Thursday, June 4, 2009
Introduction of Writer's Choice Piece
Having the option to use a piece of work from another class is totally exciting for me. This essay was written on May 19, 2009, for my Critical Thinking course I took this Spring. We had to write an essay on an article we read about "culturally responsive thinking." It's basically an essay on our thoughts and feelings on that topic. When I wrote it, I was pleased that I was able to take something that I learned from our novel, "Three Cups of Tea", and incorporate it into this essay as a way of sending my point home.
Introduction of Critical Analysis Piece
I had a really tough time deciding on one assignment for the Critical Analysis piece so, I chose two. My last blog in which we had to reflect on our service learning experience as of May 19, 2009 is an example of my personal growth through my service learning experience. Having to admit my discomfort around the elderly is almost embarassing, and required me to critically think about how my time at Sunrise impacted me on a personal level. The other piece for my critical analysis is the summarizing of Bruce Catton's,"Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts"(1956). This assignment was written April 15, 2009, and was very difficult for me. I spent what seemed like hours picking this essay apart and analyzing it so, in my summary I effectively described each General accurately and clearly. Although the blog was easier to write than the summary, I feel they both adequately fulfill my ability to think critically and write analytically.
Introduction of Effective Sentences Piece
For this piece, I chose Discussion Board Assignment 8, which I wroteApril 15, 2009. I had to summarize Samuel Clemens',"Two Ways of Viewing the River"(1883). This particular summary was a lot of fun to write. I really tried to stretch my use of descriptions, in order to capture what I imagined as I read this essay. One of my favorite excerpts is, "The smallest most simple features of the river projected beauty in his eyes. He marveled at how the colors of the sunset danced across it, and transformed the river into a picturesque work of art." This essay had a lot of emotion and thoughtful points in it. And I enjoyed every step of the reading, writing , and summarizing the context of the piece in my own words.
Introduction of My Major Writing Assignment
My Major Writing Assignment is, "Just Say Yes, To Drug Treatment," which I wrote May 25, 2009. The assignment was to write an argument using critical thinking, thorough analysis and plenty of research to support the argument. The strength of this paper that stands out to me mostly is, my strong use of statistics. I researched many sites to come up with the most current and accurate information as possible to support my point. Another aspect of my paper that I am pleased with is a clear thesis, which I supported with strong evidence and compelling information. I fully support Drug Treatment Court programs, and hope that after reading my paper, I might convince others that these programs produce excellent results in those with drug addictions.
The Sunset is Near at Sunrise
As the end of my service learning at Sunrise View Retirement Villa draws near, I can't help but be in disbelief that it's gone by so quickly. It seems like last week I was running around like crazy trying to get my papers turned in to Sharyn. As of today, I have spent ten hours at Sunrise the past few weeks. Thursday will be my second to last shift so, I'm not done yet. And it seems a bit premature to be reflecting already but, here it goes.
Volunteering with the elderly and senile has given me a greater appreciation for them. Not that I was ever anti-geriatric but, I've always been uncomfortable around people when they start to lose their faculties. Spending time there has been a good eye-opening experience for me. Mostly I've been interacting with the residents of Sunrise by leading them in various games and such. Every encounter has been wonderful, whether by bringing the room to laughter, or being mean mugged by a disgruntled BINGO player. They're all a pleasure to be around and I'm so glad I decided to tackle my discomfort with the elderly, and give myself an opportunity to change and grow. Some of the changes I have noticed with my opinions of the elderly is the realization that they have the same basic emotional needs that I do. They want to smile, laugh, have fun, and be heard. I feel bad that I ever had any negative feelings to begin with. One thing that struck me is, one day (I hope) I'm going to be an old lady, and I'd hate to know anyone would feel uncomfortable around me just because I'm elderly. I really had to take a look at the big picture.
Volunteering at Sunrise has been an eye opening experience. It has changed me for the better, making me realize we are all human beings with needs, no matter what our age. During my remaining shifts, I'm going to make sure to enjoy every last minute, and keep my eyes and ears open to the possibility of more inner growth.
