Monthly Archives: July 2013

Egyptian Officials: Not so Powerful Anymore

Posted on July 9, 2013 by johnmalala

For centuries, the citizens of Egypt have been under the rigid power and control of their government and police officers. Within the past couple years, people are finally protesting and even standing up to face these figures. The article “Whence …

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“My News, My World”: How ‘Nichification’ Hurts Compromise

Posted on July 9, 2013 by john eble

Whether you go on the internet, turn on the television, or look for a magazine, you have plenty of options. When I say you have “plenty”, I mean the options are practically endless to the point that it turns into …

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The House of Cards that is Washington, D.C.

Posted on July 9, 2013 by mmcclintock

Most would say I am a historian of sorts, having started at the age of 8 by watching the History Channel back when it actually covered history, back to back documentaries on everything you could possibly think of. It was …

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Standardized Tests: Bad for Students and Teachers

Posted on July 9, 2013 by jmedelman16

As a student that had to take standardized tests all throughout my schooling until high school I can tell you it’s a complete hassle. I’m sure plenty of my classmates can attest to standardized tests, like the FCAT, being a …

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A Trend That Will Never Disappear: Journalism

Posted on July 8, 2013 by stephaniemmuniz

Millions of blogs, podcast, and articles are visible to anyone with a computer today. With the single click of a mouse or smart phone, a user can access publications the minute they are released. As convenient as the rapidness of …

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Television programming: Entertaining or talentless?

Posted on July 4, 2013 by jsantana0410

Television has been a part of our homes since the early 1900s. It one of the most popular ways to be connected with the media. However, television seems to cause a lot disadvantages for its users. Television today is lewd …

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Literacy Revolution: Modern Technology is Destroying Print Publications with Viral Publications

Posted on July 3, 2013 by millerj10

In these first two weeks, I have noticed both my summer courses taking a focus on traditional literacy versus modern technology. Through various readings I have come to the conclusion, that most forms of reading, which are printed, are becoming …

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Yup, Google is taking over!

Posted on July 3, 2013 by ashley_wood

We are all familiar with the phrase “Just Google it”, whenever we are in doubt of an answer we just utilize one of our many hand held devices and literally search the answer. We are now at a point where …

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Is Illusion Becoming Our Preference?

Posted on July 3, 2013 by justinastoescu

“We are the hollow men. We are the stuffed men.” T.S. Eliot used this line in his poem, “The Hollow Men”, to illustrate the emptiness that pervaded society after World War I. I couldn’t help but think of this prolific …

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We’ve Worked Hard for Equality, but We’ll Settle for Sex Symbols

Posted on July 3, 2013 by stephaniemmuniz

Hundreds of years have gone by, and women have proved to be just as successful as men. It’s not rare to see a women hold the position of being a wife and mother as she over looks the city in …

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