{"id":6,"date":"2016-05-02T00:56:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T00:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/firstreading2016\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-04-23T16:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:00:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/firstreading2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Sonia Sotomayor timeline\" src='https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/timeline3\/latest\/embed\/index.html?source=1DeRD4K8eHPMGDft-C--eU02Shi3hZCy_W4T7qrilcjc&#038;font=Default&#038;lang=en&#038;initial_zoom=0&#038;height=400' width='100%' height='400' frameborder='0'><\/iframe>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/firstreading2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/05\/20160504quote.jpg\" alt=\"Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing. Sonia Sotomayor quote.\" class=\"wp-image-41\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/firstreading2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/05\/20160504quote.jpg 950w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/firstreading2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/05\/20160504quote-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/firstreading2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/05\/20160504quote-768x356.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/firstreading2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/05\/20160504quote-100x46.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/firstreading2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/05\/20160504quote-150x69.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/firstreading2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/05\/20160504quote-200x93.jpg 200w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/firstreading2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/05\/20160504quote-450x208.jpg 450w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/firstreading2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/05\/20160504quote-600x278.jpg 600w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/firstreading2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/05\/20160504quote-900x417.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Incoming first-year and transfer students at Brown University will be reading <em>My Beloved World<\/em> by Sonia Sotomayor as part of this year\u2019s First Readings program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will write and submit a response paper, which will be reviewed by their seminar leader and potentially discussed during their first reading seminar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This site has been created as a tool to help new students further explore the issues relevant in <em>My Beloved World<\/em> while also becoming familiar with the resources available through the Brown Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sonia Sotomayor on <em>My Beloved World<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8ODnaFRc_mM\">Video of Sonia Sotomayor discussing the book with Judith Resnick, Professor of Law at Yale<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QOLECsCHIDU\">Short video of Sonia discussing the book<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sonia Sotomayor on the recent 4th Amendment case<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/15pdf\/14-1373_83i7.pdf\">The text of the opinion and Sonia&#8217;s dissent in the 4th Amendment case (PDF)<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2016\/06\/utah-streiff-sotomayor\/487922\/\">An article in <em>the Atlantic<\/em> about her dissent<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/sonia-sotomayors-epic-dissent-shows-why-we-need-people-of-color-on-the-supreme-court\/\">An article about her dissent in <em>The Nation<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incoming first-year and transfer students at Brown University will be reading My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor as part of this year\u2019s First Readings program. 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