Volunteering with the elderly and senile has given me a greater appreciation for them. Not that I was ever anti-geriatric but, I've always been uncomfortable around people when they start to lose their faculties. Spending time there has been a good eye-opening experience for me. Mostly I've been interacting with the residents of Sunrise by leading them in various games and such. Every encounter has been wonderful, whether by bringing the room to laughter, or being mean mugged by a disgruntled BINGO player. They're all a pleasure to be around and I'm so glad I decided to tackle my discomfort with the elderly, and give myself an opportunity to change and grow. Some of the changes I have noticed with my opinions of the elderly is the realization that they have the same basic emotional needs that I do. They want to smile, laugh, have fun, and be heard. I feel bad that I ever had any negative feelings to begin with. One thing that struck me is, one day (I hope) I'm going to be an old lady, and I'd hate to know anyone would feel uncomfortable around me just because I'm elderly. I really had to take a look at the big picture.
Volunteering at Sunrise has been an eye opening experience. It has changed me for the better, making me realize we are all human beings with needs, no matter what our age. During my remaining shifts, I'm going to make sure to enjoy every last minute, and keep my eyes and ears open to the possibility of more inner growth.
Summary of Grant and Lee
Bruce Catton's, "Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts (1956) compares two vastly different American Generals, who shared one unyielding quality. Robert E. Lee, was of the old age of chivalry. An aristocrat, stuck in the ideals of the privileged upperclassmen, who had no desire for change. He believed there should be an inequality within America's social structure. Lee, vied for the old aristocratic concept to rule in American culture.
The other General, Ulysses S. Grant, had aspirations for America that were the polar opposite of Lee's. General Grant was a man who came up the hard way in the rugged Western frontier. He was not born into privilege but. instead had to earn his privileges. He fought hard for the country's growth and expansion, and felt it was important to uphold a democratic society. Grant looked toward the future and paid no mind to the past.
Though their virtues greatly differed, Lee and Grant, did share a passion for their causes. They were both strong, powerful leaders, who fought hard for their beliefs. And they had armies who had great respect for their leader. Eventually, when the fighting came to an end in 1856, the aristocrat, and the frontiersman gathered at the Appotomax Court House in Virginia, and came to a peaceful agreement to end the Civil War.
The other General, Ulysses S. Grant, had aspirations for America that were the polar opposite of Lee's. General Grant was a man who came up the hard way in the rugged Western frontier. He was not born into privilege but. instead had to earn his privileges. He fought hard for the country's growth and expansion, and felt it was important to uphold a democratic society. Grant looked toward the future and paid no mind to the past.
Though their virtues greatly differed, Lee and Grant, did share a passion for their causes. They were both strong, powerful leaders, who fought hard for their beliefs. And they had armies who had great respect for their leader. Eventually, when the fighting came to an end in 1856, the aristocrat, and the frontiersman gathered at the Appotomax Court House in Virginia, and came to a peaceful agreement to end the Civil War.
Why is the River No Longer Majestic?
Samuel Clemens', "Two Ways of Viewing the River,"(1883), is his realization of how his view of the "majestic Mississippi River", changed while working as a riverboat pilot. In the beginning, Samuel embraced all the beauty of the Mississippi. The smallest, most simple features of the river projected beauty in his eyes. He marveled at how the colors of the sunset danced across it and transformed the river into a picturesque work of art. Samuel had a profound appreciation for this awesome new experience. Navigating along one of nature's most breathtaking hallmarks was an immense pleasure for him.
Time changed his view of the river. As he traveled it more, he began to lose his appreciation for the Mississippi's majesty. He began to see it as mundane. Working on the river robbed him of his love and passion for its beauty. Instead of seeing the features of the river in a positive light, he began to view them negatively, becoming seemingly annoyed by their existence. So, he his left wondering, if this is the way time, and our practice of professions effects our perception of beauty.
Time changed his view of the river. As he traveled it more, he began to lose his appreciation for the Mississippi's majesty. He began to see it as mundane. Working on the river robbed him of his love and passion for its beauty. Instead of seeing the features of the river in a positive light, he began to view them negatively, becoming seemingly annoyed by their existence. So, he his left wondering, if this is the way time, and our practice of professions effects our perception of beauty.
Just Say Yes, To Drug Treatment
The war on drugs has been an on-going battle for decades in the United States. Politicians and conservatives focus on incarcerating drug dealers and drug users to fight the war, which has cost taxpayers billions of dollars. This solution is temporary because, eventually the addicts get released from jail and go right back into their old habits. The solution to decreasing the number of drug offenders and re-offenders isn't to throw them in jail but, instead, our focus should be on prevention and drug treatment through programs like drug court.
