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I remember one time we had a party and I was trying to catch up with April who was my friend’s little sister. She was no more than ten. She was busy on her phone while I was attempting to get her to play some board games with me. April waved me off and said…

With the advancement in technology, society has transformed from an industrial age into the information age, leading to the rise of social media. Social media refers to applications and websites that allow people to share photos, opinions and events in real-time. The ability to share content quickly and efficiently (Held, 1999) has led to a…

Dan Koeppel challenges popular belief that you will die if you fall out of an airplane in his process analysis “Taking a Fall.” Koeppel is a journalist and outdoors enthusiast, best known for his knowledge of extreme sports. In “Taking a Fall” Koeppel is instructing the reader on how to survive a long fall out…

‘Do you take him/her as your lawful husband/wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?’ is a common wedding vow said on wedding day. Many people dream hearing this…

A piece from the Associated Press appeared in this year’s February 8th issue of TIME Magazine reporting that the Microsoft Corporation and its 80 person strong anti-piracy team, with the assistance of U. S. Customs officers and various Chinese officials had recently taken down a major Taiwan-based software piracy ring. The retail value of the…

When you click on your t.v. you don’t see real life news like you are used to anymore, nowadays if you were to click on the news there would channels that consider “Kim Kardashian shares ‘almost impossible’ first photo with all four kids”(Garvey, 2019) news worthy. How has social media platforms impacted the public opinions…

Introduction The United States of America is exhibited throughout the world as the land of opportunity. America is famous for this idea because of the “American Dream,” meaning that if you work hard in America, you will prosper. Although many argue that this is not the case for many that move to America, immigrants, especially…

“Two Ways a Woman can Get Hurt: Advertising and Violence” by Jean Kilbourne, paints a picture of abuse, objectification, and oppression of women. Similarly, Elline Lipkin’s essay, “Girls’ Bodies, Girls’ Selves: Body Image, Identity and Sexuality” talks about how much the media, along with, societal pressure has really affected women in their day to day…

How Social Is Social Media? In today’s world of technology, we have access to more world news than ever before, and our systems of communication have never been better. We practically have the entire world at our fingertips, yet something is wrong; it seems that the more “social” our world gets with our technology, the…

Bias is something that affects how people view various things, from debating the best action movie, best racing game, to whether Dunkin Donut’s is better than Krispy Kreme, or how Coke is better than Pepsi, or vice versa. Bias can affect any and everyone’s judgement whether they think it doesn’t or not. People can judge…