Category: Journ 110
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POEMS: PT 1
January 2021 MATH Math is not real. Why did Pythagoras get to decide how to measure a triangle? Why is pi equal to 3.14 Math beyond division is not real. Maybe freshman and sophomore year (high school) algebra. Not even then. Freshman and sophomore year (high school) do not exist to me A girl with…
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Bunny Diseases: Impacts on Breeders and Hunters
November 2021 While the human population battles the COVID-19 pandemic, the rabbit population also struggles through its own Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHDV2) epidemic. This epidemic has not only impacted the wild rabbit populations, but also the domestic populations and has had many consequences and has set rabbit production back over the last year. Many…
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How Farmers Can Be The Honeybee Heroes
December 2021 Save the bees! Aphis mellifera, or more commonly the Western honey bee, are a tiny yet mighty and essential member of our planet’s ecosystem for many reasons. Their survival and ability to thrive are often overlooked by the people who may need them most, farmers. As someone who is studying agriculture and communications…
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Usability Analysis
October 2021 I chose to evaluate a set of instructions from a book I recently purchased titled, “Handyman: Complete Guide to Home Maintenance” from 1975. The book (including the index) is 538 pages long and organized in chapters and sub-sections based on different areas of home maintenance such as electricity, power tools, and how to…
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Website Recommendation Report
November 2021 National 4-H Website Recommendation Report Madison R. Mortimer New Mexico State University Executive Summary With a lot of useful information, the 4-H website can really only improve by providing simple aids and auditory accessibility features and diverse candid imagery. As the internet is being perfected, accessibility is always being questioned and improved…
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Born Into It: KayCe Chadborn
August 2021 While at the Colorado State Fair with my father and two sisters, I realized this was the last trip we’re taking for a livestock show together, with my lambs in the trailer. The usual show-dad brain shortage was happening so I figured I had the best opportunity to pick my old man’s brain about…
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The Labyrinth: A Short Story
April 2021 I’m standing with my sister in the who-the-hell-knows-part of the labyrinth. “Left or right”, she says. I glance over at her, a playful look in her exhausted grin and sunken eyes. I huff out a chuckle and weigh the options. I think of something, saying to my sister, “Why don’t we each go…
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BROADCAST SCRIPT SAMPLE
Web article: Some parents want to wait to vaccinate their kids. Here’s why doctors say do it now Slug: Kids 5 and Up Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine. Should we vaccinate kids? Correspondents: Allison Aubrey and Selena Simmone-Duffin Air Date: Nov 3/ 11 a.m. Run time: 2:55 RADIO SCRIPT SAMPLE Slug: Kids 5 and Up Eligible…
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Community on Screens
September 2021 Slumping into the pleather sofa in my campus apartment, Alex Casaus attempts to make himself comfortable in the fake leather, a wholesome grin lights up his face when I ask him about his greatest accomplishments. His humble response: “I graduated high school, moved out, and have a job that I enjoy. I get…
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Christian Anthony Vallejo Memorial Gallery Spooktacular 2021
As many know, the art world is filled with spookiness of all sorts, and this Halloween highlighted just that. On Oct. 29, CAV Gallery in Las Cruces held its first Spooktacular art show, featuring Las Cruces artists and the spooky artwork they created. Event host and gallery founder Marcus Chormicle, created the event to be…
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