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Hello everyone. This will be my last post ever as zucchinifries00! I created this blog for my online WRIT 2 class at UCSC, and this class is coming to an end as the quarter ends. My writing skills have definitely improved throughout the course of my blog posts, as well as my critical thinking skillsContinue reading “My Final Post!”

After reading your article on New York’s plastic bag ban, I too was surprised to learn this legislation had not already been in place. Living in California where people are so environmentally conscious and forward thinking, it is hard to imagine that the mindset of people living in different states can be so different thanContinue reading “Response to: “New York’s Plastic Bag Ban” by The Nic”

Yesterday while browsing Facebook, I came across a post that mentioned El Pollo Loco is now offering plant-based chicken burritos and tacos. El Pollo Loco is a restaurant chain with many of their locations being in California. Before going vegan, it was one of my favorite fast food restaurants, and I liked it better thanContinue reading “Week 8 Blog: Plant Based VS Vegan”

After reading the title of Paul’s recent blog about a supposed “meat-patch” that helps people transition to a plant-based diet, it would be an understatement to say I was intrigued. As a vegan for over five years, I have personally witnessed an explosion in the rise of people switching to a plant-based diet in theContinue reading “Response to “How this “Meat Patch” is helping us make the change to plant-based diets” by Paul’s Eats”

Last Sunday night, Joaquin Phoenix accepted the Oscar for best actor for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight. Now I must admit I have never seen The Dark Knight nor have I ever watched the Oscars, but after hearing so much buzz about Joaquin’s speech, I decided to look up the transcriptContinue reading “Week 6 Blog: Joaquin Phoenix’s Oscar Speech”

Prior to reading chickengorl’s post about the coronavirus, I never even considered the link between this outbreak and xenophobia. To be honest, I do not even know much about the coronavirus, except for the fact that it has been causing mass panic and hundreds of people have died. News channels have been consistently covering thisContinue reading “Response to “The Coronavirus is Spreading!” by chickengorl”

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are probably well aware that the Super Bowl is this Sunday. Even though I know absolutely nothing about sports, especially football, everyone around me, I found out that the Super Bowl is this Sunday just a couple days ago from social media and my physics teacher whoContinue reading “Week 5 Blog: Super Bowl Commercials”

As someone who is also interested in fashion, I got super excited when I received a notification that someone else wrote their weekly blog on fashion and nepotism! I keep my interest for fashion pretty hidden from my friends and family, because I feel like it clashes with my persona. After all, is it notContinue reading “Response to: “Fashion and Nepotism” by Midnight Advice with Sage”

Harry and Megan deciding to leave the Royal Family is something that has been all over the news in the past few weeks. Surprisingly, the news was just as shocking to Americans as it was to Britains, showing just how invested or even obsessed we are with this family across the pond. I think theContinue reading “Week 3 Blog: Harry & Megan”

As someone with minimal knowledge on history/politics/women’s rights, this post was the first time I heard about the Equal Rights Amendment. I kind of just assumed women were already equal to men, and that there was no need for an amendment to be passed to outline such basic principles. Then again, laws like these holdContinue reading “Response to: “Ramblings on News: Equal Rights in Virginia” by The Nic”