Category Archives: Real Talk

Artist #4: Joon Kim

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Mary Chen

Unlike a lot of the other artists I’ve commented on before, Joon Kim does art for a hobby. His usual styles include Japanese animation and traditional art by pencil and paper. One of my favorite of his drawings is titled, … Continue reading →

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Artist #3: Silvia Colombo

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Mary Chen

Photography is a beautiful form of art. The breathtaking and graceful scenes captured by the Italian artist Silvia Colombo is proof of this. As an amateur photographer and stamp maker from Italy, Colombo frequently makes flowers and fauna from nature her main subjects. Her … Continue reading →

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Advocacy Project Update: African Library Project Website

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Mary Chen

So far, I’ve set up the homepage for my advocacy project website. I went to the Student Activities & Affairs Office at the HUB yesterday to set up the official web space and URL: http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/alp/ The Blogs @ PSU website format … Continue reading →

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Advocacy Project Proposal

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Mary Chen

**4/8/13 Update: I wrote this blog proposal a while back, and I think I’m actually going to switch my advocacy project topic from pet care to advocating for the Penn State African Library Project instead. I’m part of the organization here at … Continue reading →

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work in progress persuasive essay

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Mary Chen

*still work in progress* Petcare Outline Pet Care Licenses (image source) When people generally think of animal cruelty or abuse, they usually think of horrific acts of physical violence like dog fighting, puppy mills, or animal torture. However, statistics from … Continue reading →

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Persuasive Essay Update

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Mary Chen

After researching animal rights issues and trying to figure out how I could introduce pet permits to America, I’ve learned a lot about current animal welfare legislation as well as the ethics of pet ownership and government regulation. Within current … Continue reading →

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Persuasive Essay Proposal

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Mary Chen

For my persuasive essay topic, I’d like to advocate requiring a permit in order for people to be able to own pets. The problem today is that many people see a really cute kitten or puppy at the pet store and … Continue reading →

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Moderating Philosophy Statement

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Mary Chen

From my brief experience as a moderator and participant in deliberation sessions this past week, I’ve realized that much of the difficulty of being a moderator is figuring out how to handle (or avert, if possible) a stagnant lull in … Continue reading →

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Artist #1: Stephanie Kilgast

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Mary Chen

Note: I think I’m going to be continuing my passion blog topic from last semester: looking up different artists each week and commenting on their work! Artist #1: Stephanie Kilgast Would you have believed me if I told you a minute ago … Continue reading →

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This I Believe: On Being Human

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Mary Chen

On Being Human Electronic File: This I Believe.mp3 *Note: I accidentally messed up the years in my original draft — I was three years old in May 1998, not May 1997! (My birthday’s in the summer; I miscalculated earlier.)* On Being … Continue reading →

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