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Vegetarianism

           I believe Vegetarianism is an important topic to me because it is overly misunderstood. The concept of not eating fish or associating with products made from animals becomes troublesome for those who aren't knowledgeable. I believe this misconception continues to be a problem is for 2 reasons, 1: it's the way of life and is necessary In a sense, and second people are just ignorant. Those who claim to be a vegetarian don't know what it's true context is. They find themselves unknowing eating fish or any form of animal they didn't know counted. Some people are smug and act on what they think is the true meaning of vegetarianism.                I believe our news report clearly demonstrates the ignorance and ones uncertainty of the topic. This is what makes it controversial. We are able to portray different people with differing perspectives on vegetarianism, that all end up being incorrectly. My involvement ...

Steven Mantilla: Blog #1

     I don't know where to start as I almost just gave up on doing this blog because my stupidity made me take forever just to figure out how to get to this page, but I'm guessing this is something I shouldn't be writing about. My name is Steven Mantilla, and this blog is about me.     To keep things simple, pretty much what you see is what you get. I'm for the most part academically motivated, and honesty just can't wait to get out of new York and head to California for college, it's been a dream for 5 years, and that's the goal I want to achieve. I have a family that loves me, although they can be a pain sometimes, they're family, what can I say right? I value honesty and loyalty when it comes to making friends, and I like to stay true to myself. Sure I have friends but sometimes I like to be independent, which is one of the reasons why I want to leave NY. I enjoy school sometimes but there are moments where It just ruins my week immediately and takes...