Monthly Archives: November 2012

Work in Progress- Drinking Age

Our project will be focusing on why the drinking age is 21 in the United States. I have found several sources that could be used to help us with our research on this project. Some of these sources include interviews … Continue reading

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RCL

How is it realistic to expect every single person to have to call the owner in order to use their work? In order to use someone else’s photos or music, would it still be illegal to use if we weren’t … Continue reading

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Fockey Tours Europe- Part II

Valkenberg, Netherlands was where it all started. My coach gave us the opportunity to explore the town one night to check out the stores, clubs, but no, not the bars. There were a ton of them on every street corner … Continue reading

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RCL Post- Public vs. Controversial Issue

Controversial issues and public issues are two completely different things. Controversial issues usually involve two parties arguing against each others opinions.  Controversial issues contain views of individuals that are more extreme. Common issues that have been argued throughout the years are … Continue reading

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My TED Talk

Well that was interesting… I’m surprised I didn’t completely blank out in front of the audience. I didn’t feel comfortable watching myself present. I thought I could have done better in several ways. For starters, I wish I didn’t sound … Continue reading

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Fockey Tours Europe- Part I

In case you were wondering, back home we called field hockey, “fockey” for short. But yes, my high school field hockey team had the wonderful opportunity to play abroad last summer. Every two years, our varsity field hockey team has … Continue reading

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Living in the Middle East- Part II

On our two month trip to Israel, my group did a lot of traveling all over the country. From going as far north as the Lebanon border, to the Negev Desert down south, we saw a majority of the cities … Continue reading

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RCL Post- Devastation Caused By Hurricane Sandy

Of course everyone has heard about the destruction Hurricane Sandy caused to the east coast especially states like New York and New Jersey. To add to all of this madness, New Jersey was hit with a 2.0 magnitude earthquake at … Continue reading

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Living in the Middle East- Part I

I would like to let you all know that this trip will be split into two blog posts. I went through a lot on this trip so I feel that one post about it isn’t enough. This post here will … Continue reading

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RCL Blog- TED Characteristics

Characteristics: Funny Informative Fascinating These are the three characteristics that I see as important in having when giving a TED Talk. I chose funny because when giving a talk, you want the audience to stay attentive and be interested in … Continue reading

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