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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Finally Premieres

The much anticipated Late Show with Stephen Colbert finally made it’s premiere debut Tuesday September eighth on CBS. People weren’t sure what exactly to expect, Colbert usually catered to a certain audience when he hosted ‘The Colbert Report’ on Comedy …

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Atlas V Launch Awes and Confuses

In the early morning hours of Wednesday September 2nd people were awakened by a very unusual sight. A bright flume of smoke was lit up in the sky with what appeared to be a beam of light coming down from …

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Tropical Storm Erika Dies, But Florida May Still Experience Severe Weather

In the past week or two Florida has kept a close eye on the projected path of Tropical Storm Erika as it had slowly developed into a category one hurricane. It has been just over 10 years since Florida has …

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A Rant About Black Friday

This Thursday, I started to realize that Thanksgiving might not be the family-oriented, be-thankful-for-everything-you-have holiday after all. With stores that opened up early on Thanksgiving, it was hard to focus on what it the holiday is supposed to be. Black …

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Social Media and the Israeli Attacks

Once again, I will be discussing Twitter and its continued use in worldwide events. It seems as though every week, social media sites are being used more and more to update people on traumatic and extremely important events.

According to …

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Twitter and the Lies it Produces

My post last week was about how Twitter was beneficial during Hurricane Sandy. However, this week it is about how Twitter and social media has been a home to many fabrications, which was illustrated during Hurricane Sandy.

An article by …

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Social Media in the Midst of Hurricane Sandy

Social media can be used for good, and not just to procrastinate, an article in the New York TImes proved. With Hurricane Sandy, social media has been an effective way of communicating for public officials. With millions of people without …

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Criticism In the Arts and How it Benefits Society

Without criticism, new art forms would be nonexistent and would lack any originality. Through criticism and experience, new art forms are created and consumers’ standards are allowed to improve.

In each generation, without the continuous influence of individuals upon art, …

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Violence Desensitization: It’s a Problem

Recently I started watching The Walking Dead. All of my friends were raving about it, so I figured I would give it a shot. I attempted to watch the first episode a few weeks ago, alone in my dark room. …

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To Pin or Not to Pin: Is Pinterest a Waste of Time?

I recently read an article from the New York Times about Pinterest, and how uplifting the inspirational quotes can be. I know that there are some people who think that this website is a complete waste of time (mostly guys). …

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