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1) Ehrenfreund, Max. Goldfarb, Zachary. 11 essential facts about guns and mass shootings in the United States. The Washington Post. June 18 2015. Background: This article describes the facts that amount to the gun control situation and the mass shootings. … Continue reading →

1.) http://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/item/medical-errors-chat Background: This article talks about  me statistics of how many people were injured because of medical error. The article gives the reader rhetorical questions to keep in mind. This also led me to another article from the Institute of Medicine. … Continue reading →

Hoyt, Erich. “Dangers to Trainers.” PBS. PBS, 1992. Web. 27 Sept. 2015. Background: Erich Hoyt’s, veterinarian, article “Dangers to Trainers” talks about how orca whales are wild animals and they occasionally will attack. He explains how many accidents with trainers … Continue reading →

1. Heroin in Vancouver Background: This article serves as the primary source for the debate of heroin in Vancouver. It offers a description of the program as well as detailing why it occurred in the first place, citing drug violence in the city … Continue reading →

Annotated Bibliography 1.Pan, An, Vasanti Malik, and Frank B. Hu. “Exporting Diabetes to Asia: The Impact of Western-Style Fast Food.” Circulation. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2015. Background: The article talks about the impact of western-style … Continue reading →

Annotated Bibliography Annotated Bibliography 1.  “Why Do Mormons Perform Baptisms for the Dead?” Mormon.org. Web. 24 Nov. 2015. Background: This is a frequently asked questions page on mormon.org.  It explains why the Mormons practice baptisms for the dead, and gives a … Continue reading →

1. Gregoire, Carolyn. “Why These Neuroscientists Are Prescribing Video Games” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 29 Oct. 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2015. Background: This Huffington Post article provides a brief overview of the researchers’ findings. It explains what the game aims … Continue reading →

1. Hugelshofer, Daniela S., Robert C. Reff, and Megan L. Olson. “Humour’s Role in the Relation Between Attributional Style and Disphoria.” Ed. Paul Kwon. European Journal of Personality, 20 Mar. 2006. Web. 3 Nov. 2015. Background: This source details the … Continue reading →

1. Cohen, Philip. “America Is Still a Patriarchy.” The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 19 Nov. 2012. Web. <http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2012/11/america-is-still-a-patriarchy/265428/&gt;. Background: This is an article that puts forth the idea that modern-day America is in fact still a patriarchy, and it also … Continue reading →

Hagan, Susan. “The Marshmallow Study Revisited.” University of Rochester. 11 Oct. 2012. Web. 25 Sept. 2015. Background: This article discusses the methodology and results of Celeste Kidd’s reinvention of the Marshmallow Study. It demonstrates how children were able to make … Continue reading →