Monthly Archives: September 2012

Media Censorship, Now and Then

Censorship is not a word that many Americans, or even people in general, want to deal with. Is that why when we look at today’s television or listen to the radio, there’s less of it? When I was younger, it …

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Who is next to you when you roll out of bed?

The motorcycle sounds as my alarm. I look at my iPhone with rage for interrupting my dream and compelling me to unsnuggle from my bed. I will now start my day one of three ways. Some days start with hitting …

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The Internet Makes Our Decisions

In our society today, technology is constantly changing and getting better. The Internet is one of these technologies that is changing the world. There are millions of websites and sources of information to browse. Smart phones are able to access …

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Why sensationalize, can’t we just report the facts?

I read an article in today’s Orlando Sentinel that bothers me.  Not the article so much as it is the reporting style of the article.  And, not so much the reporter’s style of writing as much as the news industry’s …

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Knowing vs. Understanding: The Death of Curiosity

How often do you look back at a situation and wished you could have acted a certain way or said a certain thing, but at the time you seemed to only be able to do the opposite? Maybe you knew …

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“Everything is Amazing and Nobody is Happy”

The title comes from the philosophy of comedian Louis C.K. on western culture. As defined by sociology professor Barry Schwartz, the dogma of western industrialized society is “if we are interested in maximizing the welfare of our citizens, the way …

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The Age-Old Issue of Ad Dishonesty

We have all seen the news articles that reveal clothing lines and beauty product companies that have completely altered women’s bodies in order to look skinnier. These ads provide consumers with a completely different view of the product that is …

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Patenting the palm: When techology and users converge

In a recent op-ed for CNN.com, media theorist Douglas Rushkoff compared Apple Inc.’s legal victory over Samsung to the early development of human speech. Imagine, Rushkoff writes, that in the early days of human language someone invented a word to …

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Information Overload – Enough Already

Sharon Begley’s article I Can’t Think! addresses an issue that, I feel, has become a universal problem. That problem is information overload. Ones brain shutting down as a result of being inundated with too many things at once. While not …

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8-Year-Old Girl Gets Rewarded for Doing the Right Thing

Imagine you just came out of a major store such as a Target or Wal-Mart where much to your amazement, you find a hefty envelope. The envelope appears to be a modern-day pot of gold containing $4,000 in cash among …

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