Tag Archives: media

For the Seeker

By: Gabriela Yareliz The city was bustling with visitors from all over; it was Passover time. The priests had arrested Jesus, and wanted to “get rid of Him” in the most discrete manner, while the people were preoccupied with Passover. Pontius Pilate was the Roman ruling in Judea, and his wife came to him disturbedContinue reading “For the Seeker”

Women Speak

By: Gabriela Yareliz Below is a piece by an honest Rega Jha, and a video showing how women were represented in the media this year. We still have a long way to go. This was a moving piece. http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/spring-break-mumbai-how-surviving-sexual-abuse-makes-it-hard Going along with the thought of how women are treated, perceived and represented: When you engageContinue reading “Women Speak”

Cultural Relativism and the Emasculation of Truth: Ravi Zacharias

By: Gabriela Yareliz AGE OF REASON I have been listening to this series by Ravi Zarcharias, Oxford University Scholar and Professor, called Cultural Relativism and the Emasculation of Truth. He starts off mentioning so many different news headlines, like the ones of children killing others, and young people mindlessly killing peers and even family membersContinue reading “Cultural Relativism and the Emasculation of Truth: Ravi Zacharias”

Letter to India

Dear India, When the 23-year-old medical student from New Delhi had her life shattered, many hearts were broken with her rape and death. I hope we meet someday. For now India, please prosecute the men who did this; seek justice; seek justice for each case that keeps getting uncovered. Unfortuantely, she is not alone. HerContinue reading “Letter to India”

Disturbing the Universe

By: Gabriela Yareliz This should probably go under the “Chronicles of a Law Student” page where I update about things that go on as a 1L, but I found this to be so powerful that I wanted to share generally. Today I watched an excellent documentary on a controversial lawyer who defended civil liberties andContinue reading “Disturbing the Universe”

Powerhouse women I admire

By: Gabriela Yareliz These women are pretty amazing. They aren’t ranked… just listed… 1. Cristina Kirchner She is on my radar now… Cristina Kirchner is an incredible woman. Attorney, first female president of Argentina– she is a fascinating person to listen to. I watched her in “South of the Border,” an excellent film on LatinContinue reading “Powerhouse women I admire”

French election “Presidentielle 2012” campaign videos

By: Gabriela Yareliz I had to share these campaign videos. I am taking a French politics class and we’ve been keeping tabs on the 10 candidates. Here are some clips of the top, brilliant candidates (they all are in one way or another). Francois Hollande, the socialist (PS) candidate, came out with a new campaign videoContinue reading “French election “Presidentielle 2012” campaign videos”