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  • Episode 210: Senior Thesis 2024 - Qynn

    Episode 210: Senior Thesis 2024 - Qynn
    Jul 29 2024
    "Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees" by Qynn Abstract: Farmers are the backbone of our economy, but they are breaking under the strain. They spend hours on end dealing with tremendous amounts of paperwork, stressing over impossible problems, and praying that God will give them good weather for the harvest. They are the hidden heroes of God’s green earth—working day after day but getting little to no pay. Small local farmers are not receiving enough income to continue farming or caring for their families. A farmer’s fruit goes through a process—put in warehouses, sold by a seller, and placed in grocery stores to be sold to consumers. Once the consumer buys the fruit, the money begins to flow backward. Say the seller prices a bin of fruit for five dollars and the grocery store buys that bin, the seller will take two dollars of those five, one for income and one to cover the costs, the warehouse will do the same, but by the time the money reaches the farmer only one dollar is left. The farmer—the one who supplies all those other people with their products is earning no income. The industrialization of agriculture has created an economic divide between grocery stores, agriculture companies, and farmers, forcing the farmer to be paid last instead of first. This current structure puts farmers out of business and disheartens orchardists from continuing their farms. When this happens, who will grow the food if the farmer disappears? This podcast features music by Wyatt Darnell, alumni of The River Academy. If you want more information about his music, or about anything else we've discussed here, email us at podcast@theriveracademy.org Subscribe: Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024) Follow: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/) Learn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/
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    38 Min.
  • Episode 209: Senior Thesis 2024 - Norah

    Episode 209: Senior Thesis 2024 - Norah
    Jul 22 2024
    "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: Trans Athletes and the Attack on Femininity" by Norah Abstract: “8 Times Women in Sports Fought for Equality.” “Female Athletes Sue NCAA Over Trans Competitors.” “Field Hockey Captain Slams Policy Allowing Male Athletes On Girl Teams After Injury.” “Feminism In Sports.” “Standing Up For Women Is A Dangerous Game.” These are current headlines, fresh off the press, becoming an ever- increasing issue in today’s culture. And why is that? Because women are disrespected and people are upset about it. The honor of womanhood is being attacked and diminished as seen through the deterioration of women’s sports. Specifically, women’s sports are clearly being taken advantage of at all levels: high school, college, professional, and Olympic. God’s intentionally-designed biblical gender roles are losing hold in today’s society, leading to the culture ignoring and degrading the specific functions of each gender. Looking back through time, women have fought to receive rights, but now those are twisting and changing. Basic biological facts show that men are naturally different from women, being born with XY chromosomes that shape their development and hormones for the rest of their lives. The physical, mental, and emotional differences of men especially display themselves during physical activities such as sports, making an unfair and uncomfortable playing field when they are allowed to compete with women. Actions need to be taken to prevent this perversion of womanhood. If men and women have been defined and separated for years, then instead of mixing the two together, another bracket or a couple of competition brackets could be created. In this broken world there will never be a perfect solution, but attacking women’s rights and distorting femininity in the process cannot be the answer. In the end, the only true answer is resetting today’s culture to align with biblical principles. People must look beyond their own feelings to the reality of God’s world and those around them. This podcast features music by Wyatt Darnell, alumni of The River Academy. If you want more information about his music, or about anything else we've discussed here, email us at podcast@theriveracademy.org Subscribe: Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024) Follow: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/) Learn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/
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    47 Min.
  • Episode 208: Senior Thesis 2024 - Belle

