Anna Snopkowski

Seeking solutions to the social issues underlying natural disaster recovery, specifically looking at how race and class influence responses to these disasters.

[Kristen @kris10walsh19]

“If we don’t welcome our wounds, we may be tempted to despise the wounded” — @FrGregBoyle. Accept your own wounds so that you can help others with theirs.

[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

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

Important quote by Allan Watts in regards to existentialism, and the importance of finding meaning in the present moment. "I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is."

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

The Gospels of Luke remind us of the great responsibility that accompanies a position of power. What many fail to realize is that material possessions and wealth does not translate into eternal happiness.

[Kristen @kris10walsh19]

"I'm afraid [this letter] is much too long to take your precious time... it would have been much shorter if I had been writing from a comfortable desk, but what else can one do when he is alone in a narrow jail cell" (183). SO POWERFUL, MY FAVORITE PART #inspired #sensemchat

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

A5 #sensemchat It is crucial to remember that even when your voice is not heard, what you have to say is still important! Dr.King defended his message because he knew his beliefs were in support with the highest moral law.

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

#sensemchat This is a great point Gabby! Just as there is an innate human ability to act peacefully, there is an innate human ability to yearn for freedom. Perhaps, our human priorities guide us in how we act in a community setting.

[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

[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.

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

#Sensemchat I agree with you Erin! If the laws in place do not affirm the dignity of all individuals, they are destructive to society as a whole.

[Erin Quigley @ErinQuigley16]

@CSHSeniorSem Dr. King defines a moral law, which ought to be obeyed, as a “code that squares with the moral law or the law of God” (174). In other words, moral laws align with the inner conscience, and affirm the dignity of every single individual. #sensemchat

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

A2 #sensemchat Defending ones conscience is the ultimate form of self preservation. Important quote that shows this human responsibility, "Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice" (179).

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

A1a #sensemchat Dr.King, who was strongly motivated and guided by the highest moral law of God, stood behind nonviolence because violence would fuel the injustices and counteract his moral beliefs.

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

#Sensemchat A.1 I agree with you Ellarie. Dr.King urges that the time for negotiation is always the present. "Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity" (177).

[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.

[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

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

Ready to tweet! #sensemchat

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

"The cosmic dance is simply always happening, and you'll want to be there when it happens." (166) #TattoosontheHeart

[Anna Snopkowski @SnopkowskiAnna]

@FrGregBoyle reminds us of the importance of standing in the margins in order to create a more inclusive community, as God does. "He didn't fight for improved conditions for the prisoner. He simply said, "I was in prison." (72)

[Ellarie Talgo @EllarieTalgo]

#prayersfornotredame

[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

[Conscious Content @cci_wisdom]

We are shaped by our thoughts; We become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows Like a shadow that never leaves.

[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