Over the last thirty years the number of inmates in state and federal prisons has increased by 500 percent to about two million prisoners. Of those two million, approximately 500,ooo are drug offenders (NY Times April23, 2008). To accommodate the surge of inmates, the United States has spent over 15 billion dollars on the construction of prisons from 1990 to 1995. Texas had the country's largest growth in prison and inmate population during this period. They have ballooned from 15 and 18,000 inmates to 110 facilities and 150,000 inmates in the last twenty years. The U.S. has 668 inmates per 1000,000 citizens, the second highest incarceration rate in the world. Russia has the highest with 690 inmates per 100,000 people (CQ Researcher). The amount of money we spend on prisons is astronomical. In Washington State, it's projected that three more prisons will be built by 2030. It costs $250 million dollars to build one prison and $45 million dollars a year to operate. In 2008, there were 9,651 drug offenders in our state's prisons. Much of that tax payer money could be more wisely spent on education and drug treatment programs in an effort to reduce and prevent crime.
The theory behind this prison building is if there's room to put the criminals, it will keep them off the streets, and crime will come down. Well, indeed the crime rates have dropped, but, the costs have sky rocketed. May liberals feel that the increase in stricter sentencing has put offenders with minor felonies such as, possession of $250 street value of marijuana, in jail too long with overstrict sentences. The cost of housing these offenders is well beyond the value of the crime, and a burden to taxpayers. Not only do taxpayers have to pay for offenders housing in prison, but, when it takes them out of the home, they're no longer able to work and take care of their families. When the offender's family has lost half or more of their income, they'll likely end up at the DSHS for state assistance to seek help for food and living costs. If lawmakers could see the negative effects incarcerating drug offenders and the toll it puts on taxpayers and families, maybe they would save us all some money and take care of these offenders and provide them treatment for their addictions. Just putting them behind bars doesn't solve the problem, and when they get released they're very likely to end up in jail again and again.
Some states have followed Florida's lead in adopting an innovative system designed to fix the problem, not hide it and hope it goes away. The idea of having a drug court was created in 1989 in Miami, Florida. Here in the state of Washington, there are 14 drug court programs, one of them here in Snohomish County. This phenomenon of focusing on drug addiction, rather than incarceration has been proven very successful. In Snohomish County, the CHART (Choosing Healthy Alternatives-Recovery & Treatment) drug treatment court study shows that less than 3% of their graduates have ever been convicted of a new felony, compared to 33% who entered but, dropped out the first couple of weeks. This and other drug court programs focus on treating the addiction, to prevent the cycle of committing drug crimes and re-offending. "Snohomish County Drug Treatment Court is a court that has been designed and staffed to supervise non-violent felony drug-addicted defendants. A judge closely monitors defendants who are referred to a comprehensive program of drug treatment and rehabilitation services"(Snohomish County Online Government Information & Services 2008). Participants are required to frequent and random drug testing along with meetings and group sessions over a 12-18 month period. Failure to comply will result in sanctions and possible jail time, community service, and the possibility of termination from the program. A graduate from the CHART Drug court stated," It helped me, if I hadn't been in this program, I know I would've continued my drug use once I served my sentence and got back home." A recent study by the Rand Corporation stated," treatment programs like Drug Court are ten times more effective in reducing crime on a dollar for dollar basis than traditional criminal justice methods."
Comparing the costs of Drug Courts and the current prison systems is dramatically different. According to the DOC's field supervision report(June 30, 2008), out of 28,752 Washington State prisoners, 9,651 are drug offenders. This number doesn't include those crimes that were driven by the corruption of drugs, i.e., robberies to obtain money to buy drugs, pharmacy robberies, and violence due to drug use. The average cost of housing an offender per day in Fiscal year 2008 was $97.68. When multiplied that comes out to an estimated $35,600 per inmate. Drug Court Treatment programs can save taxpayers about $2 billion dollars a year. Along with tax payer savings we avoid future construction of prisons and crime rates are reduced.
