We all know that we are in a time where social media is a part of every aspect of what we generally search on web. When you are playing a game, searching the web, listening to music at some point what you are associated with shows up in your timeline. According to (Tuten and Solomon, 2015), “games offer a targeted audience, large reach, a high level of engagement, low intrusion methods of promotion, and a way to interact with brand fans”. We all have to have insurance, whether it is car, home,…
The event I attended for the diversity assignment was called, “Social Innovation in a Digital Context” (SIDC). The event was held October 16 at the PASSHE Center City campus, located at 701 Market St in Philadelphia. This event was a PowerPoint presentation with a question and answer format at the end. The SIDC event’s main focus was sharing the importance of the relationship between digital technology and how it has the ability to influence socio-political change. The SIDC’s goal is…
This study involves a simple between subject experiment that includes one independent variable and one dependent variable. The independent variable is multitasking which will consist of two separate levels. The two levels for this study would be the experimental group which will be asked to complete multiple tasks while the control group will be required to complete just one task. Memory will be the dependent variable. Memory will be measured as a result of the effects of multitasking and…
She rounds a comer of the forested path, and she increases the sound of her music by a notch or two. She keeps on jogging, navigating tree roots and questioning why she even decided to go for a run. As the first song from her carefully constructed playlist ends, and the next one begins, she feels the slightest of smiles creep across her face. She naturally speeds up her rhythm to match the beat—hard and fast, with a pounding bass. As she keeps going, she finds herself at the base of a steep…
In celebration of their latest album “Slow Horse”, Stolen Rhodes stopped through New Jersey’s Timeout Sports Bar on their tour around the nation. The Philadelphian based band is no stranger to this local scene as they’ve played former hotspot for open band jams, Shady Katie’s. Matt Pillion (vocals, various instruments), Kevin Cunningham (guitar), Dan Haase (bass) and Eric Skye (drums) rolled out the night with the first track from the name album “Keeps Me Alive”. What a better way to introduce…
For this journal entry, I picked a video from Playlist 2 called, “How to make stress your friend.” I chose this video because I thought it was relatable since I am now a college student who experiences stress on a daily basis. I thought that watching this video could give me some insight on how to handle stressful situations and maybe give me some positive encouragement and/or motivation. This speech was given by Kelly McGonigal who starts off her speech by stating that she has a confession to…
Months of meticulous planning had gone into the party of the year. A world renowned DJ with a playlist that was carefully selected to fit the taste of any group of fifteen year old rich post-millennials. Five of the best catering companies in the Los Angeles area hired to serve guests. Decorations that would put any Hollywood set production to shame. And goodie baskets that were filled to the brim with all of the latest and greatest must haves of the year. Everything was planned thoroughly. No…
pushed him into the sand kissed him everything around us faded and I was lost in your taste your movement the warmth between our bodies had us panting uncontrollably bodies so connected and in the connection of our bodies in sunk like a beautiful playlist of the most desirable. The scene straight out of a movie. That wasn't just sex but that's how love actually feels. something you never told it feels like other than some bull shit fairytale. I want you now and I don't care what they ever…
According to the textbook superstitious behavior is defined as being a behavior learned simply because it happened to be followed by a reinforcer, even though this behavior was not the cause of the reinforcer (Franzoi,2014). Superstitious behavior is related to accidental reinforcement. When people are accidentally reinforced upon engaging in a specific behavior they may began associating the desirable outcome with the specific behavior they performed. As a result, they believe continuing to…
The Book of Negroes – An Inspired Playlist About the Life of Aminata Diallo 1) Africa – Toto ‘It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do’ Aminata started her journey in Africa, where she was born and grew to the age of eleven. This song represents her continent of origin and her homeland. 2) Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes ‘And I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding Right before the Lord All the words are gonna bleed…