WIP #4: Outside Articles for In-class Deliberation Forum on Sustainability
Article 1: As Water Scarcity Grows, GE Survey Shows Most Americans Strongly Support “Toilet-to-Turf” Water Reuse This article discusses the results of a recent survey on whether people would be for or...
View ArticlePAS #5: Mental Health “Checkups”
The article Mental Health Checkups as Important as Annual Physicals uses interviews with psychologists and statistics to argue that people should be just as adamant in checking up on their mental...
View ArticleCI #3: Tuition Reduction for Non-STEM majors
In Florida, the law makers are trying to find new ways to help the Florida economy. In particular, one thing they choose to act upon was job creation from universities and colleges. Governor Rick...
View ArticleWIP #5: Topic for Persuasive Essay
The federal government should legalize same-sex marriage in the United States. I am focusing on the legislative perspective of gay marriage. My paper will advocate for the changing of laws and...
View ArticlePAS #6: Should Psychologist be Given the Right to Prescribe?
The main difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist is the educational background that each must complete and therefore their qualifications and rights to prescribe drugs. Psychologist must...
View ArticleWIP #6: Advocacy Website Critique
I found a site called Give Dan Money For No Very Good Reason!. It is a guy’s website who right blog reviews on different technological equipment. He uses many arguments to try to get people to give...
View ArticleCI #4: The White House’s “College Scorecard”
While perusing the internet in search of a new topic on the Liberal Arts controversy I found an article from back in February of this year talking about the new College Scorecard that Obama announced...
View ArticlePAS #7: Obama’s Brain Mapping Project
Obama proposes $100M for brain mapping project Recently, a psychology related topic that most people have probably heard of by now is Obama’s proposal for the funding of a national brain mapping...
View ArticleCI #5: The Freedom to Become an Education Person
“. . . graduating with degrees in English and Philosophy. After graduation, she has a job at a greenhouse where she plans to grow happy plants for the rest of her life.” Over last weekend, I heard...
View ArticleCI #6: Conclusion and Reflection
At the beginning of writing this blog, it was difficult to find stories that wasn’t for liberal arts. I was also already biased being a Psychology major which is a major housed in the liberal arts...
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