Most conservatives and politicians are satisfied with the traditional method of putting the criminal behind bars to solve the problems with drugs and drug related crimes. Although it does keep criminals off the streets for a while, eventually their sentences are served and they're back out in the community to return to their previous life styles. When people aren't treated for their addictions they're more like to fall back into their old ways. And the traditional way of incarcerating these people with bad habits doesn't serve us well as a society. Drug Court treatment programs fight crime at its source by taking care of the offender's addictions head on and, that's the smartest way to fight one of the many battles against the war on drugs.
Over the last thirty years the number of inmates in state and federal prisons has increased by 500 percent to about two million prisoners. Of those two million, approximately 500,ooo are drug offenders (NY Times April23, 2008). To accommodate the surge of inmates, the United States has spent over 15 billion dollars on the construction of prisons from 1990 to 1995. Texas had the country's largest growth in prison and inmate population during this period. They have ballooned from 15 and 18,000 inmates to 110 facilities and 150,000 inmates in the last twenty years. The U.S. has 668 inmates per 1000,000 citizens, the second highest incarceration rate in the world. Russia has the highest with 690 inmates per 100,000 people (CQ Researcher). The amount of money we spend on prisons is astronomical. In Washington State, it's projected that three more prisons will be built by 2030. It costs $250 million dollars to build one prison and $45 million dollars a year to operate. In 2008, there were 9,651 drug offenders in our state's prisons. Much of that tax payer money could be more wisely spent on education and drug treatment programs in an effort to reduce and prevent crime.
The theory behind this prison building is if there's room to put the criminals, it will keep them off the streets, and crime will come down. Well, indeed the crime rates have dropped, but, the costs have sky rocketed. May liberals feel that the increase in stricter sentencing has put offenders with minor felonies such as, possession of $250 street value of marijuana, in jail too long with overstrict sentences. The cost of housing these offenders is well beyond the value of the crime, and a burden to taxpayers. Not only do taxpayers have to pay for offenders housing in prison, but, when it takes them out of the home, they're no longer able to work and take care of their families. When the offender's family has lost half or more of their income, they'll likely end up at the DSHS for state assistance to seek help for food and living costs. If lawmakers could see the negative effects incarcerating drug offenders and the toll it puts on taxpayers and families, maybe they would save us all some money and take care of these offenders and provide them treatment for their addictions. Just putting them behind bars doesn't solve the problem, and when they get released they're very likely to end up in jail again and again.
Some states have followed Florida's lead in adopting an innovative system designed to fix the problem, not hide it and hope it goes away. The idea of having a drug court was created in 1989 in Miami, Florida. Here in the state of Washington, there are 14 drug court programs, one of them here in Snohomish County. This phenomenon of focusing on drug addiction, rather than incarceration has been proven very successful. In Snohomish County, the CHART (Choosing Healthy Alternatives-Recovery & Treatment) drug treatment court study shows that less than 3% of their graduates have ever been convicted of a new felony, compared to 33% who entered but, dropped out the first couple of weeks. This and other drug court programs focus on treating the addiction, to prevent the cycle of committing drug crimes and re-offending. "Snohomish County Drug Treatment Court is a court that has been designed and staffed to supervise non-violent felony drug-addicted defendants. A judge closely monitors defendants who are referred to a comprehensive program of drug treatment and rehabilitation services"(Snohomish County Online Government Information & Services 2008). Participants are required to frequent and random drug testing along with meetings and group sessions over a 12-18 month period. Failure to comply will result in sanctions and possible jail time, community service, and the possibility of termination from the program. A graduate from the CHART Drug court stated," It helped me, if I hadn't been in this program, I know I would've continued my drug use once I served my sentence and got back home." A recent study by the Rand Corporation stated," treatment programs like Drug Court are ten times more effective in reducing crime on a dollar for dollar basis than traditional criminal justice methods."
Comparing the costs of Drug Courts and the current prison systems is dramatically different. According to the DOC's field supervision report(June 30, 2008), out of 28,752 Washington State prisoners, 9,651 are drug offenders. This number doesn't include those crimes that were driven by the corruption of drugs, i.e., robberies to obtain money to buy drugs, pharmacy robberies, and violence due to drug use. The average cost of housing an offender per day in Fiscal year 2008 was $97.68. When multiplied that comes out to an estimated $35,600 per inmate. Drug Court Treatment programs can save taxpayers about $2 billion dollars a year. Along with tax payer savings we avoid future construction of prisons and crime rates are reduced.
