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       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, ...

     Image Source      Imagine learning at home with your parents as your teachers where everyday activities are lessons for you to learn from. That is a schooling method known as homeschooling where children learn at home and their parents or other relatives teach them. In homeschooling, your classmates are your siblings of different ages. This is different from public schools where all of the kids in a class are the same age. In a home school, you can learn at your own pace and learn from real life experiences. According to the article, What Is Homeschooling? A Guide for Parents and Students , " For the majority of parents who homeschool, the only prerequisite is the desire to do so, along with a dedication to the educational process." Homeschooling is a very popular method of learning in which you learn about the world around you as part of a family.      In my family, my mother taught me and my siblings through homeschooling. We...

    Copart     Copart  is an online salvage car auction that sells cars that were in car accidents. On Copart  you can buy broken cars from any manufacture and of any model. Cars from Copart  are auctioned off and either fixed or sold for parts that can be used to fix another car.       When a car is in a car accident, the insurance company has to decide weather to fix the car or total it. The cars that are totaled are sold on Copart . Totaled cars are cars that have damage that may take time to fix so cars that are totaled are sold by the insurance companies. Recently my family started buying cars off of  Copart  and fixing them, now all of the cars that my family owns are from  Copart .  My Car Copart  helps the environment because it gives wreaked cars a chance to get repaired and return to the road. If a car is unable to be fixed, it can be sold to a junkyard where the parts are sold individually. T...

        My Dogs      Dogs are important members of my family.  In my family, we have three dogs. Two of them came from people who were not prepared to own a dog.  Sometimes people will adopt a dog or a puppy without realizing how much work a dog takes. Some people think that owning a dog is fun and easy all of the time, but dogs especially puppies take up lots of time. Taking care of a dog is similar to taking care of a baby. A dog can be cute one minute and destroying your house the next.       People who are new to owning a dog need to realize that owning a dog takes a lot of time and work. Dog owners need to know how to potty train their dog. The following link  can help with that   How to potty train your dog or puppy . Something that helps with potty training a dog is a doggy door which gives the dog the freedom to take themselves outside. The owner still will need to teach the dog that they need to pee...

    This is my opinion on blogging and the types of blogs that are out there. Blogging is a modern way of communicating your thoughts in such a way that almost anyone can view them. Some blogs are very personal with the author communicating their thoughts and opinions. Other blogs are professional with the author staying away from talking about themselves. Blogs can offer political opinions or may try to sell you something. I find blogging is kind of interesting because blogs talk about many types of things in lots of different styles.     While reading a few blogs, I found one that I like about how  Shutterstock launches an AI image generator . This blog was professional and instructed the readers on how to use the AI image generator by giving step by step instructions. One of the reasons that I liked this blog is that it is simple and easy to understand. I also liked this blog because I found it interesting learning about the controversy around the AI image ge...