shedding light on the art of politics
An extension of The Beacon, a political magazine
wisconsin correctional facilities: Waiting on changeApril 24, 2017Milwaukee, Wisconsin has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country. 53206, a Milwaukee zip code, is the most incarcerated zip code in the United States with 62% of men spending time in correctional facilities. This is significant, as the United States accounts for 25% of the world’s prison population...
SYRIA: EXPLAINEDApril 19, 2017The Middle Eastern conflicts may blur together. When we are overexposed to anything, we become numb and lose all sensitivity to the matter. The Syrian Civil War has been called the biggest humanitarian crisis since World War II, and that is something to pay attention to, however, it’s hard to understand an issue when you don’t know where to start...
BLOG INTRODUCTIONApril 17, 2017Hello, welcome to the Beacon Blog, an extension of The Beacon, a political magazine created for my KM Perform senior portfolio project. As a writing focus, I was searching for ways to combine my passion for political discourse with my medium of writing for my portfolio project. The Beacon was a way to examine the convergence of art and politics...
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THE BLOGGERNatalie DeRoche is a senior Writing Focus at KM Perform with a concentration on nonfiction writing. Next fall, Natalie will study political communications at Emerson College in Boston, MA. |