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Blog Post #2

Title: Flying shame the scandalous rise of private jets Source: Airline emissions By Emine Saner Date: Thursday, January 26, 2023 URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/26/flying-shame-the-scandalous-rise-of-private-jets Summary: The article explains the controversial topic of the prime minister of the United Kingdom using a private jet for the third time in 10 days for short journeys. As well as the data on wealthy people who often use private jets and the cost of using them. Emphasizing the usage of private jets requires a huge amount of money and fuel, and causes air emissions (tonnes of carbon). The author reveals some opinions of both sides' pros and cons stakeholders. Mainly focuses on values and the necessity of using private jets in certain circumstances. Some argue to be responsible for using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a biofuel often made from waste products such as cooking oil. Furthermore, they are looking at the kind of [aviation] technology that ...

Blog Post #1

Title: Fake or Not? Decoding the authenticity of online news Source: What's New in Publishing By Milos Stanic Date: September 2019 URL : https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/fake-or-not-decoding-the-authenticity-of-online-news/ Summary: The article thoroughly explains the types, concepts and purposes of fake news and its impacts on people through media, especially social media.  Since fake news spreads fast and widely and gains lots of profits (money) through people who might be their victims, people receive untrue stories and misunderstandings. Therefore, t he article provides multiple ways to spot which news is fake, such as  finding out which organization publishes the story and who the author is (are they reliable), the look of the design is a good way to spot it, the moral of the story (does the story sound logically make sense), which source it cites, where does it come from and how often do they report it? From these ways, you can easily spot the news you are reading, ...

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  I chose a falcon because they are known to be "the king of birds". they represent victory, rulership and overcoming. they also symbolize wisdom, calm, and superiority and connect to the spirit world. As they fly high above the sky, they are true hunters with sharp, long-sighted eyes seeking for their aim. I think these aspects deeply associate with me inside.