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Reflective — Benjamin Sharapoff

Bore Values It’s that time of the semester again. The final weeks, assignments are winding down, and for Composition its portfolio and Core Values time. It’s been a long semester of multiple revisions and many papers, topped off by my … Continue reading

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Annotated Bibliography — Benjamin Sharapoff

1. Is PTSD Contagious? Background: This Mother Jones article by Mac McClelland tells us of the PTSD-stricken Vines family. Husband Caleb Vines served two tours in Iraq before returning home in 2006. He suffers from a traumatic brain injury and PTSD. … Continue reading

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Research Argument — Benjamin Sharapoff

The Battlefield Brought Home Our war veterans are not the only ones feeling the effects of PTSD years after returning home. Their spouses, children, and loved ones can all fall victim to PTSD. A parent who returns from war with … Continue reading

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Visual Rhetoric — Benjamin Sharapoff

Shelter Pet Adoption The ad opens up with a grey cat walking to the center of the screen where it sits down and looks as if it is looking at an object past the viewer, or maybe directly at the … Continue reading

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Rebuttal — Benjamin Sharapoff

Nothing is being Done, Yet Many people may be skeptical or refute that there is nothing being done to help the victims of this horrible condition, but Secondary PTSD has only recently been getting a lot more attention, so there … Continue reading

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Causal Essay — Benjamin Sharapoff

The Battlefield Brought Home War veterans are not the only ones feeling the effects of PTSD years after returning home. Spouses, children, and loved ones of war veterans can all fall victim to PTSD. A father who returns from war … Continue reading

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Definition Essay — Benjamin Sharapoff

Families of war veterans are suffering from a new kind of trauma that comes from close contact with their family members who suffer from PTSD. Spouses and children of war veterans are being exposed to symptoms like hyper sensitivity, outbursts, … Continue reading

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Drone Strike — Benjamin Sharapoff

“Militants”: media propaganda “Obama himself simply expanded the definition of a ‘militant’ to ensure that it includes virtually everyone killed by his drone strikes.” This definition is very vague and not helpful in telling us what exactly a militant is. … Continue reading

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Critical Reading — Benjamin Sharapoff

China to Stop Harvesting Inmate Organs   “China officials plan to phase out organ harvesting of death-row inmates, a move to overhaul a transplant system that has for years relied on prisoners and organ traffickers to serve those in need … Continue reading

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Safer Saws — Benjamin Sharapoff

Manufacturers A. A fact sheet on saw safety by the National Consumers League contains an argument by the Power Tool Industry, “If consumers want to pay extra for safety, they can buy the safe table saw that is now on … Continue reading

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