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Boston Bruins: Should they make a trade for a playoff run?

  The National Hockey League is currently more than half-way through its regular season and the playoffs are rapidly approaching. Before the playoffs arrive there is still one more important event that will happen that can change every team’s outlook … Continue reading

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New England Patriots: 2014 Free Agency Preview

  So the 2013-2014 NFL season has come and gone and the New England Patriots have once again failed to capture a Super bowl title and didn’t accomplish its Super bowl or bust mantra. So now they head into the … Continue reading

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Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett: The Return of 2 Celtic greats to the TD Garden

  In the 2007 NBA offseason, the Boston Celtics had traded for 10 time All-Star and 2004 League MVP Kevin Garnett to start him alongside Paul Pierce and recently acquired Ray Allen. Thus the “Big 3” era in Boston basketball … Continue reading

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Rajon Rondo: His return from an ACL injury and the future of the Boston Celtics

It was January 15th 2013, and the Boston Celtics were playing the Atlanta Hawks in an overtime basketball game. Then the absolute unthinkable happened to the Celtics’ growing superstar, Rajon Rondo tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), and would miss … Continue reading

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Brady vs. Manning Bowl XV, Sunday’s Quarterback matchup for the ages!

  It seemed like yesterday when Indianapolis Colt’s Quarterback Peyton Manning was forced to sit out the entire season due to a neck injury that required multiple surgeries. Leaving many fans and analysts to wonder if he would even play … Continue reading

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Embracing Your Inner Ogre: Self Esteem and MMORPGS

In the article “Expressing My Inner Gnome: Appearance and Behavior in Virtual Worlds” by Tony K. Lam and John Riedl a point is made that people will react and interact differently with one another in a virtual setting then they … Continue reading

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Advertising in the Age of Social Networks: A Virtual Gold Rush?

In the article “The Revolution of Will Not Be Monetized” by Bob Garfield, he asserts that in the era of huge internet properties such as Google’s Youtube, Facebook and Twitter, which have sold for billions on the open market, sky … Continue reading

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Drawing the Line: Photojournalism vs. Sensationalism

Tragic disasters that claim the lives of numerous human beings are often prime fare for most media outlets and part of what makes them a palpable experience for the reader/viewer are photos and videos of the disaster and it’s aftermath. … Continue reading

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Journalistic Integrity VS. Commercialism: The Face of the Modern Media

In the article “Learning to Love the (Shallow, Divisive, Unreliable) New Media by James Fallows, an argument is presented as to weather the journalistic integrity and overall quality of todays media, in print or broadcast is declining. Or was the … Continue reading

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What Is “Children’s” Programing?

As a child I recall watching a wide variety of different programs. Some of which may have been intended for children and others that were not. From Saturday morning cartoons, to Mr. Rogers, to PBS documentaries, to Sixty Minutes, to … Continue reading

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