Body Issues in America Update
While researching my topic and planning a future website, I have come across issues narrowing my topic. Body issues in the media is a vast subject. Perceptions of the body are portrayed in various ways across multiple channels in the media….
Research Update Ebola
I chose to research the current Ebola outbreak. The reason I decided to pursue this topic is for the lack of attention to it from a local level. I have been following the epidemic for a few months and have…
Animal Rights Update
Narrowing my focus to one facet of animal rights has proven to be very difficult. There are so many different issues to tackle within this one topic that I don’t know which subsection I should concentrate on. Because of this…
Progression in Thyroid Research
I have been further researching issues related to hyper- and hypothyroid diseases. I have found numerous resources including a woman with whom my mother has become friends. She had thyroid cancer but is extremely knowledgeable about the different tests which…
College Debt Research
The research I did was on the college tuition crisis. I argued that college tuition is way to expensive and the majority of students will guaranteed be in debt. These days to have a successful career means that you must have…
Update: Concussions in Football
Since choosing to write about the issue of concussions in American football, I have found numerous sources that provide information that will be helpful in best explaining the importance of my topic. For instance, I recently found a study conducted…
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…
Dog Adoption Update
So far I would say that my research is going well. I am constantly on the lookout for news articles or stories related to dog adoption to post about or tweet, not only because of the benefits to my research…
Update: Recycled Wastewater
One of the greatest challenges I have encountered is finding information on using recycled waste-water specifically for drinking water. Many communities have implemented grey water systems. Grey water is recycled waste-water that is not clean enough to drink. The water…
Update on Autism Research
Overall, my research on the topic of autism has gone very well. A lot of what I have learned matches what I already knew from my personal experiences with my brother. However, I also feel like I have learned a…
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