Monthly Archives: September 2012

Newspapers of the Olden Days

When you think back to the old days of newsrooms, what comes to mind? Large wood desks, typewriters, men in nice outfits with ties and hats, a factory floor, ringing telephones, the clicking of typewriter keys, briefcases filled with research, …

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Hunter S. Thompson: You’re My Hero

So journalism, at least in its traditional sense, is pretty much dead.  I’ll be the first to admit I don’t really follow the news; I don’t care for it.  Does that mean I’m uninformed?  Not really.  Maybe I’m a product …

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Open Book Tests; Not Always an Easier Option?

It is normal for students to feel stressed before taking an exam, specially now when they are  at an university level. Many students feel that this anxiety goes away when they are able to use textbooks during the exams because …

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Are you an online dater?

I’ve totally been blown away with the amount of offline relationships created through online portals such as eHarmony, Match.com or Plentyoffish, to name few.

According to Statistic Brain, an online statistics company, there are 54 million single people in the …

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The Role of Journalism in Political Conventions

When it comes to peoples’ reactions to the recent political conventions, so much of comes down to the medium or network from which they get their information. It has become very apparent to me how important it is for reporters …

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It’s Ladies Night, Oh What A Night

Throughout the summer, I’ve been attending Ladies Night at a local restaurant and bar and on this weekly special night, ladies drink for free from 9 to close. During these times, I did a lot of people watching and it …

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Jack White, ‘I’m Shaken,’ and Stirred

Grammy Nominated artist Jack White, interviewed in the wake of his new album ‘I’m Shaken,’ spoke about the originality of music and what ‘tabloid culture’ has done to the song writing plight. When asked about how he writes music, he …

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Climate Controlled Seats on Airplanes?

For those who travel a lot you know the one lonely bit of comfort you can control on a plane is the air vent above your seat. And by control, generally that means on or off. Someday soon however, you …

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The effect of today’s female role models on feminism

Most enlightened minds would agree that the sexes should have equal opportunities when it comes to employment and societal advancement. Unfortunately, there has been a development of false feminism in the wake of the feminist awakening of the 1970’s. Carrying …

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Mindless Video Games versus Parental Sacrifice and Playing Pretend

My eldest child is turning six on Monday. My sister called me and said that the aunts and uncles are planning on going in on a gift together, how would he like a portable video game console (ok, she actually …

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