https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics A universal topic incorporates the three following properties: 1. It has significance on a wide/ large scale; 2. It is transnational; 3. Its impact is felt in everyday local contexts. en-us 2020-10-08 19:08:50 UTC 2025-09-24 02:26:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5fa.png jennifercortez https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/815176671 🌱 How our language shapes the way we speak
🌱 How communities define/ limit our identity 
🌱 Gender identity and belonging
🌱 Racial identity and discrimination
🌱 Immigration and the loss of identity or grappling with it 
🌱 The complexities of mourning the loss of a parent/ relative]]> 2020-10-08 19:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/815176671 jennifercortez https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/815180718 🌱 The role of education 
🌱 The roles of values in causing and healing social conflict 
🌱 Belief vs. truth in issues of fairness
🌱 The ambiguity of faith and belief]]> 2020-10-08 19:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/815180718 jennifercortez https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/815182792 🌱 Human rights
🌱 Gender equality 
🌱 Gender oppression
🌱 The lasting impact of power corruption
🌱 Transgenerational trauma
🌱 The role of moral injury in perpetuating harm
🌱 Systemic racism and privilege]]> 2020-10-08 19:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/815182792 jennifercortez https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/815186936 🌱 Art as a collective catharsis for  trauma
🌱 The role of art in building community
🌱 Imagination as innovation
🌱 The power of art to reframe the past and empower ]]> 2020-10-08 19:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/815186936 jennifercortez https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/815190067 🌱 Our relationship to the environment 
🌱 Depleting/ waste of resources
🌱 Environment and conservation efforts]]> 2020-10-08 19:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/815190067 jennifercortez https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/996035280 Students might focus on the way in which texts explore aspects of family, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender and sexuality, and the way these impact individuals and societies. They might also focus on issues concerning migration, colonialism and nationalism.]]> 2020-12-07 20:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/996035280 jennifercortez https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/1011092864 2020-12-11 19:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/1011092864 jennifercortez https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/1011094799 2020-12-11 19:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/1011094799 jennifercortez https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/1011095511 2020-12-11 19:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/1011095511 jennifercortez https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/1011096173 2020-12-11 19:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifercortez/universaltopics/wish/1011096173