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Author Archives: asacks210

Taking a Look Back

December 7, 2011by asacks210 1 Comment

In the beginning of the semester I have to say that I was not excited for the required class, English 15.  In high school I dreaded writing papers more then […]

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Consent Is Vital

November 29, 2011by asacks210 Leave a comment

Henrietta’s story is unique and rather remarkable. It is amazing how far Henrietta’s cells have improved today’s leading research in cancer cells, without her even knowing. A lot of things […]

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A HeLa Like Discovery

November 16, 2011by asacks210 Leave a comment

Henrietta Lacks continues to spark my interest as I progress through the book. It is truly amazing that Henrietta’s cells had led to the discovery of the polio vaccine. Millions […]

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Everlasting Henrietta

November 10, 2011by asacks210 Leave a comment

After reading part of The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks, it has become clear that Henrietta Lacks has provided us with vast discoveries from the polio vaccine to in vitro […]

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Robots Controlling Us

November 3, 2011by asacks210 Leave a comment

Personalization is precisely taking over the Internet. The technology of photo recognition is advancing over time. A $3,000 iPhone app titled Morris, can snap a photo of a suspect and […]

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Targeting You

October 26, 2011by asacks210 Leave a comment

As I continue to read Elie Pariser’s The Filter Bubble I have noticed that his thoughts about advertisements have directly correlated with what I have been learning in my communications […]

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Your Very Own Internet

October 20, 2011by asacks210 Leave a comment

The internet is truly an amazing invention. It is basically personalized to each and every individual. It can track each individual’s searches and customize advertisements based on your previous searches. […]

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Are These Rankings Really Correct

October 12, 2011by asacks210 Leave a comment

We can pretty much rank anything we want such as types of cars, colleges, areas with the most suicides, etc.. But are these rankings truly correct when we dig deep […]

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Sheer Genius

October 5, 2011by asacks210 Leave a comment

Gladwell continues to discuss the different outliers that have made successful strides in society.  He groups several types of people together, such as how Asians excel in math over all […]

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Success On A New Level

September 27, 2011by asacks210 1 Comment

The word success can be defined in a multitude of ways. It all depends on how you look at it.  Dictionary.com defines “success” as “the favorable or prosperous termination of […]

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