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Coffee

This is impossible to relate more profoundly than the jingle about to occupy your silent ear. For me, no part of waking up could ever deserve the superlative “best.” But the grinder travels its savory circuit, crushing heady granules from beans holding their richest secrets inside. The fresh sense of what will become that precious […]

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Spankings: A History of Corporal Punishment in School

A Georgia school made national news on September 11, 2018, when it reinstated corporal punishment. Parents comments ranged from: “Great, it’s about time, we’re so glad that this is happening again, they should’ve never taken it out of schools.” to: “Oh my goodness, I can’t believe you are doing that.” Corporal punishment in the schools

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The Secret City: The Decaying Y-12 Uranium Enrichment Facility

Oak Ridge, Tennessee is historically known now as “The Secret City.” The location was one of three sites for the Manhattan Project back in the forties. Oak Ridge was created as the building site for the Y-12 Uranium Enrichment Facility. This facility was vital for research and development during war time. The employees at Y-12

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Waste Reduction, Landfilling, and California’s Future

Californians utilize and dispose of a vast quantity of paper, plastic, and cardboard products daily. Practically every food item, beverage, appliance, toy, or electronic is coupled with some form of disposable material. For many, these disposable items ultimately end up being thrown into the trash. People take throwing garbage in the trash for granted. They

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Snow Death

Fueled by sun buffeted by air higher Water climbs higher and til seizing a speck of dust and then each other They freeze into hexagons of ice unique in shape size altitude. Finally they succumb to Earth’s siren call. Snow F A L L S . A tumbling billowing mass of white clutching sleeves eyelashes

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