    Episode 208: Senior Thesis 2024 - Belle
    Jul 15 2024
    "Classically Intelligent: Using Classical Music to Aid in Children’s Brain Development" by Belle Abstract: Everyone listens to music constantly–whether on the way to work, while taking a shower, while whistling and walking through a store, music constantly surrounds us in our modern culture. However, there is one genre of music that has timelessly surrounded the minds of humans: instrumental classical music has influenced our processing since the 5th century BC. Most people do not know the true weight that classical music carries through its soundwaves. It has been scientifically proven that classical music can enhance the brainpower of humans through neural pathways. However, classical music effects the minds of children in the most impactful way. The minds of children are similar to sponges. They are designed to soak in all information thrown their way through sound waves. So, when a young child listens to classical music, it can have a lasting effect on their mind. But how does this effect even work? This has been crowned the name “The Mozart Effect” because Mozart’s classics, more than any other classical music, has been studied and dissected. It has been discovered that Mozart wrote his classics in a specific mathematical way, resulting in this sound wave process, and studies show that classical music has this beautiful and lasting effect. This is why parents should integrate classical music into their children’s daily lives in order to enhance the processing power of their brains, therefore increasing the quality of their adult lives. There are 3 key ways that parents can put their children in this said environment: 1. Through playing an instrument. Whether it be guitar, violin, or piano, playing an instrument can prompt and awaken neural pathways in the mind, therefore helping the child in the most beneficial way to gain these pathways. 2. By simply listening to it. Parents can easily integrate classical music into their children’s daily lives. Whether it be while they are playing outside, doing homework, or sleeping, parents should play classical music in the background of their child’s life. 3. Through music therapy. This can both assist children’s mental state and expand their minds, and is overall a great and natural tool. Overall, classical music has been crafted with these benefits, and parents should use it as a tool to assist their child to expand their mind not only for now, but for their future. This podcast features music by Wyatt Darnell, alumni of The River Academy. If you want more information about his music, or about anything else we've discussed here, email us at podcast@theriveracademy.org Subscribe: Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024) Follow: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/) Learn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/
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    41 Min.
  • Episode 207: Senior Thesis 2024 - Hailey

    Episode 207: Senior Thesis 2024 - Hailey
    Jul 8 2024
    *"Purity Pitch" by Hailey * Abstract: The pure, moral world today is in peril. Morality is a hodge-podge of desire and whims in a post-truth society without a transcendent grounding. It is far diverged from what God originally designed and planned for His people. This divine design and framework for humans to live well is outlined in His law: the Bible. The following of this plan is called “purity.” Purity is God-ordained wholeness, an appointing of things as the way He made them to be: mentally, spiritually, and physically. Each of these are interconnected and an outpouring of each other, centered around a righteous relationship with God. He has told us how to live well, and there are natural consequences for not following this: a mental health crisis and STDs run rampant as human desire becomes increasingly perverse—and celebrated. Morality itself is slowly shifting towards a more self-based system of autonomy. “You do you” and other post-truth phrases plague the world today, idolizing self-love and pleasure over the loving altruism God calls for. Pleasure is idolized as a personal truth, and people have agency enough to do whatever they would desire. However, what we whimsically desire is usually not what is best for us and when untempered, can lead to heartbreak and destruction. God wants us to obey Him, and by doing so, we are protected from consequences and prepared to live our lives in the best way He designed. To live purely is to follow God’s plan, and this faith is one of the pillars of a Christian’s relationship with others and God. This podcast features music by Wyatt Darnell, alumni of The River Academy. If you want more information about his music, or about anything else we've discussed here, email us at podcast@theriveracademy.org Subscribe: Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024) Follow: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/) Learn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/
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    45 Min.
  • Episode 206: Senior Thesis 2024 - Isaiah

    Episode 206: Senior Thesis 2024 - Isaiah
    Jul 1 2024
    "From Shadows to Salvation: Unmasking the Power of Faith in Overcoming the Chains of Pornography" by Isaiah Abstract: Drug addiction is very harmful, especially if the drug of choice is pornography. It can have devastating effects on both individuals and society. About $3,075.64 is being spent on porn every second. It makes more than the NFL, NBA, and the MLB combined! It promotes sex trafficking and causes people to be unfaithful to their spouses. It creates unrealistic expectations, objectification and has heavy emotional and mental health effects. Drugs can “promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for ‘people are slaves to whatever has mastered them’'' (New International Version, 2 Pet. 2.19). The internet is like an infinite ocean of information, where each website is a unique island waiting to be explored in seeming anonymity! It is a vast and ever-expanding universe of knowledge, entertainment, and connections. Like the ocean, surfing the internet can be both exciting and overwhelming, with endless possibilities at the touch of a button. Tragically, the same universe of possibility and peril has opened for the proliferation of porn. Except, due to the damaging and addictive nature of this certain “ocean,” it is more like a maelstrom, constantly sucking the surfers in and enticing them, making them crave more and more—a dark vortex that pulls powerfully back, every time someone tries escaping. The addictive nature of pornography can warp the mind and lead to harmful behaviors, impacting one's ability to have healthy relationships and causing physical, mental, and psychological harm. However, through the power of faith and seeking help from God, individuals can find healing and redemption from the damaging effects of pornography addiction. Utilizing a step-by-step plan, seeking guidance from professionals or support groups, and practicing positive self-talk can all contribute to overcoming the addiction. By acknowledging the issue, seeking forgiveness, and developing healthy coping mechanisms, individuals can work towards a path of healing and recovery. Ultimately, finding solace in the grace of God and the teachings of Jesus can provide the strength and guidance needed to break free from the chains of addiction and experience a renewed sense of self and healthier relationships. This podcast features music by Wyatt Darnell, alumni of The River Academy. If you want more information about his music, or about anything else we've discussed here, email us at podcast@theriveracademy.org Subscribe: Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024) Follow: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/) Learn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/
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    46 Min.
  • Episode 205: Senior Thesis 2024 - Quinn

