The guest lectures by Nick Monaco and Joe Erb were the two that I found most informative and inspiring. Both lectures were informative and Joe Erb’s was also inspiring. Nick Monaco spoke on the use of bots and computational propaganda by governments and other sources. I found this lecture to be incredibly interesting since bots … More Blog #8 Patrick Parker

Sherry Mariea was a forceful and passionate speaker which made her talk easy to engage with. She had strong examples from her personal life and research from around the world. Her statistics on femicide were soul-crushing. The thought that innocent little girls would be killed in droves for “economic gain” is despicable, and to think … More Blog 8: Jake Sutherlin

I would say that the speaker who probably stuck with me the most was Joseph Erb. I hadn’t really thought much about how languages have to be adapted to computer technology just to survive. It’s also interesting to think about how many other languages out there still haven’t been converted to computer technology. It was … More Blog 8 Jared Ridgeway

Of course, the environment is related to human rights. I based my entire paper off the fact that dwindling resources might eventually lead to tensions and future conflict. I still think that we need to be worried about what the future of this planet may look like, and I think we need to stop burying … More Blog Post 5 Jared Ridgeway

I think when we look to global action on global warming we can see sort of a consensus when it comes to the Paris Climate Accords. The Paris climate agreement is sort of a stepping stone in realizing that not just a single country can fix global warming. Global warming has to be a united … More Blog 4 Jared Ridgeway

When it comes to nationalism in Hugary, I could probably point to many examples throughout history. But the easiest and probably the most people know is the Austro-Hungarian empire in WWI. There’s few examples that can top what was the Austro-Hungarian empire. A collection of many ethnicities, all living together. A World War  was started … More Blog 3 Jared Ridgeway

The Hungarian language is unique as it is neither slavic, germanic or romance. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, Hungarian, also know as Magyar, is apart “of the Ugric branch of the Uralic languages.”  The country’s minor ethnic groups include Germans and Roma as well as many others.   From Encyclopedia Britannica According to Encyclopedia Britannica about … More Blog Post 2

Human trafficking, specifically sex trafficking, continues to be a problem in Ukraine. The United States Department of State reports that although Ukraine has made significant strides since the 2017 reporting year, their efforts in 2018 were not enough to meet the minimum requirements for eliminating trafficking. These efforts included the increased prosecution and investigation of … More Blog Post #7 Patrick Parker

Question 1: I had this story in my NGO paper but feel it belongs on this post as well. When I was in Moldova a few summers ago volunteering at a camp put on for kids who are in social services, we visited the house of a couple girls who got to attend the camp. … More Blog Post 7 Jake Sutherlin

https://ec.europa.eu/anti-trafficking/member-states-0/Hungary_en According to the eu site, Hungary is seen as a transit country when it comes to sex trafficking. These victims are often taken to countries like Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria. People are often exported to western European countries through Hungary. Women in the east are often the most vulnerable to human sex … More Blog Post 7