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By: Carina Fucich\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\nThis week\u2019s readings really gave me a varied view into both the experience of people dealing with the Syrian revolution, and the conflicts in Ukraine. I really appreciated how this weeks\u2019 readings showed us perspectives through novels, articles, podcasts, and memoirs because I admittedly did not know much about these two revolutions previously. I thought that the articles showing how Syrians are being financially incentivized to leave Germany combined with the perspectives of Syrian doctors in Germany to be very interesting. When this is coupled with the memoirs of the experiences of these people during the revolution, I felt like I got a view into the tumultuous emotional pathways of Syrians who ended up in Germany.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Although I enjoyed all of the readings, I found the defiance reading to be the most interesting and eye opening. The imagery and details shown through the reading helped me really get into the head of the main character and get a glimpse into what it is like to live in Turkey during the revolution. Additionally, I thought discussions of mental health were very interesting. For example, when the main character showed up to work after sleeping in, it was an American who referred her to a mental health specialist. The main character then explains how she had never heard of anyone who sought mental health, and she immediately took offence to the suggestion, although she was evidently struggling with her mental health. Why was the person to suggest to her to seek mental health specifically identified as an American? Is the author biased in claiming that Americans are more forward with destigmatizing mental health? I am also interested in learning more about that American character and how they are portrayed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Additionally, I enjoyed reading about the main characters’ interactions with social media. I of course know the great impacts of social media and how prevalent it is in global conflicts currently. However, reading about how people reacted to the main character\u2019s social media post was very eye opening. The global impacts and visibility to issues that social media no doubt offers is definitely shown here, but the passionate and angry comments were also shown to hurt the main character\u2019s mental health even more. Is there a way that we can adjust how people interact with social media so that these stories can still be shared, while protecting the mental health of the users? By showing both the impacts in visibility from posting on social media, as well as the detriment to the main characters\u2019 mental health, the author opens an interesting discussion surrounding social media. When arguing for the benefits of social media in conflicts like these, are we inherently overlooking the mental health of these individuals, and in doing so shortening them to insignificance? <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By: Carina Fucich\u00a0 This week\u2019s readings really gave me a varied view into both the experience of people dealing with the Syrian revolution, and the conflicts in Ukraine. I really appreciated how this weeks\u2019 readings showed us perspectives through novels, articles, podcasts, and memoirs because I admittedly did not know much about these two revolutions<\/p>\n

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