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LTE Draft – Jackso23

A Preventable Tragedy The death toll in New Zealand should be much lower than what it may turn out to be. Seeing that this is New Zealand’s most active volcano, there should have been more preparation. The loss of life … Continue reading

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Op-Ed Draft – Jackso23

Trump Will Eventually Kill Us All What happens when a reality tv star becomes the leader of an entire country? What if this country is as powerful as the United States? This is exactly the issue we currently face as … Continue reading

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Letter to the Editor Draft

Suicide Cows Suicide cows are a strange, but effective way to intimidate areas for ISIS to strike next. As referenced by the article, ISIS is strapped cows with bombs so they infiltrate farms and houses on the country side of Al … Continue reading

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Op-Ed for Portfolio

I don’t want to walk out of my house fearing that I’m being watched. Before this whole talk of facial recognition began, I already felt that the government was being too intrusive and felt as if I could be watched … Continue reading

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Reflective – mica

GOAL 1: I used a multi-stage, recursive, and social process for my writing and took into consideration feedback from my instructor, classmates, and other readers. The goal of the first core value is to understand that writing is a practice … Continue reading

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Throwdown—mica

It’s Only Getting Worse — Obesity in America First Reading Website Title: Obesity in America: It’s Getting Worse  Article Title: Clinical Diabetes Date Accessed: November 17, 2014 Jennifer B. Marks, the author, received her medical degree and completed a residency … Continue reading

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A07: Throwdown – mica

First Reading  http://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/22/1/1.full Website Title: Obesity in America: Its Getting Worse  Article Title: Clinical Diabetes Date Accessed: November 17, 2014 By Jennifer B. Marks, she received her medical degree, and completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in … Continue reading

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A07-Throwdown

Website Title: The New York Times Article Title: The Last Right: Why America is Moving Slowly on Assisted Suicide Publisher: The New York Times Electronically Published: October 11, 2014 Date Accessed: November 06, 2014 Author: Ross Douthat Douthat, Ross. “The … Continue reading

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A06: Op Ed Rewrite – mica

Value Sleep As a freshmen in college I have not taken the importance of sleep seriously; I allotted myself only 4 to 5 hours of rest before a full day of school, practice and work. I saw no problem with … Continue reading

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A05 Op-Ed—mica

As a freshman in college my nights sadly consist of only 4 to 5 hours of sleep. That is the problem—sleep is taken to lightly. “Sleep is not optional. Its a health imperative, like eating, breathing and physical activity” Dr. Judith … Continue reading

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