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Reflective – Valcom

Core Value 1. My work demonstrates that I used a variety of social and interactive practices that involve recursive stages of exploration, discovery, conceptualization, and development. Throughout the course of the semester, in class we utilized things such as writing … Continue reading

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Op-Ed for Portfolio – Valcom

Is Shaking Hands Next? Finally! LGBTQ+ citizens won an important battle against Chick-fil-A in their war for equal rights! Historically, Chick-fil-A had openly protested equal rights, for LGBTQ+ citizens. Not only did Chick-fil-A refuse to implement equal rights protection within … Continue reading

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Editorial for Portfolio – Valcom

Are Gender-Neutral Dolls Causing Controversy? Mattel, the company behind the world pronounced Barbie and Ken doll is moving its toy line to be more inclusive with a rapidly changing world by announcing a gender-neutral line of dolls, as it must. … Continue reading

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Op-Ed Draft – Valcom

Needs a Title Same sex marriage has been legalized in over twenty countries including the United States, however with a growing amount of people accepting the LGBTQ+ community, the rise of countries banning and not accepting this has grown as … Continue reading

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Writing Plan – Valcom

Same Sex Marriage Thesis:Opinions about same sex marriage tend to be a topic of popularity and controversy. However in late 2015 the United States Supreme Court held in a 5-4 decision that fourteenth amendment allow and recognize same-sex marriage which … Continue reading

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Robust Verbs – Valcom

Vancouver has a huge problem with heroin addicts committing crimes to support their habits. It is known that the addicts have a hard time getting through their day to day lives. Daily activities such as jobs, interactions, and relationships are … Continue reading

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Practice Op-Ed – Valcom

Facial Recognition Software, or FRS for short, is a biometric system that allows cameras to scan multiple faces as a way of identifying criminals. Originally created and intended for the use of pin pointing criminals, companies and governments have capitalized … Continue reading

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Better Left Unsaid – Valcom

1) When a child’s parent never voted in their lifetimes, then their child is not likely to vote than they would be if he or she had been raised with parents who voted. 2) If the people you were raised with are voters, … Continue reading

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Editorial Draft – Valcom

Are Gender-Neutral Dolls Causing Controversy? Mattel, the company behind the world pronounced Barbie and Ken doll is moving its toy line to be more inclusive with a rapidly changing world by announcing a gender-neutral line of dolls, as it must. … Continue reading

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LTE Portfolio – Valcom

To the Editor: Re “To Promote Inclusivity, Stay Away from Personality Assessments,” by Quinisha Jackson-Wright (Smarter Living, Aug. 26):  Quinisha Jackson-Wright describes in her article “Questioning Personality Assessments,” how the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment gave her a negative experience after … Continue reading

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