone doing it non-stop all day, and I ended up taking my pace and really paying attention to the story and the overall message of the arc:  To live is to suffer, but there is also no joy without suffering.   We’ve all experienced some really tough times in our lives.  The loss of a loved one, getting laid off from a job with no savings and nothing lined up, and even just struggling with mental health issues like depression.  And I’m sure that many of us have had the thought that “Life would be so much better if things like this never happened”.  If nothing bad ever happened in life, then everything would be perfect and we’d always be happy, yeah.   One o...