Lines That Keep You

Latin America  was last topic on my list of research.  I didn’t plan on picking a topic very in depth, but because I love reading about different people, I figured I could handle one pretty controversial topic.  The L.A. Times did a very good job of examining Latin America through their local affairs.  The authors did a very good job of explaining the different problems in and around their region.  … continue reading this entry.

Problems in education have been an ongoing controversy since before I was born.  From the ACT to SAT to ACTAAP to any other letters people feel like throwing together, testing happens, and with that testing, arguments.  The Education segment of L.A. Times contains many controversial stories all pertaining to, of course, education. … continue reading this entry.

The environment is something I have always found interesting.  The Blue Marble is definitely a feed I found very helpful.  With a variety of authors, the stories showed different opinions that were all related in one way, they were trying to help our planet. … continue reading this entry.

             Blog.  I’m sure everyone in the United States knows what that word means.  Blogs seem to be turning into personal journals, as well as homework helpers.  They are an excellent way of getting one’s opinion into the world, which was very hard before Internet.  Blogs are becoming a new school necessity, especially for English classes.  While exploring student blogs, three stuck out to me as being unique, or just interesting. … continue reading this entry.