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Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences: reflection
My takeaway from this book is that I need to go back to/continue grad school. I finally finished rereading the book that was assigned to...
Christina M. DiSalvo
Jan 10, 20222 min read
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Far from the Tree: Transgender
This chapter of Solomon's book was the one that I dog-eared the most. I do not have any personal experience with this identity--only...
Christina M. DiSalvo
Oct 1, 20193 min read
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Far from the Tree: Crime
With popular culture beginning to dabble in the reality of incarceration, I had a basic understanding of criminality as an identity, but...
Christina M. DiSalvo
Sep 25, 20191 min read
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Far from the Tree: Prodigies
This chapter was one that I dog-eared the pages the second most, and I believe it was because I do not have any experience with...
Christina M. DiSalvo
Sep 25, 20192 min read
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Far from the Tree: Autism
I was struck by a story Solomon shared about a girl living with autism named Carly. She typed the following: "'If I could tell people one...
Christina M. DiSalvo
Sep 25, 20191 min read
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Far from the Tree: Son
"All kinds of attributes make one less able. Illiteracy and poverty are disabilities, and so are stupidity, obesity, and boringness....
Christina M. DiSalvo
Sep 25, 20192 min read
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Book review: Far from the Tree by Andrew Solomon
I look forward to sharing more of my thoughts provoked by various quotes in this book...
Christina M. DiSalvo
Sep 24, 20192 min read
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