The approach for utilizing primary sources is different from one used for secondary sources in many ways. When looking at primary sources there are several questions one must ask. Where was this created? When was this created? Who created it and what was their position in society? Why was this…

The research topic I chose is focused on China’s foreign recycling ban that took place in 2019 as well as the consequences it has had on the United States in the process. My interest in this topic is derived from my general concern for the health of the planet. Every…

While reading “Community Building on the Border” I definitely tried to keep in mind the key points of the article “Predatory Reading” by Patrick Rael of Bowdoin College. The strategies that I found most useful were the following: topic sentences, signposts, and evidence. I not only found these to be…

For my historical item I have chosen a site I drive by almost every weekend when I visit my Grandmother in Roswell, New Mexico. The site is on the side of a riverbed in the middle of town lined with stonework. The stonework was executed by German prisoners of war…

The month of March in the year 2020 will remain memorable to every American for years to come. From the lows of the great toilet paper shortage to the highs of Dogface, an internet hero skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac. It goes without saying that the Covid era will be an…