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What is education?

While perusing some articles for my next Civic Issues Blog, which is about education equity and class stratification, I stumbled upon this quote that reminded me of last semester: “My biggest concern . . . was the focus on testing … Continue reading

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FINAL RCL: Blog Evaluation

The two Passion Blogs I chose that I think are the strongest posts are the posts “The Dim Sum Series: Steamed Beef Tripe” and “The Sichuan Series: Chengdu Liang Fen”. In the Passion Post about Steamed Beef Tripe, I wanted … Continue reading

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DAMN who is dat gurl in the mirror? REFLECTIONS2012: Final WIP of the semester

Think about yourself as a work in progress. What have you learned about yourself as a writer/speaker/student this semester? What are you most proud of? How would you like to continue to improve? What are you hoping to learn or … Continue reading

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The Dim Sum Series: Steamed Beef Tripe…MMM

What is Beef Tripe? That is a good question, Sarah Chang! See picture below. Let me tell you what beef tripe is. According to the reliable and extraordinary Wikipedia, Beef Tripe is the made up of the first three chambers … Continue reading

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WIP: Public Controversy Project

The main idea of our project is whether the drinking age should be lowered from age 21 to age 18. We’ve focused our presentation on the policy side of this issue, forming these questions; Is lowering the drinking age logistically … Continue reading

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Copyright…(c)

Copy Right Questions: 1) How does one obtain copyright? For example, if I posted an essay on the internet, will there be a copyright infringement if someone took that and used it elsewhere? 2) How long does the copyright last … Continue reading

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The Dim Sum Series: Cha Shao Bao!

THIS. THIS IS GREATNESS. THIS IS PERFECTION. THIS…THIS IS SPARTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA. These lil’ morsels of heaven are called Cha Shao Bao, or Chinese Steamed Pork Buns. I like to call them meaty buns, because they are literally buns of meat, specifically … Continue reading

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RCL: Public Controversies

Public, according to Dictionary.com means “of, pertaining to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole”. Therefore, something is public when the population in a community is given an opportunity to know about an occurrence, such as through the news, the newspaper, and through the community grapevine. A community, though, must … Continue reading

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TED Talk reflection

In my senior year, I contracted this disease where I would know what I was going to say, feel confident, and then a hole would suddenly appear, and everything inside my brain would fall out. It was a newly formed … Continue reading

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Dim Sum Series: Ma Tuan (Big Sesame Balls!)

Think hot, think chewy, think sweet and fried, think these big, round sesame balls. These are a staple to Dim Sum cuisine; if the restaurant don’t got it, then it’s not authentic to the slightest. These perfectly spherical delicacies bring … Continue reading

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