    Episode 205: Senior Thesis 2024 - Quinn
    Jun 24 2024
    Fractured Education: The School System’s Prejudiced Social Divide by Quinn Abstract: Despite all of our advances in ridding ourselves of the injustices that have plagued our nation, a particular example of bigotry has been left to fester. People with special needs have historically been a consistent target for prejudice and oppression; this discrimination has bled out of the history books and into the American school system. To this day, American schools operate under ableism and discrimination, causing incredible social development problems our for students, and continuing to contribute to a bigoted culture. It is imperative to the development of all students that students with special needs are socially included within school culture. School culture unifies a school, it dictates the tones and conditions that a student body will operate under. For students to overcome a culturally instilled attitude of ableism, they must be educated on and exposed to their peers with special needs, specifically in these culture-building events. Inclusion in these events is the first step in breaking through the prejudice that students and their educational system share, exposing the humanity in the students who are treated as less-than, and bringing to light the inhumanity in the ableism that has dictated the lives of so many students with disabilities. This podcast features music by Wyatt Darnell, alumni of The River Academy. If you want more information about his music, or about anything else we've discussed here, email us at podcast@theriveracademy.org Subscribe: Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024) Follow: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/) Learn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/
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    45 Min.
  • Episode 204: Senior Thesis 2024 - Sarah

    Episode 204: Senior Thesis 2024 - Sarah
    Jun 17 2024
    This summer, we're posting the audio of our Senior Thesis Defenses one at a time, starting with Sarah, who will be arguing that the church needs to be more involved in the foster care system. "The Fostering of Foster Care Through the Church" by Sarah ** **Abstract: When a child needs help, who do they run to for help? Usually to their parents. Sometimes it is a friend, but the younger someone is, the more they tend to rely on their parents. However, children in the foster care system don’t have that option; they don’t have parents to run to. While the foster system’s intentions of wanting to take children out of toxic environments and put them into a safer place are genuine, it is also in dire need of help–of the Christian church’s help. Simply because children are taken out of an unsafe living environment, that doesn’t mean that the place they are sent to is necessarily a better place than the previous one. Foster children need a loving home, and Christians are called to love and help all people as God loved everyone. Even though Christians are called to help all people, not everyone is able to afford the cost to adopt a foster child which can range anywhere from $20,000-$65,000 primarily depending on the race of the child in question. It is for this reason that the church should be financially involved with the foster care system by raising money through the church or by getting involved with the expenses. The foster care system needs help, and the Christian church, through the calling of Christ, is the help that is needed. This podcast features music by Wyatt Darnell, alumni of The River Academy. If you want more information about his music, or about anything else we've discussed here, email us at podcast@theriveracademy.org Subscribe: Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024) Follow: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/) Learn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/
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    49 Min.
  • Episode 203: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Humane Letters Case Study)

    Episode 203: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Humane Letters Case Study)
    Dec 4 2023
    Michael and Tyler discuss a classic piece of literature taught to our 7th graders. They talk about why they teach it, what it means to our curriculum, and gives parents an idea of what they can talk about with their students. Don't forget to email us with any questions! podcast@theriveracademy.org This podcast features music by Wyatt Darnell, alumni of The River Academy. If you want more information about his music, or about anything else we've discussed here, email us at podcast@theriveracademy.org Subscribe: Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024) Follow: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/) Learn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/
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    38 Min.