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EES Social Media Fellow wrote a new blog post Visiting Lecturer in Geography at University of North Alabama in the group The Graduate Center Earth and Environmental Sciences: 17 minutes ago

The Department of Geography at the University of North Alabama invites applications for TWO nine-month Visiting Lecturer positions to begin in August 2019. The successful candidates will be broadly trained […]
Yailin Hernandez wrote a new post, Final Self Reflection, on the site Yailin Hernandez's Final Portfolio 7 hours, 47 minutes ago

Whew. This semester went by surprisingly fast.

I love writing and that was my main motivation for joining this course. I thought it would be more creative writing, but boy was I wrong. The workload was […]
Yailin Hernandez wrote a new post, Researched Critical Analysis Reflection, on the site Yailin Hernandez's Final Portfolio 8 hours, 1 minute ago

During the process, I actually switched to two other topics; abortion and climate change. Sticking with vaccines was the best considering the fact that I wrote an entire paper about it before. Writing the paper […]
Yailin Hernandez wrote a new post, Researched Critical Analysis Final, on the site Yailin Hernandez's Final Portfolio 8 hours, 2 minutes ago

In 1798, Edward Jenner made an interesting observation. At a time where smallpox was rampant, he noticed that milkmaids who had gotten the disease before did not get it again. So, he did the unthinkable. He […]
Yailin Hernandez wrote a new post, Researched Critical Analysis Draft, on the site Yailin Hernandez's Final Portfolio 8 hours, 3 minutes ago

Background InformationHistory of anti-vaxxersWhen first introduced, people thought vaccines were unnatural and wrong. Edward Jenner, smallpox vaccineHow vaccines workWeakened pathogens are used for the body to […]
Yailin Hernandez wrote a new post, Exploratory Analysis Reflection, on the site Yailin Hernandez's Final Portfolio 8 hours, 4 minutes ago

With the topic of vaccines, I could have gone in depth about so many other things, but I chose to stick to the most important information. Researching was hard, but not as hard as it could have been. Using […]
Yailin Hernandez wrote a new post, Exploratory Analysis, on the site Yailin Hernandez's Final Portfolio 8 hours, 4 minutes ago

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Every kid dreams of going to Disneyland one day. After all, it is the place […]
Hassan Fayyaz‘s profile was updated 8 hours, 7 minutes ago
Yailin Hernandez wrote a new post, Literacy Narrative Reflection, on the site Yailin Hernandez's Final Portfolio 8 hours, 12 minutes ago

I think this assignment was fair for our first, since we’ve just started this course and it doesn’t require any extensive research or interpretation on outside information. I really had to dig deep into my you […]
Yailin Hernandez wrote a new post, Literacy Narrative Final, on the site Yailin Hernandez's Final Portfolio 8 hours, 12 minutes ago

At the start of every school year, teachers always propose the same question: What are your academic strengths and weaknesses? For strengths, my answer has remained the same for years; writing. I consider […]
Sameer Kunwor wrote a new post, Sameer’s DR#13, on the site Star Trek, Google, & CFPs: Multimodal Writing for Engineers 8 hours, 14 minutes ago
Yailin Hernandez wrote a new post, Literacy Narrative Draft, on the site Yailin Hernandez's Final Portfolio 8 hours, 15 minutes ago

Growing up, I was always flowing with creativity and energy. I loved imagining I was roaming the streets of Paris clad in a striped turtleneck topped with a beret, sipping on a coffee in a cafe with a view of […]
Irin Bristy wrote a new post, Euthanasia Slides, on the site Irin's Portfolio 8 hours, 21 minutes ago
Irin Bristy wrote a new post, Self-assessment Essay, on the site Irin's Portfolio 8 hours, 33 minutes ago

Abstract: I have been researching myself to give me a better understanding of myself as a writer. School and current life circumstances have given me the knowledge and experiences to learn and prosper. I gathered […]
Irin Bristy wrote a new post, Collaborative Research Project, on the site Irin's Portfolio 8 hours, 38 minutes ago

Collaborative Research Project: Helping People Die – Legalization of Euthanasia

Alejandra Tabares, Arjeta Balidemaj,

Bushra Chowdhury, Irin Bristy, & Vashtie Mangal

City College of New York […]
Sameer Kunwor wrote a new post, Sameer’s TechReport#2 Artifact_Reflection, on the site Star Trek, Google, & CFPs: Multimodal Writing for Engineers 8 hours, 39 minutes ago

Technical Report#2: Artifact_REFLECTION

I have chosen Statue of Liberty for the artifact. I would say I have done lots of research online mainly via Wikipedia and done pretty good job.

This artifact […]
Irin Bristy wrote a new post, Science Controversy paper, on the site Irin's Portfolio 8 hours, 40 minutes ago

Right of an Unborn Child Vs. Abortion Right

Abortion is one of the controversial issues discussed in medical ethics. It is a matter that is raised when talking about issues of whether beginning of life and […]
Irin Bristy wrote a new post, 2 Annotated Bibliographies 2 Annotated Bibliographies, on the site Irin's Portfolio 8 hours, 42 minutes ago

Rights of the Unborn Child. (n.d.). Retrieved from

This article describes the controversy surrounding “right of the unborn child” and the main issue in the abortion debate has been complicated due to the lac […]
Irin Bristy wrote a new post, Technical Description, on the site Irin's Portfolio 8 hours, 44 minutes ago

Abstract: The stethoscope may be the one instrument common to all doctors. René Théophile Hyacinthe Laënnec (1781–1826) was a French physician who, in 1816, invented the stethoscope. Using this new inst […]
Irin Bristy wrote a new post, NY Times Summary & Response-3, on the site Irin's Portfolio 8 hours, 51 minutes ago

Abstract: A handful of criminal prosecutions have stalled because DNA tests cannot distinguish between suspects who are twins. Then scientists decided to create one. The new experiment called “Eurofin Test” and […]
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