River City Writers Interview

I went to the follow up interview this morning that included Stacey Sullivan, Joshua Prager, and Christine Kenneally. It was really interesting to hear how passionate each of them were about their research. I guess it was hard for me to understand why they loved it so much, but then I realized that if I were writing a paper on a topic that I loved then I would love the research as well. For the longest time I've been wanted to write a piece about how gender is actually socially constructed and how our society has created a beauty ideal for both men and women to follow. After this morning I'm even more motivated than ever to finally get started. I'm not going to go into this to get published, I just want to find out as much as possible and inform as many people as I can about the subject. It was very entertaining to hear Josh Prager speak about his experiences with sources and other writers, he was very charming and entertaining! I'm absolutely fascinated with Christine Kenneally. She seems like a very interesting and intellectual woman who is very passionate about her work and that's very inspiring. I can't imagine what it must be like to be Stacey Sullivan! To do the things she's done and be where she's gone during those dangerous times is beyond incredible. She's obviously a very strong woman and I admire that greatly. This whole experience of the reading and interview was very special to me. I feel like my mind in open to new things and I can't wait to get out into the world actually learn!