Ball Knowledge

  "No one is as fragile as a woman but no one is fragile as a man" Ehrlich’s contrast between what a cowboy is physically seen and the vulnerability their jobs and roles truly require are what give them strength. Society’s interpretation of toughness over time has been misinterpreted into something people only look for on the outside. In reality, for people like cowboys, their strength comes from the vulnerability they hold with their animals. They sustain animals, care for them, and have had to watch young animals die. This amalgamation of physical strength and vulnerability work with each other to create a new kind of strength that is truly tough rather than a fake only strong version that people assume is true. Not only do they have to constantly nurture and care for living creatures, but they are the constant mercy of the weather. Even in the worst of storms or coldest of days, a cowboy will do what they must in order to sustain the lives of the animals who can’t protect ...

  Taking that first step into the committee, I was already unconsciously scanning  every delegate in the room, trying to scan who the best delegates would be. I was able to classify who they were by several factors: where they sat, how much they networked, and their overall vibe. Ms. Valentino I promise Noah and I are not copying each other, our topics are just very very similar.  The most shocking thing to me was how the whole committee of 320 members naturally adopted these labels and conformed to them, especially when it came to their overall vibe. The funniest to me was how the 6’6 tall guys were just able to naturally command and push all those in their bloc around without actually doing anything (no hate). When it came to deciding bloc leaders, everyone realized these types of delegates did not truly contribute that much to the paper, yet they all unanimously banded together to vote for them.  However, the biggest thing I took away was that rather than figh...