Category Archives: Politics

Our Brains Just Can’t Take Much More Of This

We are drowning in choice. Everyday there are millions of bits of information being sent throughout the world. Especially when it comes to news. News is something that doesn’t interest a huge chunk of society, yet it still finds it … Continue reading

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Never forget Big Brothers watching! Are you sure you want to post that?

As our newest form of communication and connectivity grows and surpasses the traditional fourth estate; the Internet or the “interconnected estate” as Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen have so appropriately dubbed it in article ‘The Digital Disruption”, has grown tremendously … Continue reading

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The Magic of Imagination: Physical Books vs Video Narratives

Growing up, most of us had books in our hands from day 1. Whether they be coloring books, Dr. Seuss books, or even mysterious novels. The days of going through books all through elementary school were great, but those days … Continue reading

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How TV is Saving the World, One Village at a Time

The benefits of television have been argued and talked about for almost a century. In most cases it seems that people enjoy television but remain skeptical of the effects it has on health and the community. In the article “Revolution in a Box” by … Continue reading

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George Clooney arrested

  On Friday, popular actor George Clooney was arrested outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, DC. After his arrest, he appeared on Fox News Sunday, where he accused Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, of “Bombing indiscriiminate, innocent civilians with … Continue reading

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“The Land of the Free”

This is how dumb America is, or at least Florida. So the Obama commercial comes on for the fifth time and I actually paid attention to it. The case is made that America or Florida should vote for Obama because … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Best Buy

On April 14, 2012, Best Buy officially posted a news release on  “The BBY,” a special public relations focused website they have dedicated to “all the news from the brands and operations worldwide of Best Buy Co., Inc.” The news … Continue reading

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North Korea Launches Missile

North Korea launched a missile at America on April 12, 2012. The reason that it was launched was due to America’s effort to help their starving population. As a result to trying to help the starving nation, North Korea launched … Continue reading

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Rick Santorum is out! Romney, Move in!

Rick Santorum is finally out of the Presidential Campaign trail. Earlier this week, Mr. Santorum suspended his campaign. While Mr. Santorum is a very sincere and good hearted politician, he made the mistake of a rookie. He immersed himself and … Continue reading

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One Laptop Per Child Doesn’t Yield Results

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is a non-profit organization that prides itself on attempting to advance the education of disadvantaged children in poor/third-world countries. They do this by providing each child with a laptop. They don’t exactly give out Apple … Continue reading

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