Most conservatives and politicians are satisfied with the traditional method of putting the criminal behind bars to solve the problems with drugs and drug related crimes. Although it does keep criminals off the streets for a while, eventually their sentences are served and they're back out in the community to return to their previous life styles. When people aren't treated for their addictions they're more like to fall back into their old ways. And the traditional way of incarcerating these people with bad habits doesn't serve us well as a society. Drug Court treatment programs fight crime at its source by taking care of the offender's addictions head on and, that's the smartest way to fight one of the many battles against the war on drugs.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
My Reflection on Culturally Responsive Thinking
After reading,"Culturally Responsive Thinking", many thoughts came to mind. Mostly I think of the United States and how it's this "melting pot" of culture, and even though this country is s diverse, I don't think as a country, we are as culturally accepting of each other as we should be. It seems like the majority of Americans are more concerned with money and material things, than other people's cultures and beliefs. Maybe that's because, starting from a young age, we never hear anything bad about America. It's always been about how great and wonderful a nation we are. Why should we concern ourselves with other cultures, when this is the "greatest nation on earth"? And why shouldn't we feel full of ourselves when, we think every non-American wants to look, act, and live like we do? It's no wonder why we aren't more educated on other cultures beyond their outer most layers. All we need to know is how wonderful we are, and celebrate it several times a year, right? What we are taught is usually so superficial, there aren't any culturally substantive lessons in America's high schools. If there are, there wasn't any at mine. If we want to make a change in our opinions and stereotypes of those around us, a major change has to take place in our education starting when we enter the school system.
One evident flaw with this country's inability to accept other cultures has existed since its days of early settlement. American settlers were so obsessed with their own religious freedoms, they had to leave their homelands and settle in North America so, they could practice their own beliefs without any conflicts. Yet the settlers stripped the Native Americans of their own well-being because, their cultures and beliefs weren't parallel to theirs. Native Americans had Christianity forced upon them, and discouraged from practicing their own traditions and beliefs. So, when I look back at the beginnings of this country, it seems like there has always been a superior culture complex, and no desire to accept other beliefs and values.
Not only does thinking one culture is superior to another cause bias and racism, it inhibits societies from progressing toward cultural cohesiveness. For example, in the book, "Three Cups of Tea"(Mortenson and Relin,2006) there's the complex issue of convincing Americans post 9/11, that educating the children of Pakistan and other neighboring regions, is a logical solution to preventing terrorism. The young people in this region have an increased likelihood of joining terrorist regimes because, the lack of other options. If Americans were more attuned to cultures of the world, namely Muslims, there wouldn't be such an uproar over this concept. Just as Americans are guilty of cultural ignorance, those in that region of the world are also ignorant in understanding American culture. One quote in the book that best sums up this idea is by Pakistan Brigadier General Bashir Baz. He said,"The enemy is ignorance. The only way to defeat it is to build relationships with these people, to draw them into the modern world with education and business. Otherwise, the battle will go on forever."
In order to become more understanding and compassionate of other cultures, I feel it is necessary to have an ongoing and progressive increase in cultural awareness in America's schools. It's something that should begin at an early age at home and in our schools. People need to learn how to be more open-minded and challenge our own thinking. Not only one culture is the right one, or superior to another. We need to look at every individual as an intricate and valuable part of our global family. We as people can only benefit each other by educating ourselves of all our differences, and approach our differences from a philosophical standpoint. Maybe then, we can move towards a more compassionate, and progressive world.
One evident flaw with this country's inability to accept other cultures has existed since its days of early settlement. American settlers were so obsessed with their own religious freedoms, they had to leave their homelands and settle in North America so, they could practice their own beliefs without any conflicts. Yet the settlers stripped the Native Americans of their own well-being because, their cultures and beliefs weren't parallel to theirs. Native Americans had Christianity forced upon them, and discouraged from practicing their own traditions and beliefs. So, when I look back at the beginnings of this country, it seems like there has always been a superior culture complex, and no desire to accept other beliefs and values.
