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This Fox News article from back when Tucker Carlson was their poster child is all about how climate change isn’t real. Carlson and his interviewee claim that every aspect of climate change, such as an increasing amount of hurricanes and heat waves, is fabricated by liberal politicians, which is false. Climate change is real, and it hurts people, plants, and animals. Let’s take a deep dive into the misinformation this article spreads.

The article begins with an appeal to ethos in the title, “Physicist to Tucker Carlson: Climate change is ‘fiction of the media’”. The title of “physicist” certainly sounds smart, but this job has nothing to do with the weather. The physicist, Steven Koonin, goes on to claim “that government officials like Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are unqualified to raise the issue to such an extreme” as to call it an “existential threat” (Koonin). Not only is Koonin no more qualified to speak about climate change than a politician because his job also has nothing to do with studying the climate, but it is strange and likely homophobic to specifically bring up Pete Buttigieg in reference to climate change; there are many politicians who are part of the battle against climate change, and some of them are even more hated by Carlson’s audience than Buttigieg, but Koonin begins his denouncement of liberal politicians by mentioning Buttigieg nonetheless. If he had begun by mentioning someone that Fox News viewers hated more, like Bernie Sanders, who he does mention later on, he would have captured the attention of the viewers even more. However, he chooses an option that may not necessarily be less strategic, but, if it is as strategic, it is only because of homophobia that this is so.

Koonin goes on to encourage “the scientific community” to speak out against the politicians who fight against climate change. This is another vague appeal to ethos that is not actually related to the climate, and it serves as the article’s call to action. Seeing as this call to action only applies to scientists, which is not Tucker Carlson’s core demographic, it is not actually intended to bring about change, but rather to increase feelings of anger and resentment in those who do not believe in climate change. In doing this, Fox News gets to keep its core audience angry without actually doing anything, which is the main goal of this article. Unfortunately, the article spreads misinformation in the process that prevents people from changing the world to a better place.

Many people love the Pokémon franchise, but most do not consider the lessons taught in the Pokémon games. However, many such games, particularly those of the series’ fifth generation, teach a variety of valuable lessons. PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, for example, teaches about the powers of friendship, and the primary lessons in Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version are about the importance of both truth and ideals. In this essay, I will focus on a less explored lesson that these two Pokémon games, colloquially referred to as “Pokémon BW”, teach: the lesson that people can be friends with Pokémon and, by extent, pets.

The primary conflict in Pokémon BW occurs against an organization that works to separate Pokémon from their trainers due to their belief that keeping Pokémon as partners hurts them. The king of this team, N, uses Pokémon to battle as a means of separating other Pokémon from their trainers, but he releases his Pokémon after each battle so that they can continue to be free. Eventually, however, the player character and their Pokémon partners show N through their friendships that Pokémon and humans can get along and that Pokémon do not have to be removed from their trainers to be happy.

This lesson extends beyond the world of Pokémon into the real world when seen through the lens of pets. However, one must ask this question: if we apply what Pokémon BW says about Pokémon to real pets, is it still accurate? That is to say, do pets and their owners need each other just as much as Pokémon and their trainers do? I believe that the answer is “yes”, but only on the condition that the pets are domesticated and that we consider only pet ownership and not breeding. Pokémon breeding is merely a side feature that a player can choose to use if they wish, and it is never mentioned in Pokémon BW in terms of its morality. This is most likely because there is no way to depict animal breeding as moral, certainly not in a game for children. As for whether or not Pokémon BW sufficiently explores the difference between human relationships with wild animals and those with domesticated animals is up for debate. The difference between these two types of animals is never mentioned, which may lead people to believe that Pokémon BW encourages the ownership of wild animals. However, Pokémon are implied to be inherantly domesticated, which makes the message about the relationship between Pokémon and humans more applicable to that between pets and humans. It would be preferable for that particular message to be a bit clearer, but, regardless, I believe that Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version depict the relationship between pets and humans in a positive, realistic, and beneficial way.

(This is my dog, Gracie. She is a westie. Feel free to leave lots of nice comments about her!)

Welcome to my e-portfolio, a digital showcase of my journey as an international Division 1 student athlete at Longwood University. I am Aine Martin, and I invite you to explore the intersection of academics and athletics that defines my unique educational experience.

As a student athlete, I have embraced the challenges and victories that come with balancing the demands of academics and sports performance, while also being in a foreign country away from my family. This e-portfolio serves as a testament to my commitment to both academics and athletics.

Within these digital pages, you are invited to delve deeper into my life history, from my experiences in education and sport and the personal growth that I have experienced throughout my life so far. I will share an insight into my demanding schedule and the immense pressure that student athletes are under.

The main focus of this e-portfolio is the achievement of playing Division 1 golf, an accomplishment that not only represents the skill, dedication, and hard work that I applied to golf but also the invaluable experience gained, and connections made through the pursuit of success.

Join me on this journey and thank you for taking the time to explore my e-portfolio.

My video resume – Aine Martin

Fairways to success – a visual journey of a division 1 golfers’ pursuit of victory.

Exploring enchanting Edisto

Hoops history made in Farmville

Works Cited

Hello, my name is Ashlee Carr, and today I am going to be talking about how my life is being a twin. When it came down to choosing my topic, I decided to talk about being a twin since not everyone can experience this like I do. Being a twin comes with many benefits; including having a built-in bestie, dressing the same, getting people confused, and many other things.

1. Travel Experience
2. Review
3. Photo Essay 
4. Video Presentation

In May of 2022, my family took a trip to Virginia Beach. It was our annual family reunion, which is the first time my family has been to in a little while. It was so nice to see my family members I haven’t seen for a little while. I was so excited to see my favorite cousin, but that didn’t go as planned. When I heard that she wasn’t able to attend the family reunion I was a little hurt, since I was waiting forever to see her again. But my twin did her best to try to cheer me up, and still get a chance to enjoy this trip. 

I was really hurt about my favorite cousin not being able to attend. I didn’t even want to be on the trip any more; just ready to pack everything up and head back home. But everyone was telling me I could still enjoy the trip even without my cousin being there. At the time I really didn’t want to hear all that. 

Since I was upset, I just wanted to be left alone. At the time, I was laying down trying to take a nap since I had nothing else to do. As soon as I closed my eyes, I heard my sister calling my name. She was asking me if I wanted to color with her. I had agreed to color with her. We got our coloring supplies, some snacks, and started to play some music. Then after a little while, we talked about how I should still attend the family reunion. Once she said that, I knew it was time to start getting ready to leave.

After some time spent with my sister, I decided to actually go to the family reunion. When we got there, everyone was happy to see us and spend time with one another. Later on that night, I was thinking to myself that just maybe I was overreacting. I could have maybe not got so upset about my cousin not showing up, and give my sister the opportunity to actually enjoy the trip and not have to worry about making me happy. But one thing about it is that she is willing to do anything  to put a smile on my face.

Even though I was a little hurt at the beginning of the trip, I’m glad my sister was there for me. Not a whole lot of people will understand the bonds that twins share with one another and that’s okay. I know people thought how cool it was that my sister helped me get over being sad. Sometimes we both struggle to realize is, it’s okay to rely on one another.So, if this experience has taught me anything, I would say it has taught me that sometimes your twin can make all your problems go away. If it wasn’t for her, I would have probably been in a sad funk the whole trip. Overall, twins really are built in besties. I’m so grateful and blessed to have a twin like her.