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Jay Scott Co-Executive Director of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation wrote an article in the Huffington Post talking about how they use Social Media to get information about their foundation out to the public. The article also mentions the use of social media by a childhood cancer-fight named Josh Hardy to help get the treatment he needs to survive the horrible…

Jillian Berman stated in a Huffington Post article that this was the first time a feminine care product was played during the Super Bowl, which is a male dominated profession. (2015) Berman also discussed how the campaign researchers analyzed women and found a distinct drop in confidence around…

rooks, J. G. and Deitz, Mary E. (2012). The dangers and opportunities of the common core. Educational Leadership, 70(4), 64-67. Jacqueline Brooks is an Associate Professor at Hofstra University. She is in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching. She is a published author and noted instructor. Mary Deitz is a professor at Northwestern University. Her department strengths are in Critical Thinking and Feminist/Gender Studies. She has published books, papers and articles in the area of education.…

Use of animals in research Is it fair use animals for obtaining medicines and products that will benefit man? This is not a form of exploitation? Currently, the use of animals in scientific researches has been widely debated. On one hand, the activists claiming that it is a cruelty with animals, in another hand the scientific community says that is impossible to change completely the method. There are reports that animals have been used by humans since of the age of Aristoteles. From that time…

One experience that people commonly face is insecurity. This insecurity may stem from physical appearance and impact one’s self-esteem. One article from The Huffington Post briefly touches on this: “Teasing About Weight May Put Children At Risk Of Binge Eating Disorder.” This article from The Huffington Post explores the effects of teasing about weight through the introduction of Haleigh’s experiences, and highlights one key fact: being critical of children’s weight and bodies simply increases…

Ricky Heidt Frankenstein Essay Collins 3 1/22/17 Robotic Humans: The Frankenstein of the Future In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein the main character, Victor, plays around with the science of human ethics and nature and make a monster. Victor claims throughout the story how “Superhuman” the Monster was by its superhuman speed and strength and take on extreme harsh conditions that a regular human could not. With robotic technology engineering evolving at the rapid pase it has been, the thought of…

category of new realism. New realism is representation of neorealism from 1945-1950 period of filmmaking. This type of realism movies presents different social issues in the world. In these movies none professional actors are used with very little post editing and sounds effects. The movie “ La Haine” was released in 1995, which shows social class conflict in France around that time period. The film starts with footages from news about the riots and smoothly blends into the setting of the movie…

on writing visas. Due to the compassion he possessed, Sugihara received the title of “Righteous Among the Nations,” which is given to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. The previously named article by the Huffington Post states that, 2,139 Sugihara visas were documented, and over 100,000 people can trace their ancestry to a Sugihara survivor. The article then states that around 40,000 individuals would not be alive today, had it not been for the gracious acts of…

For Field Work Term this year, I went to New York City to work for I’m From Driftwood, a nonprofit LGBTQ storytelling archive. Primarily, I chose this internship because of the Huffington Post articles that I would be responsible for, which I did find worthwhile. I knew ahead of time that I’m From Driftwood was a small operation: consisting of its founder and board members that would scramble to find new opportunities and contacts to use for their events. There was no office space for the…

subgroup came together to establish their own punk rock movement in the suburbs. The suburban punk rock subgroup was focused on the style and behavior concentrated around the punk movement but did not rely on the subversive, violent action of the city post-punk subgroup. Also, as opposed to the previous punk subgroups in the city by making statements about highly commercialized roles, the nuclear family, and consumerism (MacLeod, 99). These values, a lack of group criteria, and the media outlets…