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Friday, April 20th, 2007

Topic

I plan on writing about global warming. I choose this topic because it’s currently being debated a lot and there are many different views on what is really going on and how it will effect our future. It should be easy to research as well.
Research questions:
What are the causes of global warming?
What are the potential [...]

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Monday, April 16th, 2007

The Rogerian Model of Argument

I understand that the whole point of the Rogerian Model is to find common ground and resolve an issue instead of winning an argument, but I’m still not sure of how to set up the thesis statement using this method. Would it be like any other essay where you simply state how you feel and [...]

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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Interview

If I were given the oppurtunity to interview someone form the past, I would choose Thomas Edison. I would pick him because of the profound affect that his inventions had on the world. I would try to gain insight to how he felt about his spot in history. Three questions that I would ask him [...]

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Monday, February 26th, 2007

Hot Topics

-Smoking Ban:
Banning smoking in public places is a hot topic with many people who strongly oppose or support it. It may be good for public health, but it also takes away from people’s freedom. It will likely be a hot topic for awhile whether they fully ban it or not.
-Stem Cell Research:
Like smoking bans, stem [...]

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Monday, February 5th, 2007

Chapter 6

While reading chapter 6, I learned a lot about reporting news stories. In past essays, when reporting on news events, I never consciously thought about anything that was covered in the chapter. I’m sure my writing would have been substantially better if I had. The things that seemed the most important to me was the [...]

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Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Test

This is a test

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