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One major function that needed a crucial amount of press clippings was 96th Miss America Competition. Miss America is one of SLATE’s big clients and was a major event of the year. Savvy Shields, a college student from Arkansas won this noteworthy competition. She won by impressing judges with a jazz dance and her answer about the upcoming presidential election. What blew the judges away was out of the seven finalists, she very efficiently answered controversial questions in a matter of twenty…

The evolution of media has evidently influenced the lives of females—young and old—across the globe. Peggy Orenstein, the author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter, attempts to capture the ongoing issues that affect the behaviors and mindsets of girls in America. She focuses on princesses, toy preference, media, children’s TV shows/movies, and the internet. She wants to apprehend the impact of images, ideas, and societal standards that girls absorb about what they must be, how they should act, and…

experience intermingling with my community was in my 7th grade year when I volunteered to perform a solo piece on the violin at the Delta Sigma Theta's “Jabbowock” Scholarship Pageant. The program provided me with the experience of celebrating the beauty and accomplishments of fellow young, African-American women. The pageant was a magnificent display of the appreciation of youth, and I am thankful I was able to participate. My passion for the violin has also granted me the experience to play…

Atlantic City is home to some of the cheapest hotels that offer affordable rates with quality service for hassle-free accommodation throughout your stay. Days Inn Absecon The Days Inn Absecon is an ideal home for your vacation. It was recently renovated to provide better facilities to its valued guests. It has many entertainment attractions like golf courses, beaches, casinos and many other venues for amusement. Days Inn Absecon has 102 rooms on a three-story building. Guest rooms have the…

The code of chivalry was a set of values followed by a knight during the middle ages. Before Chivalry was introduced, knights were seen as barbaric warriors. When brought by the Normans, knights learned to use Chivalry to protect their people. This lead to people viewing knights as their protectors. Chivalry changed emotions of the knights and the people, by creating a set of rules that knights followed, displaying a look of romance rather than brutality, and establishing a sense of safety…

A Suit of Lies Boss Tweed was an individual who began well, just like most people. However, after he began to enjoy power and money so much that he was willing to go along with the standards of the Gilded Age, he became nasty and defiant, as evidenced by two of his quotes referenced by several websites. Before William Magear Tweed was adversely affected by his authority, he was an ordinary man. He was born in April of 1823, and grew up in New York City. Like many Americans, Tweed had European…

My time at St. Cecilia school is never going to be forgotten. St. Cecilia has shaped me to be the person I am today spiritually, academically, and my friendships with other people. The theme of this year was living our strengths through service. I think this means that God has given us all a talent and we have to serve others through it. St. Cecilia gives many opportunities to do so. Some as these things include service hours, beta club, and other service projects. St. Cecilia has without a…

Ray Johnson Professor Brian Campbell English Composition I 24 February 2013 My Favorite Place: Home My home is a place where one would expect such pleasure and enjoyment. This could be experienced as one would enter the front door of the home. As one enters, you would start to hear the sound of Disney XD shows such as Good Luck Charley or Ant Farm. Every television in the home will be turned up extremely loud with some type of kid show. It is then that one will understand and know, my…

Opened at the Music Box Theatre in New York City on December 26, 1931, Of Thee I Sing is the most successful political satires written by American playwright, George Simon Kaufman. In 1932, Of Thee I Sing became the first musical ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Of Thee I Sing was the first American music with a consistently satirical tone. The Presidency, U.S. Supreme court, and congress were all targets of this satire musical. The plot follows Mr. John P. Wintergreen, who is running…

first scientist to ever witness a supernova, a star’s explosion, was from New Jersey. Or when the U.S.S. New Jersey battleship was first put into active battle. Even the less important facts are interesting, like how the very first Miss America Pageant was held in New Jersey. Or how the first nearly complete dinosaur fossil was found in Haddonfield. As you can clearly see, New Jersey is a very great state, not just for insane beach parties, but also amazing scientific…