Monthly Archives: October 2012

Devastation and Promised Relief for Victims of Superstorm Sandy

Tropical Storm Sandy is a storm that residents of the East Coast will never forget. On Monday,  October 29th, the superstorm made landfall into the New England states greatly affecting New York and many parts of New Jersey. …

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Just do it. Vote.

I voted from the luxury of my sofa last night. It was fabulous snuggling under my red blanket around midnight and simultaneously being a responsible American. Plus, I’m happy I had time to decipher al four pages. It’s as if …

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How to Stop Switching to Social Media During an Important Assignment

It typically takes me about 3 hours to write a decent one page essay. Two and a half of those hours are spent clicking between Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter and 30 minutes are spent actually writing. This doesn’t just happen …

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Computers Really Our Friends

In this day and age, every has to do with a computer or access to the internet. Our younger generation probably can not go a day without accessing the internet or using a computer for one of its many functions. …

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Do We Really Need to be Going to Mars?

Throughout our nation’s space program, we have always been curious about Mars.  Does it have alien life?  Does it have water?  Does it have an atmosphere to sustain life?  NASA has sent up rovers to try and uncover answers to …

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Halloween May Scare You, but Battling Breast Cancer was the Spookiest this October

Aside from the chills and thrills of Halloween or lavishing in the much welcomed fall weather, October claims the prize as the most memorable month for reasons of much more significance. As September rolled to an end my mother lay …

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Practice Gun Safety, Your Life Depends on It

 

One weekend I tagged along with my parents as they met up with a few of my fathers co-workers.  This wasn’t my typical preference for weekend fun, but it was quite enjoyable witnessing my parents take a break and …

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We Can Move on From This…

It’s probably been said a lot recently, but with the recent developments of Hurricane Sandy, it is important for me to mention the resiliency of the American people and the amount past t of courage it takes to be able …

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The Importance of a Signature

With the Presidential Election less than a week away, the station I work at is covering a lot of political stories.  I have done four of them in the last eight days.  The story we covered today was the most …

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Greater the Power = Greater the Responsibility

Automation is one aspect of the technological singularity that excites some and frightens most. The idea of not having to strive through physical labor is one that’s most appealing. The consequence that obviously comes to mind first is the dwindling …

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