Ellarie Talgo

Interested in raising government and public awareness of poverty in affluent and wealthy zip codes throughout the United States, prominently NY and CT.

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

I'm excited to apply my understanding of complex human and social justice issues that we discussed in @CSHSeniorSem next year, and broaden my perspective of the world we live in.

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

How will we use what we have learned throughout the year in #seniorseminar to better our communities next year? Our knowledge is most important when we exercise it into action. “No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience” - John Locke

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

Even though we have submitted our research papers, I wanted to share this article regarding how poverty manifests in low-income children who are living in economically diverse areas.
https://t.co/xV3sxrfokD

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

#sensemchat Glad to have heard so many interesting ideas and questions! Thank you everyone!

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

#sensemchat I love this! I definitely think we all seek to form bonds with others, and "interact with one another peacefully." We all want to achieve peace, but our beliefs in what peace is and how to achieve it often lead to conflict.

[Gabby Davitch @GDavitch]

@CSHSeniorSem I believe Jesus was tremendously effective in promoting non-violence and served to create a basis of it through religion; however, I think there is an innate human ability to interact with one another peacefully in our desire to love and form connections #sensemchat

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

#sensemchat Yes! Non-violence protest maintains the dignity of all humans (even the oppressors), and advocates a love for all people, which God exercises.

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

A4. #sensemchat Greg Boyle promotes nonviolence by reaching out towards the communities that society defines as "violent". In loving as God does, he is providing the grounds for these individuals to start again, and find value in their lives.

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

A4 Dr. King and Boyle truly live out "love your enemies." While they have both closely seen or experienced unjust actions perpetrated by individuals or groups, they work to love those people despite their actions. This love for all is manifested through nonviolence. #sensemchat

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

How do we decipher which laws are truly unjust? All people have different definitions of justice, so how do we create a universal moral code? Can we at all? #sensemchat

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

#sensemchat Laws are made and enforced by humans, and as humans we all make mistakes. Laws are thus made with good intentions, but can be carried out unfairly because our world is not perfect, and what is right to one person may not be so to another person.

[Olivia Wise @olivwise]

Comment how you feel about this quote from King: "Sometimes a law is just on its face and unjust in its application" (King 175). #sensemchat

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

#sensemchat 8 Spiritual Heroes repeatedly speak of God's place in allowing Dr. King to endure violence that resulted from non-violence protests. This led me to the question of if religion, and a belief in God, is necessary to participate in non-violence protests and promote love?

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

Dr.King's nonviolent approach can be described as "a way of humility and self restraint" and a "loving resistance"(8 Spiritual Heroes). Perhaps Dr.King was so effective because he was guided through the transformative power of love. #sensemchat

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

I completely agree that non-violence allows for negotiation! This negotiation then leads to legislative action, making injustice a criminal offense, leading to a more just world. #sensemchat

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

#sensemchat A.1 In Dr. King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" he continually refers to a tension "that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue" (172). In this way, non-violence accomplishes an openness to neogitation.

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

#sensemchat Excited to tweet!

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

"It is truly hard for us to see the truth that disapproval does not seem to be a part of God's DNA. God is just too busy loving us to have any time left for disappointment" (28)

[Gabby Davitch @GDavitch]

@FrGregBoyle encourages us to believe that "No part of our hardwiring or our messy selves is to be disparaged. Where we stand, in all our mistakes and imperfections, is holy ground" (Boyle 35). -Tattoos on the Heart #Nobodysperfect

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

"'[H]ow do we let people live like this? [...] I feel compassion for what other people suffer'" (Boyle 82).
@FrGregBoyle calls us to exercise compassion regardless of someone's past actions or social status. #tattoosontheheart

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

Let's keep our earth beautiful. #earthday

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Beautiful, threatened, vibrant: dive into some of our most stunning images of our world #EarthDay https://t.co/w2W0WmiqHC

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

So proud of @GDavitch for running the Boston Marathon! You amaze and inspire us all!

[Boston Marathon @bostonmarathon]

Special thank you to not only all of the amazing athletes who joined us today, but to the @CityOfBoston, every town along the course, thousands of volunteers, and all the spectators who came out for the 123rd running of the Boston Marathon. We can't wait to see you next year!

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

Important quote that demonstrates how our minds determine the value of our existence. "Being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience" - David Foster Wallace

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

#prayersfornotredame

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

From the first black-and-white images to grace our pages in 1915 to now, archival photos reflect Notre Dame's iconic structure through the ages https://t.co/xd53UwMdZi

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

How does our education teach us to exercise this type of conscious thinking?

[Caroline Paul @Carolin99697036]

In "This is Water," David Foster Wallace chronicles the importance of thinking and having awareness which, in turn, will promote possibility. He urges us to move away from our selfishness or our "default settings" and be conscious day in and day out.

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

"[O]ne of the main features of human existence is the capacity to rise above such conditions, to grow beyond them. Man is capable of changing the world for the better if possible, and of changing himself for the better if necessary" (Frankl 131).
#existentialism #change