Early during my second summer in Philadelphia, I had the opportunity to participate in a Jewish heritage tour of Central and Eastern Europe. ... Indeed, I believe I have grown as a person from my personal challenges, trips to Europe and private reading. ...
In the summer of 1978, Ward Transformer Company illegally dumped transformer oil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl on the shoulder of 210 miles of North Carolina state roads in 14 counties. ... While both authors offer convincing arguments, the actual severity of environmental racism cannot be determined simply by reading these articles. ...
It is important however that we maintain a bias-aware perspective when reading, learning about, or recounting a situation so that we may preserve the sanctity and natural organic character of a situation, ridden-free of our personal influence. Maintaining critical thought processes, portraying skepticism, and being ever watchful for bias are all relevant while reading an article from National Geographic Magazine. ... Once the people of the coast are given description, the author goes on to supply the attractions of the coast such as York Beach, Ogunquit's Summer Playhouse and Portsmouth. ...
Prior to reading this article by James I. ... Before reading this article I had no idea the controversy surrounding the war or even the roles each side played, which I accredit to the fact that many schools do not teach the extent of the war as they should. ... As tensions between the North and the South grew many attacks across the 38th parallel began to take place during the summer of 1949, these attacks were initiated by the South. ...
