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I'm a senior at Judge Memorial Catholic High School in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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How Fast Fashion affects sustainability | Sustainability is not often associated with the glitzy world of fashion and design. While fashion is often seen as a passing trend, sustainability has to do with long term perspective. Until the... Added on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 12:48, with 0 comment(s)
Notable Events of the 21st Century (so far) | So far, the 21st century has been full of noteworthy events. It is difficult to choose only three but these are the stories which I believe have played a significant part in shaping the last 12 years... Added on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 12:36, with 1 comment(s)
Importance of Fashion Sustainability | The fashion industry has seen a radical change in sustainability since the beginning of the fast fashion market. American consumers are attracted to merchandise sold at ultra low prices and are... Added on Monday, February 4, 2013 - 16:56, with 0 comment(s)
Twitter and Blogs about Sustainable Fashion | One interesting thing I learned through a twitter link was from an article called "Why Fast Fashion is Toxic to your Health and the Environment." from the Cultureist Magazine. This article described... Added on Monday, January 14, 2013 - 01:57, with 1 comment(s)
Contacting Living Sources: Fashion Sustainability | The first person I would like to contact is Elena Karpova, who is an assistant professor at Iowa State University in the field of Apparel, Educational Studies and Hospitality Management. She wrote an... Added on Monday, January 7, 2013 - 16:56, with 0 comment(s)
Sustainable Fashion | Of the three articles I read, I noticed they all had a consistant theme- we live in an age of instant gratification. Our generation has a "more is more" mentality, and that is much of what drives... Added on Monday, December 17, 2012 - 02:03, with 1 comment(s)
The Seeming Contradiction between Fashion and Sustainability | After reading a study done by Yale University I came accross some interesting thoughts about the relationship between fashion and sustainability.- Fashion is often seen as a passing trend, something... Added on Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 02:46, with 0 comment(s)
Fast Fashion and Sustainability | As a teenager who shops at inexpensive "fast fashion" stores, and someone who is interested in clothes, I thought it would be interesting to research the popularity of such retailers, and the impact... Added on Monday, December 3, 2012 - 00:00, with 0 comment(s)
Taxes should go towards improving public education | Education has been an important issue in this last election, with primary focus on an increase in taxes to help fund public schools. An article from the Huffington Post states that education funding... Added on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 03:37, with 1 comment(s)
Public Education Funding | Attending a private school, funding towards education is not something that directly effects me right now. But if I attend college in Utah next year, I will be looking for federal aid from the... Added on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 11:11, with 0 comment(s)
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I have to disagree... | Dear Jonathan, Gun control is probably one of the... 1 week 5 days ago in response to gun laws
Dear Ascrai, I agree that | Dear Ascrai, I agree that this is a very... 1 week 5 days ago in response to Religion
Nice Writing:) | Hey girl, I agree that 9/11 had a lasting effect... 3 weeks 5 days ago in response to Most significant stories of the 21st Century
great points:) | Hey Sabiha! I think these are great points.... 14 weeks 5 days ago in response to Crucial points on schizophrenia
Well written with strong arguements | Dear Anika, I really enjoyed reading your essay,... 18 weeks 1 day ago in response to Pro Choice
Good points! | Monishan- This is a great topic, and very... 18 weeks 5 days ago in response to Do Advertisments for Cosmetics Affect Buyers?
Mimi- This is great news, and | Mimi- This is great news, and not something I... 18 weeks 5 days ago in response to Miss Montana on the road to becoming first Miss America with autism
This is an interesting topic! | Gabi, I think the topic you chose is very... 23 weeks 6 hours ago in response to Black Propaganda Vs. White Propaganda
An important topic that is often forgotten | Grace, It is shocking to read the number of... 24 weeks 1 day ago in response to Homeless Youth in SLC
An unclear solution | Lauren, I thought your post about outsourcing was... 27 weeks 23 hours ago in response to Outsourcing 2
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