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Ancestry DNA regrets

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     Growing up I was told by my father, that he's 90% Irish and 10% Scottish. And my mom never knew her biological father, because her stepdad was in the picture since she was an infant. So I grew up always curious what the other half of my ancestry was. But I've always been more than proud of my Irish heritage. My grandmothers maiden name was Shannahan and she came from County Clare, Ireland. My dad and I both have Irish tattoos. I named my daughter Kennedy Clare, her middle name coming from the part of Ireland my grandmothers family came from.      My husband has a similar scenario, where he doesn't know his heritages much at all. He knows his grandmother is from England, she still has her sweet accent. But his grandfather was adopted, and so he doesn't know anything. His family doesn't speak about his grandfathers adoption. And his mother was given up for adoption, so she doesn't know much about her origins either besides Native American and French Canadian
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Facebook

Social media has changed throughout the years, but Facebook has made a great impact on society. Facebook allows people to communicate, stay up to date in friends and families lives, and to have an idea of events and news happening the world around you. It’s a website that offers so many things. With all things, there are positives and negatives, and Facebook has its advantages and disadvantages on society or individuals. One positive effect Facebook has is the Safety Check feature. After natural disasters, or any tragedy that happens in your area, Facebook allows you to let your family and friends know you are okay and that you are safe. It’s a great tool to ease your loved one’s mind. Safety Check has been used more than 300 times in the last three years (Musil). After the recent Manchester attack, that was a moment the Safety Check was handy. After the attack, Facebook sent a message to users that were in the area of immediate danger to have them use the Safety Check feature. T
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Extra Credit #4

I've finished chapter 1 of the textbook, and it has me excited to learn more about things I've become "domesticated" to. I grew up through a lot of changes in media and technology, and it will be interesting to learn more about aspects of it that I've never thought about.
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