Wikipedia Edit for Education in Mexico
I found editing Wikipedia fairly easy after looking through the tutorial. When you first take a took at the tutorial page, it appears quite overwhelming and seems as though it will take some coding skill. In reality, it takes no coding…
Cognitive Surplus and Education in Mexico
I found the Cognitive Surplus piece from Clay Shirky quite interesting because I am a huge TV fan and will probably never give it up. I’ve never had a problem with this fact, however, because my TV watching doesn’t tend to affect…
Infographics: Fish & People
The infographic I found that most intrigued me is from informationisbeautiful.net and is a depiction of which fish are okay to eat. I was attracted to this infographic because of its relevance to my own life, as I LOVE to…
The NY Yankees’ Recent Reality Check
The blog post I chose to discuss is from Pinstripe Alley, a New York Yankees specific blog. Its parent website is sbnation.com, a mass blog site that hosts hundreds of individual sports or sports team related blogs. This blog…
Overcoming a Life Without Sight
The audio story I tuned in for was a wonderful story about the three blind triplets Leo, Nick, and Steven Argel, who, along with their single mother, struggled greatly in the early years of their life due to their lack…
Rhetorical Velocity on Twitter
While I have already been using Twitter for three to four years, only recently within the past year or two have I started to really pay attention to informative accounts. This is compared to only using Twitter for social means,…
Got Milk? An unforgettable visual argument/public issue campaign.
For my visual argument example, I chose a classic “Got Milk” printed commercial from the 2006 campaign Body by Milk. The campaign lasted for many years and I have lots of confidence that most people have seen an ad…
Update: Education in Latin America
Research for my public issue, education in Latin America, has progressed very well, especially after today. I found a substantive, but still concise, report from the Task Force on Education Reform in Central America outlining the problems with Latin…
College Football Playoffs Utilize Twitter to Promote New System
The year 2014 is an important year for college football. Of course, any coach will say this to his team, or any fan will say every new season is the most important season. This season, however, will rock the college…
Still clouded by recent tragedy, Tony Stewart attempts return to NASCAR.
The order of the four most popular sports in America goes as follows: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, and Ice Hockey (sporteology.com). Aside from their individual features that appeal to the masses, all of these sports have a common trait of…
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