Monthly Archives: September 2012

Adventure #3

I decided that this week I would change things up, so (drumroll please)… I ate at Pollock instead of Redifer. Turns out it’s not any easier to find people who eat lunch alone and are dying for a conversation. Today’s … Continue reading

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Ideas for the Essay

I’m going back and forth on a lot of this stuff. Right now I’m working on compiling a bunch of different speeches, commercials, and possibly essays and choosing once I have a nice selection. Then, if something doesn’t work out, … Continue reading

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Speech In Progress

I’m happy to report that my speech has made significant forward progress (at least, in comparison to its status a few days ago). I had my interview with Jim Rosenberger, whom I knew to be deeply involved in the community. … Continue reading

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Democratic/Republican

It doesn’t matter which one you are, both sides make use of rhetoric. Sometimes it ends up on my Facebook page, so every once in a while I’ll try reading it from a mostly-objective standpoint and seeing where it falls … Continue reading

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Adventure #2

It was that time of the week again! For some reason I chose Redifer to eat at once again, mostly because it’s a dining area close to home and isn’t as loud as Pollock. I like to be able to … Continue reading

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Civics Speech

After a short period of intense consideration, I decided on conducting an interview instead of finding an artifact with civic significance, since I knew I would have an easier time finding the right person to interview than finding the right … Continue reading

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Adventure #1

Let me start off by saying dear lord I never thought this day would come. When I first came up with the idea for my passion blog, I thought it was flawless and shiny and above all, simple. Then I … Continue reading

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Lunchtime Adventures

Potential topic for the Passion Blog: every week I eat lunch at a random dining commons and sit with a new person. Throughout the course of the meal I will learn as much as I can about them, and my … Continue reading

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Do The Right Thing

In response to the film Do The Right Thing, By the end it was evident that there were two warring themes in the movie–Fight the Power, advocated by many of the blacks including Boombox Guy, and Do The Right Thing, advocated … Continue reading

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