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Was College Worth It?
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Was College Worth It?

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 Emma Daggett0Tagged college degree, debt, education

As everyone knows, attending college and getting a degree is important for many different reasons. It can increase career stability, there are often more employment opportunities and there is value placed on people who earn a college degree. A college education has become a necessary investment. A lot of jobs now require an advanced education […]

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Octopuses Need to be Stopped, They’re Awful
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Octopuses Need to be Stopped, They’re Awful

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Emma Daggett0Tagged cephalopod, Octopus

People love to anthropomorphize things. They make cute drawings of objects or animals. For the most part, this is really sweet, except when it’s an octopus. These awful, not-fish things are really creepy and I hope to never see them in person or see another documentary about them. A group of octopuses is called a […]

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Fiction is Better than Nonfiction
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Fiction is Better than Nonfiction

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 Emma Daggett0Tagged fiction, nonfiction, Reading

Everyone has different preferences on what they enjoy reading when they have the opportunity. I think fiction is better and more interesting. Fiction is so much more compelling. Whether it is set in the dystopian future or in 2012, fiction comes directly from someone’s imagination. Nonfiction is about real people and events that have already […]

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Creating a Topic for Your Final Essay
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Creating a Topic for Your Final Essay

March 29, 2023October 30, 2023 Emma Daggett0

Being able to choose a viable research topic is an important skill for any student. It is the difference between writing a good paper and a horrible one. Final assignments often carry a lot of weight in grading, this can make selecting the right topic feel like a difficult decision and responsibility. To start out, […]

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Careless Driving is a Danger for All
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Careless Driving is a Danger for All

March 25, 2023June 20, 2024 Emma Daggett0Tagged CDC, distracted driving, driving

While traveling over Spring Break, I had to drive hundreds of miles and I realized that there are a lot of bad drivers out there. Driving seems like a mundane task, especially because South Dakota residents drive so much, but there are so many outside factors that make driving actually very complex and can be […]

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Ways to Break the Procrastination Slump
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Ways to Break the Procrastination Slump

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Emma Daggett0Tagged homework, procrastination, stress

Procrastination is a common problem for students, especially when our lives are full of things we need to get done. Whether something else might have priority, you don’t know how to start or you just don’t want to do something, procrastination can cause a lot of unnecessary stress.  With midterms coming up it’s important to […]

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How the Importance of Art History Shapes People
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How the Importance of Art History Shapes People

February 14, 2023July 10, 2024 Emma Daggett0Tagged Art, art history, creativity

Science and math have become such important parts of our education. STEM careers have become vital to our modern world. Scientists, doctors and researchers are constantly looking forward to finding new ways to do what the world does and how it can help the people living in the world.  There are many reasons why art […]

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The Bald Uakari is the Strangest Looking Monkey
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The Bald Uakari is the Strangest Looking Monkey

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Emma Daggett0Tagged monkey, National Geographic, weird animals

For the longest time, I have known monkeys make me uncomfortable. I avoid them every chance I get. If I see an enclosure at the zoo containing a monkey, I avoid it. I just do not like them and have not figured out why I dislike them. My distaste for monkeys doesn’t include all monkey […]

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Which are better, E-books or Printed Books?
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Which are better, E-books or Printed Books?

January 24, 2023August 2, 2023 Emma Daggett0Tagged e-books, renting, textbook

Every time a new semester starts I always wonder which is better, an online version of my textbook or a printed version. I feel like e-books are more of a hindrance than a help when it comes to learning new material. A printed, physical copy of a textbook is far superior to the online version.  […]

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Christmas Music Needs to Stop

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 Emma Daggett0Tagged Christmas music, holidays, music, radio

This past weekend I made my way to Sioux Falls and my phone was dead so I was forced to listen to the radio. And to my absolute horror there were a bunch of radio stations playing Christmas music.  Now I understand there are very few Thanksgiving songs, and probably none of them should be […]

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