Lizzie's Extraordinary Blog

Image Source       In the 21st century, many people use social media. According to the article,  Social media's growing impact on our lives , 70% of adults use social media sites. Social media has become a normal thing for many people. In my family, we typically do not use social media. Many members of my family including myself do not have social media accounts. I do not think that social media is important in everyday life. Sometimes, people use social media to communicate information and assume that everyone is getting the information sent. I think that social media can be a good tool for keeping in touch with people you do not see often, but it is different than actually seeing them or calling them. I feel that social media has little effect on my personal life.     With the use of social media increasing, there are many people who have become addicted to social media sites. According to the article,  Social media's growing impact on...

My Family's Tonka Trucks      Tonka is a popular toy brand that makes toys trucks and cars. Many children grew up playing with Tonka trucks and have fond memories of them. According to the Wikipedia article called,  Tonka , the brand that makes Tonka trucks started out as a company that made gardening tools called Mound Metalcraft. Mound Metalcraft eventually started to make toy trucks that is how the brand Tonka was born. Tonka trucks are made out of metal and are very sturdy. There was even a point in time when video games were made about Tonka trucks.  The games that were made about Tonka toys were Tonka Construction, Tonka Construction 2, and Tonka Space Station. Tonka is an iconic toy brand that has never failed to make an impact on children's toys. According to the article,  12 Things You Didn't Know About Tonka , the early Tonka trucks were made out of the same grade of steel that was used by automobile manufacturers to make real cars.   ...

       Image Source      The Hashtag which is symbolized by the symbol # has become a large social media trend. Hashtags are used on social media sites to organize and collect posts. According to the article by Wikipedia called,  Hashtag , Hashtags were made to cross reference post or topics. Today, many people use hashtags. Some people do not even know that the # symbol is not only used for hashtags. The # symbol also means pounds or number depending on how it is used. For example say someone were to write, #11 that would mean number 11 and if someone were to write, 11# then that would mean 11 pounds. According to the article,  Understand the Versatility and Necessity of Hashtag Activism , in 2007 a man named, Chris Messina proposed that the pound sign (#) should be used to tag posts on social media. The article  Understand the Versatility and Necessity of Hashtag Activism , also says that "75% of social media users share post...

       The wildflowers      In Arizona, when there is a heavy winter rainy season, the following spring will be full of wildflowers. When that happens, Arizona is having a super bloom. Recently, my family and I went to visit Salt River Canyon because we had heard that there were a lot of wildflowers due to a super bloom. We went to see the wildflowers that had grown by Saguaro Lake and in Salt River Canyon. Flowers were everywhere. Some of the flower fields also had wild horses wandering within them. According to the article,  Where you can find wildflowers in Arizona this spring , there are many good places across Arizona that have wildflowers in bloom. The article says that there are good wildflowers at Picacho State Park and Saguaro Lake.  When driving around Arizona, there are wildflowers all over on the sides of the road and in vacant fields. Wild Horses at Salt River Canyon     Super blooms do not only occur in Arizo...

       Image Source      As an education major, I think that education is important. Education helps to build connections with people and broadens your world view. Being educated opens up many opportunities to follow your dreams. In the article,  Ducey: Why Arizona needs more college grads , Arizona Governor, Doug Ducey, said that college education is an important part of being successful and is attempting to assist people in completing college. Education provides opportunities to grow and broadens people's perspectives on the world around them.     The article,  Is a College Education Worth It? , states statistics on the pros and cons of college education.  With increased opportunities, college graduates have more  earning  potential .  For example, the article states that college graduates make 71% to 136% more than high school graduates. Also, college graduates are more likely to be able to find a job tha...

Image Source      Slanted reporting is when an article puts itself forward as informative and unopinionated, but will only cover what they want the reader to know or believe about the subject. Recently, the Biden Administration has been trying to pass a student loan forgiveness act which is very controversial. The article,  Supreme Court Met With Rally Amid Student Loan Forgiveness Hearings , is slanted toward student loan forgiveness, because it talks about all the advantages that would come from student loan forgiveness. While the article,  Supreme Court Skeptical of Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan , is slanted against student loan forgiveness. The article,  Supreme Court Met With Rally Amid Student Loan Forgiveness Hearings , talks about how students are struggling to afford college and housing. It also writes about how the student loan forgiveness plan will help students to be able to succeed in life. While, the article, ...