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“Over the Text-Based Wall,” Samantha Hartzell (2017) — Inquiry 4
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“Vaccines Vs Autism: The Real Turth,” Jacquelyn Gross (2017)–Inquiry 3
In early 1998, Andrew Wakefield, a British medical researcher and gastroenterologist, published what might have been one of the most controversial papers at the time. In this paper, Wakefield made the infamous claim that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine was linked to autism, …
“11 Million Lives in the Balance,” Carl Resnick (2017)–Inquiry 3
Most Americans don’t think twice about their citizenship. But for the roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States, citizenship means an end to the fear of deportation, an end to the fear of broken families, and an end to poverty (“Profile”). …
#Deareveryone, Stop Abuse of Women” Kara Belsky (2017)–Inquiry 2
As I sit with Paige and Juliette enjoying a leisurely Sunday morning breakfast while comparing notes from our prior evening’s rash of parties, the startling realization that one of our trio will statistically suffer from an incident of domestic or sexual violence in our lifetime …
“Beyoncé Is Black,” Grace Haring (2017)–Inquiry 2
“Beyoncé is black?” exclaims a stricken Kate Mckinnon in a Saturday Night Live skit (NBC 2016) addressing the uproar after the release of her music video to “Formation” (Beyoncé 2016). In the music video, Beyoncé unapologetically celebrates black culture and addresses controversial issues that affect …
“Pro-Voice Club,” Natalie Whitson (2017) — Inquiry 1
In my senior year of high school, I spent as much time as I could with my friends. We had all been at that school together for at least 10 years and we were trying to make as many memories as we could before we …
“Losing a Loved One,” Jordan Klein (2017) — Inquiry 1
My brother and I have a very complex relationship. As twins, we have been with each other for our entire lives. Think about that. Throughout my entire existence, there was never a time when my brother, Jacob, wasn’t somewhere close around the corner. At times, …
“The Weigh We Live,” Maria Pappas (2016) — Inquiry 4
Dear Viewer, The idea of a remix on one of our inquiries filled me with excitement. I absolutely love scrapbooking, crafts, and overall employing creativity to convey a greater message. I chose to remix my third inquiry on veganism. I decided to focus on one …
“Children of the World,” Carter Jones (2016) — Inquiry 4
You can see the website here: http://carterajones21.wix.com/childrenoftheworld For inquiry four, I created a website that focused on one of the main aspects of my inquiry three essay, child trafficking and labor. The template for my site was for world hunger and poverty awareness, so the …
“Camp Christopher,” Brooke Anderson (2016) — Inquiry 4
You can see the website here: http://ander1584.wix.com/inquiry-4-brooke”> When introduced to the topic of inquiry four, I was a little unsure of how I was going to approach it and what kind of rhetorical appeal I was going to base it off of. I also wasn’t sure …
Untitled Poem, Nanci Hunter (2016) — Inquiry 4
This poem can be downloaded in PDF format here: Nanci Hunter.docx You can also listen to an audio recording of it here: Nanci Hunter Audio In my opinion, Inquiry 4 was by far the hardest to complete in comparison to the rest. I think I work …
“MiaME,” Maria Pappas (2016) — Inquiry 5
You can download a PDF here: 28084097_reflective_portfolio_maria_pappas Although this class was an English course, I also think this class served as a self reflection. This inquiry is an opportunity to convey the reflective nature of the course. In addition, writing, language, and literature all serve …
“Looking Back on English 111,” Collin Gurtner (2016) — Inquiry 5
Dear Collin, I am getting ready to start my first semester at Miami and am really anxious about my English class. I took English in high school, and while I got good grades, I feel like this will be completely different than high school. I’m …
“The Harmful Impacts of Heteronormativity,” Holly West (2016) — Inquiry 3
Reflection At the time I was writing this essay, same sex marriage in the United States had been legalized for a few months. I noticed that people were starting to lose their passion for advocating for gay rights because, to them, the fight had …