![Relating Redefined Human Connection to Patient Care](https://blogs.uakron.edu/firstyearvoices/wp-content/uploads/sites/862/2013/09/healthcare.jpg?w=470&h=140&crop=1)
by Katlin Dubravetz Recall your last doctor appointment, whether it was for an annual check-up or a scheduled visit because you came down with the…
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by Traneem Al Ajmi Since the dawn of history, human societies have been calling for principles of justice and have struggled to achieve them. This…
![The Things They Carried](https://blogs.uakron.edu/firstyearvoices/wp-content/uploads/sites/862/2013/08/Degar_troops-US_Allies-Vietnam_War.jpg?w=470&h=140&crop=1)
by Ryan Trego Throughout the novel The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, there are many examples of life and death situations. The brutality of…
![Changes](https://blogs.uakron.edu/firstyearvoices/wp-content/uploads/sites/862/2013/08/Marines_in_DaiDo_Vietnam_during_Tet_Offensive_1968.jpg?w=470&h=140&crop=1)
by Matthew Baker What does it mean to be a soldier? Does it mean losing oneself in the war that you are fighting? Or could…
![Murder Crew: The United States Air Force Phoenix Ravens](https://blogs.uakron.edu/firstyearvoices/wp-content/uploads/sites/862/2013/08/US_Air_Force_090407-F-1125C-210_President_Obama_visits_Sather.jpg?w=470&h=140&crop=1)
by Benjamin King In February 1997, former Air Mobility Command Commander General Walter Kross implemented the Phoenix Raven program. Since then, Ravens from within the…
![Freedom of Speech: I am Not a Poet](https://blogs.uakron.edu/firstyearvoices/wp-content/uploads/sites/862/2013/08/Flickr_-_boellstiftung_-_Poetry_Slammerinnen_und_-Slammer.jpg?w=470&h=140&crop=1)
by Marci Talley When some people think of poetry, they automatically think of cheesy verses about love. I must admit, that was my first thought…
![What'chu Say about Ebonics?](https://blogs.uakron.edu/firstyearvoices/wp-content/uploads/sites/862/2013/01/Flower-Field-Wallpaper-61.jpg?w=470&h=140&crop=1)
by Kayla Taylor Ebonics, or Black Talk, is incredibly misunderstood and underrated; it seems that some people aren’t really sure what Ebonics is, or they…
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by Jason Kelley McDonald’s is the dominant player in the fast food industry; with thousands of locations all over the world, its business just keeps…
![I Am Good, I Am Great, My Better IS the Best](https://blogs.uakron.edu/firstyearvoices/wp-content/uploads/sites/862/2012/12/sunset-at-chincoteague-national-wildlife-refuge_w725_h482.jpg?w=470&h=140&crop=1)
by Miguel Meyer Everybody has a moment in their life that defines them or changes his life forever. My moment came at a golf tournament…
![Fighting a War on my Homeland](https://blogs.uakron.edu/firstyearvoices/wp-content/uploads/sites/862/2012/12/firey-sunrise.jpg?w=470&h=140&crop=1)
by Maria Kalikas I’m lucky. I’m home now. I got out safely. I escaped. Many said I was lucky because I got to leave, but…