Not only does thinking one culture is superior to another cause bias and racism, it inhibits societies from progressing toward cultural cohesiveness. For example, in the book, "Three Cups of Tea"(Mortenson and Relin,2006) there's the complex issue of convincing Americans post 9/11, that educating the children of Pakistan and other neighboring regions, is a logical solution to preventing terrorism. The young people in this region have an increased likelihood of joining terrorist regimes because, the lack of other options. If Americans were more attuned to cultures of the world, namely Muslims, there wouldn't be such an uproar over this concept. Just as Americans are guilty of cultural ignorance, those in that region of the world are also ignorant in understanding American culture. One quote in the book that best sums up this idea is by Pakistan Brigadier General Bashir Baz. He said,"The enemy is ignorance. The only way to defeat it is to build relationships with these people, to draw them into the modern world with education and business. Otherwise, the battle will go on forever."
In order to become more understanding and compassionate of other cultures, I feel it is necessary to have an ongoing and progressive increase in cultural awareness in America's schools. It's something that should begin at an early age at home and in our schools. People need to learn how to be more open-minded and challenge our own thinking. Not only one culture is the right one, or superior to another. We need to look at every individual as an intricate and valuable part of our global family. We as people can only benefit each other by educating ourselves of all our differences, and approach our differences from a philosophical standpoint. Maybe then, we can move towards a more compassionate, and progressive world.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Reflection Letter
Hello everyone, I am one of your fellow classmates, Julie Coando. This is my first quarter as a full-time student here at Everett Community College. It's been exciting going back to school after seven years of figuring out what I want to do with my life. My educational goal, is to go to the nursing school here and become a R.N., and then transfer to the University of Washington to continue my education in the nursing field. My feelings about school are very positive, and I've always had a strong passion for learning.
Since the beginning of the quarter, I've had a lot of new experiences and growth in all aspects. All of our assignments have helped me grow but, especially the seminars and discussion board assignments. Having our service learning and reading the novel," Three Cups of Tea" coincide, was a fulfilling new experience. The seminars allowed me to look at other people's points of view and see things I may have overlooked, or never thought of. The variety of the discussion board assignments was also helpful in refining my writing. Through it all, I feel like I'm a much more refined and thoughtful writer.
Choosing four pieces to feature in my e-portfolio has been difficult. But after a lot of thought, I'm satisfied with the ones I have decided on. For my Major Writing Assignment I chose my last one, "Just Say Yes, To Drug Treatment." This paper took most of my time and effort than any other major writing assignment. I put a lot of heart into because it's a subject I feel very strongly about, and I hope that shows. When it came to picking one piece for the "Effective Sentences Piece", I was torn between two but, ultimately settled on Discussion Board Assignment 8, summarizing ,"Two ways of Viewing the River." I also chose the other summarizing assignment from that same discussion board,"Grant and Lee: A Study In Contrasts", for my "Critical Analysis Piece". For my "Writer's Choice Piece", I chose an essay I had to write for my Critical Thinking class this quarter. I was excited that we were able to choose a piece of work from another class. All the pieces I've chosen for my e-portfolio are important to me in their own individual ways. I have put a lot of time and effort into all my assignments, and I hope that you enjoy reading them all.
Since the beginning of the quarter, I've had a lot of new experiences and growth in all aspects. All of our assignments have helped me grow but, especially the seminars and discussion board assignments. Having our service learning and reading the novel," Three Cups of Tea" coincide, was a fulfilling new experience. The seminars allowed me to look at other people's points of view and see things I may have overlooked, or never thought of. The variety of the discussion board assignments was also helpful in refining my writing. Through it all, I feel like I'm a much more refined and thoughtful writer.
Choosing four pieces to feature in my e-portfolio has been difficult. But after a lot of thought, I'm satisfied with the ones I have decided on. For my Major Writing Assignment I chose my last one, "Just Say Yes, To Drug Treatment." This paper took most of my time and effort than any other major writing assignment. I put a lot of heart into because it's a subject I feel very strongly about, and I hope that shows. When it came to picking one piece for the "Effective Sentences Piece", I was torn between two but, ultimately settled on Discussion Board Assignment 8, summarizing ,"Two ways of Viewing the River." I also chose the other summarizing assignment from that same discussion board,"Grant and Lee: A Study In Contrasts", for my "Critical Analysis Piece". For my "Writer's Choice Piece", I chose an essay I had to write for my Critical Thinking class this quarter. I was excited that we were able to choose a piece of work from another class. All the pieces I've chosen for my e-portfolio are important to me in their own individual ways. I have put a lot of time and effort into all my assignments, and I hope that you enjoy reading them all.
Monday, June 1, 2009
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