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Welcome to my blog: The Froggy Bloggy! Here I will share my thoughts and respond to the various prompts we will explore for my ENG111 Technical Writing class.  I am excited to have a forum to creatively share my thoughts and feelings regarding the assignments we will complete this semester!

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