As the school year comes to a close, I find myself thinking more and more about endings. The end of online assignments, the end of springtime, the end of virtual work meetings. And somehow, it seems the psychology of thinking of endings has tricked me into associating the end of this school year with the …
Continue reading The End of the Semester=The End of COVID19?
My sister and I went on a walk yesterday. We started as we usually do, by going up the slight hill that merges into a sidewalk parallel to the main road, but that's still within the confines of our apartment complex. When we reached the top, we decided that we were tired of walking the …
Continue reading A Walk Pre-COVID-19 Is Not the Same as a Walk Post-Covid-19
During quarantine, there are days when I wake up unexcited to begin my day. I lethargically get out of bed, wash my face, brush my teeth, eat something, then get back into bed--only this time sitting up, legs crossed--to start my homework. Depending on the day I can usually spend between 2 and 6 hours …
Continue reading Quarantine Sucks but at Least I’m Not Lonely
The current pandemic has evoked worldwide anxiety. The only thing I take comfort in is knowing that while I'm laying in bed in my pajamas at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, worrying about how far away the day is that I'll be able to walk outside without the fear of passing by a stranger on …
The topic of abortion has proven to be a controversial and dividing one, especially recently. With federal actions being taken to eradicate abortion clinics, it’s clear that this is a subject worth looking into, and claims made on this subject are worth fact-checking. Lifenews.com published an article in October 2019 explaining President Trump’s actions of …
The New York Times published an article claiming that red meat may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Following the three moves described in Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers, I started by going to duckduckgo.com to see if this claim had already been fact-checked. Upon using the search term provided for us and plugging in …
A Los Angeles Times article claims a company named Practice Fusion received money for unnecessarily pushing a large amount of referrals for addictive pain killers to doctors. While the Los Angles Times is deemed a reputable source, there is still reason to fact-check the claims made in any publication (the verbatim statement of fact in …
In a world where the political news seen on TV and read in newspapers is condensed to fit into a meme, it's safe to say that not all of the information presented in said meme should be taken at face-value. Like most things that originate from the internet, memes are riddled with bias and emotional …
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