Women/Violence in Latin American Literature and Film, Portfoilio

      The two topics that peaked my interest for my presentation was 'Popular Resistance Against Femicide' and 'The Mothers of Soacha.      As someone who has been interested in true crime since middle school, despite that, the term Femicide is new to me because I believe it to be a term that America has not adopted. Femicide is the intentional killing of someone specifically because they are female. It's labeled as a hate crime due to its reasoning to be because of someone's gender. I think this is a topic that I would find a lot of interest in because some people have argued that the term homicide is just enough, and that there is no need for another term. I believe that America should adopt this term due to the severity of crimes against women all over. The fact that women are targeted because of their gender goes beyond it just being "another" homicide, it's a problem. Religious beliefs and spiritual practices are also classified as femicide. For e...

       I was 10 years old when I asked my mom that if I skipped meals, would I lose weight.        I was 12 years old when I started every weight loss "life hack" there was out there. No carbs, no sugar, small portions, eat once a day, no soda, no juice, water and gum will curb your appetite.      I was 13 when I attempted to binge and purge.     I was 15 when I started putting Vicks vapor rub over my abdomen and mummified myself with saran wrap before bed every night.  I was 16 years old when I had my first proper sex education class in high school Anatomy.     I was 17 when I had my first boyfriend and wore makeup every time I saw him and made sure I looked "appealing" or else he would break up with me        It's an understatement to say that the movie "Killing Us Softly 4", touched a part of me personally.  The biggest takeaway from watching the m...