May 10 2012
Absolutely horrendous. Despicable. I know I tend to make my article reviews overly dramatic and critical, but I think this one calls for a little more drama than most other previous posts. A small summary to get us started off: While on a trip in the Cardamom Mountains in Cambodia, Chut Wutty, a local photographer and activist [...]
May 02 2012
Years after the disastrous spill created by the famous oil company BP, scientists have discovered the true effect the dangerous chemicals have wreaked damage throughout the Gulf of Mexico. Fisherman who have caught seafood in the gulf have noticed a very strange oddity lately, gross mutations that have formed on shrimp, crabs, fish, and other [...]
Apr 11 2012
With tablets, touch-screen devices, and voice activated technology already achieved, what is the next logical step for technology? For Google, it is interactive eye wear that integrates Google’s Android operating system (which is both voice-controlled and view-controlled), Google Maps’ GPS locating systems, social networking, and much more into something that anyone could use in their practical, [...]
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Mar 20 2012
We’ve all seen it, whether on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or Youtube, the KONY 2012 video is causing a major chain reaction throughout the Internet. That is its sole purpose, after all, to spread the word about the war criminal Joseph Kony, who has done plenty of repulsive crimes against children in Uganda. The video was [...]
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Mar 07 2012
Annotated Link: http://diigo.com/0o78a The small town of Chardon, Ohio had only recently been traumatized by a shooting that had occurred at the local high school. The person who had wielded the gun was none other than a 17- year-old student, T.J. Lane that had pulled it out and shot three random students during lunch. A close friend [...]
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Feb 07 2012
Yes, because William Johnson was well known for his acts of kindness and honesty, which are traits that were very rare back then. He would help anyone in need, and was so friendly that he became a familiar face around the Native Americans. He even received his own Native American name, and was respected by [...]
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Jan 18 2012
…B is for Business, C is for Child Labor……and so on…. Finally, another installation of Article of the Week! Not that I was looking forward to it or anything, that exclamation mark is misleading… Ok, this week’s topic is on the many audits that Apple has done this year for the farther branches of their [...]
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Jan 17 2012
…Which I never knew before. Our class recently read an informational website on the topic of slavery that has happened in the past and in many diverse countries. Although many countries have gone about slavery in similar ways, many do not have the same reason to enslave human beings like others, and it has happened [...]
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Dec 15 2011
So far, this book has been the most intense, graphic, and exciting writing piece I have ever read as a Literature Circle Book. When I got into reading it, the book became hard to put down. The series of events that Amari encounters are sometimes very shocking and suprisingly very cruel. I had learned about [...]
Dec 13 2011
Summary What did you think about your Literature Circle experience for this book? Explain. Overall, the discussion went as planned. First, Ben started off the discussion as Discussion Director, and asked around 10 discussion questions, which we all discussed and answered. Then, it was Kelly’s turn as Character Analyst and analyzed the characters Amari and [...]
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