Site-Wide Activity

This past Monday we went on a field trip to Brown’s Lake Bog Preserve. It is known to have a rare plant community due to the naturally occurring acidic properties of sphagnum moss, while simultaneously be […]

This trip for me was very similar to our trip to Johnson’s Woods. I was expecting to see some wildlife there, but only saw a lone woodpecker. There was an abundance of trees, who had all lost their leaves except […]

During our trip, I thought that it was really cool to see and experience what I read about as a young child.  I never thought once that I would ever see a carnivorous plant in the ~wild~ and never in the winter. […]

We went to Brown’s Bog on a day with crummy weather. I think this had a large effect on my view on the trip. There were no birds chirping and no sun shining through the trees. I think on a day with nice weather, […]

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It’s your friendly TA. As you may have guessed, this Monday was my second trip to Brown’s Bog. As you also may have guessed, the scenery was very different this time around. Visually, the bog looked like […]

Looking through these primary sources, it reminded me of school children lined up or having lunch. It seems like they live a very structured life. They board a bus, go work, have lunch, work more and go home. The […]

The primary sources reveal the living and working experiences of some Braceros. Just as Ngai mentioned, Braceros were treated and paid poorly by their bosses in the United States. The primary sources of the […]

The primary sources given depict the life of a bracero- an individual who journeys to America in search of employment who is, to the program, merely just another cog in the wheel. Juan Loza’s interview shows that […]

What these two primary sources reveal about the Braceros system is this: the system was one that was not designed to benefit the Mexican worker, even though that’s how it was marketed to people like Juan Loza. […]

During our immersive experience through Browns Bog, I was particularly drawn to the pitcher plant, also known as Nepenthes. These pitcher plants were somehow able to maintain their beautiful, yet subdued sunset […]

While walking through the woods on our class trip to Brown’s Bog my attention was drawn to the size of the trees. More specifically the smallness of the greater majority of them. When walking through J […]

These primary sources accompanied by the reading from Ngai have provided great and tragic insight into the lives/experiences of the Braceros. Starting with accounts from Juan Loza, in his interview he speaks on […]

One observation that struck me at Brown’s Bog was seeing the beech tree with some of its leaves still clinging desperately onto the branches. On this dreary winter’s day, all of the other trees were completely […]

This is a reminder that Great Decisions of Wayne County will be sponsoring a public lecture tomorrow evening (Tuesday, March 3) by Alan Bersin, titled “Border Lines and Global Flows: The Future of Border M […]

This is a reminder that Great Decisions of Wayne County will be sponsoring a public lecture tomorrow evening (Tuesday, March 3) by Alan Bersin, titled “Border Lines and Global Flows: The Future of Border M […]

Reading Question: How Did Che Guevara’s Experience at the San Pablo Leper Colony build into the framework of a Marxist Critique?

On the surface, the reality of the San Pablo leper colony may seem like a […]

Peyton O’Laughlin

Question: How does Guevara view the economic and health implications of various occupations during his travels?

Answer: I think Guevara often views the health implications that many Latin […]

My discussion question is, how does Che view indigenous people in The Motorcycle Diaries? He displays a strong sense of appreciation for indigenous people, due to their troubled past at the hands of colonialism […]

The Bracero experience was very much both a build-up off of, as well as had contributed to, the exploitation and disregard in the Mexican labor force. Recounting his experience, Juan Loza elaborates on the […]

My question is: During his travels, which experiences directed Guevara to adopt his communist ideology?

The first time Guevara hinted at having an interest in leaving the medical field and entering politics […]