An abandoned railway and financial assistance are not enough to properly design, fabricate, implement, promote and manage a community space. Trails should feel like a destination, and that characteristic is achieved through thoughtful placemaking and wayfinding that addresses the needs of all types of trail users.
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The Eagle Scout ceremony is the gathering bigger than the birthday, grander than graduation, more critical than the college acceptance. This ceremony is like the wedding between a 17-year-old boy and the essence of the Boy Scouts of America.
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Throughout this transition, for both students and professors, the Writing & Speaking Studio proved to be vital for our remote education. Peer Writing Consultants began developing resources to be shared in our new learning environment, one of which was a refined Code of Ethics.
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I started working at the Writing & Speaking Studio my second semester at FIT. The center, in my opinion, is one of the most uplifting and helpful resources any student at FIT has access to.
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He saw the cyan 'I' block in his ruler; the purple 'T' block in his charger; the green 'S' block in his scissors. He looked at the hanging pictures of Joanna above his desk and stacked them together in his mind.
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As the FIT Writing Studio became the FIT Writing & Speaking Studio, the staff was tasked with identifying specific habits that promote mindfulness while reading and listening to student texts.
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Educators sometimes view writing as purely functional. They have preconceived opinions of what writing should be: standardized format, analytical tone. Producing a collaborative environment is difficult in a subject area that is traditionally non-creative.
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An individual can join the military before they can legally vote, donate blood, work full time, and drive late at night. At the age of 18, an individual can legally own a gun, purchase tobacco products, and develop a will. July 18th, 2016, my cousin left for the army at the age of 17.
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