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Blog 2 by Isabelle

Recently, I had the chance to listen to several presentations that covered a wide variety of topics. At first, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. Many of the subjects sounded familiar — ones I had already heard about through the news, social media, or everyday conversations. I thought I already knew what people usually say about them. But hearing about these topics through personal stories, research, and different perspectives turned out to be much more interesting than I anticipated. Each presentation helped me see how deeply these issues connect with one another and how they shape people’s lives in ways we sometimes take for granted. By the end, I found myself thinking a lot about how families adapt to change, how health care impacts everyone differently, how education can transform futures, and how immigration ties all of those things together. Listening to all these presentations reminded me that these are not just separate issues — they are deeply human experiences that overla...

Blog 2 Gabriela Figueredo

       In this project, I got to learn a lot about real-life issues that people struggle with like immigration and healthcare for example. Conducting my own research on the history of healthcare really allowed me to acknowledge how far healthcare has evolved from the ancient times when there was nothing known about sicknesses and how to treat them to now where there have been tons of technological advancements in medicine. I also enjoyed listening to all the information from my classmates, especially the interviews conducted. I think they were interesting to hear from people who have a lot of knowledge and experience on a topic because they’ve seen or lived it.       Group 1 focused on immigration and what they have to face. This topic was one of the most relatable ones for me even though I was born in the United States. I come from an immigrant family and I know a lot of immigrants who had to go through a lot to get to where they are. They talked...