Olivia Treptow TS#8

On October 3rd I met with Domingos again at Strozier. We got coffee, and in line he was telling me about some of the issues he was having with his speech. He had trouble finding some statistics on gun violence. I explained that in the United States, many government agencies like the CDC, Center for Disease Control, won't do research on injuries and deaths that have to do with firearms because of certain laws. I showed him a few videos on Youtube from Vox Media that have a lot of helpful and reliable information on gun control. I also told him to be careful of fabricated sources, and we had a really good conversation on fake news and what not. Honestly, I really enjoy tutoring Domingos because he is very interested in learning about American culture. I was happy to see him using the speech as an opportunity to explore some of darker parts of American culture, rather than write a speech about something superficial. Domingos is so excited about everything American, it is almost contagious.