Most recent public comments by Christopher Crawford https://nowcomment.com/users/94677 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2317206 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2317206 I strive for accuracy when I go to the gym because I wanna improve myself. I set high standards for myself whether that be how often I go or how hard I go when I'm there. Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:58:46 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2317146 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2317146 As someone who always tries to find humor or create it, this instantly caught my attention. I was surprised to see all the health benefits of laughing besides simply lightening the mode. I think it's important that everyone allows themselves to find humor. In a time when being outraged and upset is celebrated I think finding humor could be a good habit for many to try. Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:50:18 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/252045?scroll_to=2292205 https://nowcomment.com/documents/252045?scroll_to=2292205 Layli Long Soldier writes about the "justice" her people were given in her poem Resolution 2. A resolution was written to Native Americans during president Obama's administration in an attempt to fix all the injustices the Native Americans received. Solider's poem uses words from Congress's resolution to describe her feeling about this so called "justice". https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/afc/afc2020004/afc2020004_29/afc2020004_29_ms02.pdf Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:45:47 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/252045?scroll_to=2292195 https://nowcomment.com/documents/252045?scroll_to=2292195 Harjo mentions in the PBS article that indigenous people are not fairly represented in american storytelling and that they feel invisible so by writing "We are still America" it reminds the reader the importance of including these indigenous people and their stories into our history. Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:34:10 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250105?scroll_to=2284736 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250105?scroll_to=2284736 I didn't know who Horatio Alger was however I looked him up and he was an American author of youth novels. I also thought the description of the millionaires was entertaining. I do believe that sometimes people with great wealth and power do see themselves as "virtues concretely". Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:02:41 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2284720 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2284720 I love how disturbance is referred to as a friend. I've never been challenged sitting in my bed eating and watching Netflix. You'll never be pushed to become better if your always comfortable. Outside of your comfort zone is where you learn the most about yourself and others. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:25:14 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2284711 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2284711 I think people would be amazed at everyone else's different explanations however that is assuming people will being willing to hear those explanations. We must first be willing to let go of our certainty and listen. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:36:37 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2284701 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2284701 I thought these sentences were dead on. I can distinctively remember the times I'd get candy for getting an answer correct or knowing my vocab in Mrs. Prout's class. Never once was I rewarded for getting the wrong answer, instead if I wasn't certain I was right I'd go mute. It was never rewarding to be the kid who couldn't do the f(x) assignments or recite O Captain. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:55:31 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2284673 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2284673 I feel like in today's times most people are living in their own echo chambers. They surround themselves with people who believe what they believe and will repeat what they say. I see this most commonly with religious people or people invested into politics. I see ourselves becoming increasingly divided in a time where we need to all be unified. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:55:54 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238201?scroll_to=2169290 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238201?scroll_to=2169290 When I read that the ants were "in great pain" I thought to myself I don't even know if ants can feel pain. I then thought about other people who seem so bright and happy and how I've thought before that "they're so happy they could never be sad or depressed" which is completely untrue. Sometimes the people I look at as incapable of being sad are the saddest ones in reality Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:58:30 -0400