I am learning a lot from my first day of blogging.
My first few blogs were streams of conciousness, but they weren't neccessarily inviting for others to comment. After browsing others' blogs I learned that blogging is better when it engages the other bloggers. I am learning a lot from people's views. Some are saddening; some are encouraging. Nonetheless, it is a great experience to share ideas with others and have a discourse over pressing topics that deserve a place on the table.
There are tough issues facing America's youth today. But tough issues, undiscussed, are issues that are scarier that tough issues with voices that are struggling to give it voice and reason. I once went to an HIV/AIDS summit where I was given a sign by a fellow Columbia Unversity student to read.
It read:
silence = death.
I held this sign for the HIV/AIDS Youth Rally in D.C. because I thought about that concept, "silence-death," when it comes to tough issues, especially like medical issues that need immediate attention. For example, it took a long time for the Center of Disease Control to even start documenting how many people in the US were dying of HIV/AIDS because people who were dying had doctors list their deaths as caused by "liver disease," cancer, etc. This made it hard for people to keep track of the increasing rates of the disease amongst the US population and allocate proper funds to developing medication and organizations to reach out and fight this disease.
It is also true with things like depression.
When things go undiscussed, ignored, and untreated, it is dangerous.
Having this forum allows people to learn from each other and exchange ideas with each other, and I am grateful for this... I hope that people can learn from me, and that I, in turn, will learn from others.
Also, what do you think about blogging? What do you think about all this?
1) What topics do you think people your age are often afraid to talk about?
2) Are there any topics you wish teachers/professors would address that aren't?
3) Issues you wish politicians would address?
Let me know. Comment here!
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