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What is your voting plan?

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Julia Tomiak / 6 Comments

Its always important to vote; whats your plan this year?

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What is sedition?

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Julia Tomiak / 0 Comment

The word "sedition" is getting thrown around in the news, and I didn't know exactly what it meant... until now!

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What is a storm surge?

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Julia Tomiak / 0 Comment

After years of hearing about hurricanes, I never understood what storm surge is. Now I think I've got it...

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What’s my generation and does it matter?

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Julia Tomiak / 3 Comments

With all of the social unrest regarding race relations and our country’s response to the corona virus, I’ve been consuming lots of material to help ...

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Vocab from the Headlines: Contemporaneous

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Julia Tomiak / 5 Comments

Inspired by current events, I explain the meaning of "contemporaneous notes".

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Vocab from Current Events: Antithetical

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 7 Comments

An apt word for the confusing rhetoric flying around in the news these days: antithetical. Have you heard any antithetical statements lately? Please share!