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  1. Last 7 days
    1. (“We always talk about how Jim Davidson was the idea of who should be funny”) meant they “had no idea we could access that space”, says Pabani.View image in fullscreenLet’s talk about sex … Poppy Jay and Rubina Pubani’s Brown Girls Do It Too.In short, were it not for podcasts, there is no way the pair would have found themselves professionally engaged in the business of making people laugh.

      before podcasting became popular, people had a certain stereotype on comedians regarding how they looked and acted. Podcasting brought to light that anyone with the materials could join in comedic conversation.

    1. meal plans for students often include both dining hall access and some form of a declining balance funds system. These options allow students to choose between eating their meals at the dining hall and purchasing meals or individual food and beverage items at on-campus fast-food restaurants.

      You either have to eat a somewhat balanced meal or fast food all the time for a quick option.

    2. more and more university operation systems leave an electronic record, there are a number of food environment research opportunities available. Other universities are encouraged to develop databases similar to the UNC Charlotte Integrated Food Sales database to study the impact of environmental, policy, operations, and demographic changes on dietary choice.

      call to action- with the electronic transaction systems, there should be no excuse not to do research for better dietary options

    3. Students report that there is a lack of tasty, healthy, affordable foods available

      Students agree that healthier food options should be available on campus. What food places could replace the fast food establishments?

    4. Poor dietary behaviors among college students are associated with lower academic achievement [9,19], poorer resilience [10], higher psychological distress

      Fast food leads to a numerous amount of unhealthy characteristics. Would the restaurants being off campus change their diets?

    5. The college food environment allows students to determine their own food choices for possibly the first time in their lives as they choose where, when, and what to eat.

      Possible argument for why college campuses should have fast food places. It gives student's a sense of independence. Does the location of the restaurant being on vs. off campus change their sense of independence?

    1. laying video games is inversely associated with emotional and social health, triggering psychological and behavioral problems15,79 that may have implications for overall academic outcomes. Conversely, because playing video games requires interaction with the task, it could also be positively associated with academic outcomes depending on the game content

      Video games can be both negative and positive. Negative because the screen time can cause behavioral issues. Positive because it could aid in the student's skillset to complete academic tasks.

    2. ducation and public health professionals should consider supervision and reduction as strategies for television viewing and video game playing to improve both the health status and academic performance of children and adolescents exposed to these activities

      While the data is not mainly negative, it is advised that screen time should be reduced to avoid a decrease in academic performance.

    3. ssociation of internet, computer, and mobile phone use with academic performance in children and adolescents. These associations seem to be complex and may be moderated and/or mediated by potential factors, such as purpose, content, and context of screen media use.

      Is it hard to be accurate in research like this considering the fact that everyone uses technology differently?

    4. duration of mobile phone use has been poorly investigated, suggesting a lack of association with academic performance.

      Why has it been poorly investigated? How could we find evidence for research purpose?

    5. excessive television viewing time among children has been shown to decrease attention and cognitive functioning78 and to increase behavioral problems and unhealthy eating habits,67 which may also impair academic outcomes.

      displays cause and effects of only watching tv

    6. Previous research has suggested that television viewing replaces other activities such as physical activity, verbal interaction, studying, or sleeping (ie, the time-displacement hypothesis)6 and reduces mental effort (ie, the passivity hypothesis), which might affect school performance.6

      Explains how screen time could effect students by prioritizing it over healthier habits.

    7. The lack of association between the overall time spent on screen-based activities and academic performance does not concur with previous research reporting a negative association between overall screen media time and academic performance.

      restates the argument associated with the levels of screentime.

    8. Kim et al45 found a negative association between internet surfing for entertainment purposes and academic performance, but a positive association was found when the internet was used for educational activities.

      Does spending too much time on the internet, even if it's for educational purposes, have negative effects on academic performance?

    9. positive association of screen media with academic performance when adolescents spent from 2 to 4 hours on screen-based activities, but a negative association was found when they spent 7 or more hours per day.

      Negative effects happen at higher amounts of screen time. Does the amount of time correlate to the content?

    10. However, studies into the association between screen media use and academic performance have shown controversial results, reporting not only negative6,7,8,9 but also positive10,11 and null associations.12,13

      Inconclusive argument. In what context are these results varying? What research or experiments are being conducted?

  2. Jan 2026
    1. In the United States, there are laws that explain the rights and responsibilities of parents and children

      supports my argument- these laws only protect the kids from the aftermath. A test would prevent harm against children from parents.

    2. Parents cannot force their children to marry against their will

      this is a good reason to also have checks done on a child's home life at a certain age so this doesn't happen

    3. All states have laws protecting children from four main types of maltreatment. Physical abuse is any act that results in a serious physical injury, such as hitting, punching, kicking, and throwing Emotional abuse is any acts causing emotional harm, such as insulting, making fun of, shaming, and threatening Sexual abuse is any forced sexual activity, inappropriate touching, or showing inappropriate photos or videos Neglect is failure to provide basic necessities, including food, shelter, medical care, education, and supervision

      Main argument on why children should be required to pass a test to prevent the abuse of children

    4. Parents and caregivers are legally responsible for providing for their children until they become adults. In most states, children legally become adults at 18 years old.

      Until children are of legal age it is the parents responsibility by law to care for and support their children

    1. warning them about content that may be distressing is a pedagogical practice that aligns with the principles of Universal Design for Learning.

      supports main idea that trigger warnings are necessary in the support of students

    2. students are real people with feelings and unique experiences—thus, they may be triggered by difficult content in our classes.

      supporting reason- Shows reasoning behind using disclaimers to avoid triggers and gives a different perspective to those without trauma

    3. a series of studies out of Harvard have shown that trigger warnings have little to no effect on trauma survivors;

      Counter argument- could be argued that based on the studies, disclaimers aren't valid or useful. If studies show it's not useful, why include them in literature?

    4. n the early 2010s trigger warnings began to migrate from online spaces to college classrooms

      it is clearly a big enough issue that it is being incorporated into educational materials

    5. The content we teach speaks broadly to traumatic events,They have survived similar trauma in their lives, and/orWe are teaching the content in a way that is traumatizing or re-traumatizing for students.

      examples of what could cause triggers

    6. Retraumatization happens when a past trauma is triggered or reactivated.

      A term used to help the reader understand that victims of a traumatic situation shouldn't have to live through it again without warning

    7. As the trigger warning migrated to university spaces, it transformed from warning readers about upsetting content so they could skip a post to warning students so they could safely engage with course content

      It is clearly a big enough issue to be incorporated in education materials