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                The article “Why Johnny Can’t Think” was very interesting to read. It made me think about the different ways children learn and retain information. Before reading this article, I never really considered why students have such a problem retaining information ...

Reducing the legal drinking age from 21 to 18 has its advantages and disadvantages. I think teenagers in America are to obsessed with drinking. Teens can’t seem to have fun without a beer in their hand, or being completely trashed. Changing the age to the law of alcohol may help this obsession. At first, I think things will be chaotic but after ...

This past weekend I went out to eat at Tiajuan Flats where I observed several people’s conversation. There was two men sitting right next to me and a women and a man sitting across from me. While watching the two men, I notice a lot of things that Tannen pointed out in her video. The men would never maintain eye contact, they would make eye ...

In the poem, The Lanyard, Collins expresses that we can never repay our mothers for all they have done for us. All the sacrifices they have made and all the love and support they have provided. It is obvious that Collin loves his mother and hopes she knows how much he appreciates everything she has done for him, Mothers do not provide all the ...

After reading the Beloit College’s list for the class of 2011, I personally do not feel that it is not completely accurate. Throughout the entire list I can really only relate to a couple of items on this list. It is said that we never rolled down a car window. Thinking back I can not remember a car that either of my parents owned that had manual ...

Many people choose to create an avatar, a representation of him or her self, when gaming online. Personally, I don’t understand who has the time to create these avatars and then sit at the computer for hours upon hours playing in games with them. I guess it is just what some people enjoy. I found Rebecca Glasure’s avatar to be interesting. ...