Category Archives: WIP 2nd semester

WIP#6 – Advocacy Website Critique

  For this assignment I investigated and critiqued the Ku Klux Klan website. I thought this would be an easy website to critique because I do not agree at all with KKK activities. Again: I do NOT agree with the … Continue reading

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WIP#5 – Benefits of Green Roofs

Green roofs are sick… Green roofs have numerous positive benefits and advantages over traditional roofs and should therefore be pursued more often in construction. Green roofs are a relatively new technology that don’t get a lot of press. I personally … Continue reading

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WIP#4 Online Articles for Sustainability Deliberation

The first article is about Mayor Bloomberg’s State of the City speech. It relates to the first option of the deliberation in that it discusses ways to protect resources and change the way we live right now. In it he described … Continue reading

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WIP#3 – Online Deliberation Site

After looking at the list of recommended sites, I have chosen TED as the site I will engage with for the Deliberation Project. I have seen several TED talks and find most of them fascinating. I think it is a phenomenal idea to … Continue reading

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WIP#2 – Online Deliberation

An extremely hot topic in the U.S. right now is gun control/gun rights. The comments under the article “How the violent mentally ill can buy guns” expressed various viewpoints. The article told the story of a schizophrenic man who murdered … Continue reading

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WIP#1 – Civic Issues Topic: Energy

Ever since I saw the movie “The Inconvenient Truth” I became a full believer in global warming and became more interested in becoming “environmentally friendly.” The movie had a brainwash effect on me, as I was pretty young and easily … Continue reading

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