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My Passion

Four years ago, I stumbled upon a sport that has taken my life and changed it dramatically. Through my involvement on cross-country and track and field teams, running has literally transformed itself...

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RCL Chapter 3 Response

Persuasion is an effective means for attempting to change someone else’s mind about a cause or concept. In my community, I would consider the most effective persuasion to be that which involves...

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Civic Engagement Speech

The artifact I have chosen for my civic engagement speech is a notice about volunteering opportunities for the Mount Nittany Marathon that was run on August 31, 2014. The marathon raised money to...

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The Three R’s: The Redskins, Racism, and the Beginning of a Revolution

The scene is set with a majestic sunset from the American Southwest set to the regular, paced strike of a repeating tone. As the image changes from this sunset to a rancher to children playing, the...

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A Little Bit of NYC at PSU: How Humans of New York Challenges Societal Standards

The creator of popular blog Humans of New York, Brandon Stanton. Image courtesy http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1107243/thumbs/o-BRANDON-STANTON-facebook.jpg This past Thursday, one of the most popular...

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Taking the World by Storm: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Class, Race, and Gender

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of Americanah. Image courtesy of http://www.interviewmagazine.com/files/2013/05/13/img-chimamanda-adichie_173927396968.jpg This week, Penn State has had the privilege...

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Running Reads: Christopher McDougall’s “Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super...

Image courtesy http://fl.milesplit.com/articles/89180-born-to-run-book-review#.VC4B3_ldVDw I was first handed Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, and the Greatest Race...

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A MLK Day Resolution

Image courtesy: http://investorinthefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Newspaper.jpg For me, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day has traditionally been a day of service. Over the past few years, I have...

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Deliberation Reflection: How Should We Reform Secondary Education in the U.S.?

Image courtesy http://www.bridgeport.edu/files/2513/6725/2414/secondary-education-degree.jpg This week, I attended a public deliberation about reforms that should be made in secondary education in the...

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