Word of the Week #1

Word: Trichloroethene

Where I read it: N.Y School to Review Environmental Tests in Medical Mystery by Phil Gast

Original Sentence: "About 30,000 gallons of trichloroethene (TCE), a potentially harmful contaminant, also were released from two ruptured tank cars, the agency said."

Dictionary Definition: (Noun). Trichloroethene, also known as TCE,  is a manufactured, organic, colorless liquid chemical. TCE has a somewhat sweet odor and is non-flammable at room temperature and will evaporate into the air.

Use of Word in a New Sentence: Trichloroethene can be a cause for a number of neurological illnesses.

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I danced on the beaches of Barcelona, Spain for the San Juan festival, from dusk until dawn, with one of my best friends after my parents tossed me my bags and passport at SFO and sent me on my first out of country traveling experience, alone. 




My name is Hillary Conlin and I am a fourth year student at San Jose State University with a major in Public Relations and a focus in Communications.

I was born in Stockton, California then moved to Sacramento, California when I was eight years old to live with my God parents, who raised me as their own child, along with my other four legged, wet nosed siblings.

I have attended private Catholic school my whole life and went Saint Francis High School, an all girls school, where we all pranced around in our cookie cutter uniforms and hoping for a glimpse of a male adolescent on campus. 

My life currently exists of me stretching myself out too thin and trying to do everything and anything. 

I am a full-time student with a part-time job at Pathway Society, a substance abuse facility in Downtown San Jose, and a PR internship at San Pedro Square Market.

I am an avid shopper who enjoys a good sale at Nordstrom, a curious traveler who is happy going to San Francisco for the day or flying to Madrid to visit friends, a music fanatic with an ITunes full of too much music all dating from 10 years ago to today, and a determined woman in the making who isn't afraid of trying new things and going the extra distance.