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A glowing medallion in the sky complimented by a cool, tranquil breeze sets a happy mood for the day. Urban blues can be heard walking downtown Chicago. A jungle of buildings, each varying in size, tower above all. Rich history accompanies the renown architecture. Strong, iron bridges hover above the glassy blue-green Chicago River. Fresh air and a gentle breeze from the water clears the sinuses. A faint sea scent can be detected. Swaying to and fro in the wind, tall oaks line the river.…

The New York City skyline seemed to rise from the distance with the backdrop of a fiery star illuminating the sky. Shawn Carter gazed out his bedroom window, mesmerized by the possibilities that lay ahead of his Marcy's Housing project building; built for people who were in the face of disparity, too poor to live on their own. A constant thought he hated himself for that he was stuck at the bottom of the barrel. Yet the walls of a structure could not contain the dreams and ambitions of the young…

singer/songwriter Opâru, releases a new stunning video entitled “The Deep End.”It encompasses the beautiful aspects of nature, blending them with an urban landscape. Opāru is the stunning musical endeavor of Los Angeles based songwriter, singer, and actress Dianna St. Hilaire. Her music can be described as haunting electro with a dark ethereal undertone. Combined with dream-like operatic vocals, Opāru’s work creates a unique depiction of modern pop culture. Originally from Albuquerque, New…

There's a peace that comes over a place after violence has passed through it. A silence. Darlene's never been in a war zone or even a natural disaster, but she imagines it would be something like this, when everyone's finished dying and the birds have come through to pick the bones clean. Times Square has been blocked off since last night, but the ground's still littered with discarded signs; there's a single shoe lying in the gutter across the street. She doesn't know why she focuses on that…

The aggressive ping ding of bloated raindrops on the tin roof muddled our minds. Diving recklessly through the air, thousands of plump little kamikaze pilots assaulted the ancient cinder block building. Suddenly, a flood of electric energy breached the solid blackness, with a deafening crackle in hot pursuit. No, this is not the beginning of a low-budget horror movie or gritty crime thriller. This is the end of a long day at a leadership training course for teenagers. I was Assistant Senior…

The sun wasn't even out yet, but we were up The sun wasn't even out yet, but we were up. It was hard to find a single person on the streets, but that didn't change how alive everything felt. I couldn't help but look up into the buildings towering above us, glistening with the light of daybreak. Nick and I were walking down the sidewalk at a brisk pace. We had fifteen minutes before we reached the police station, and that was in good time. The colors of dawn were just peaking over the horizon,…

Across the NWSL, teams are struggling to adjust to Leah Galton, the English rookie who started the season late but since then has scored three goals and notched three assists, reinvigorating a struggling Sky Blue attack. The Hofstra grad is the second English player to be drafted into the NWSL from the college ranks and the combination of an English pedigree with the fitness and strength that comes with an NCAA athlete has proved lethal this yearfor both Galton and Rachel Daly, the St. John’s…

Negative Effects of Media in the United States Although US media originally started as entertainment or biased news, the impact of it is becoming a substantial problem because of misrepresentation. The main purpose of the media is to inform people by choosing what is important and then providing the information; however, the way it fulfills its purpose in the modern world is detrimental to the overall knowledge of the public. Modern media is a problem because of how it frames issues, focuses on…

century is known to be the start of new beginnings. It was that generation where machineries evolve the economics and social life of the human beings: from traveling to one place to another, a click of a button for communication, and to sending news to the residents of the world. But, as the year progress the mortals abused the capability of these machines. One of the problems is how they report news and how they edit stuff to create news and spread rumors. Can news reporters be fully trusted? …

understanding the value social media has in regards to today’s news. Social media has changed many aspects of journalism. Now, for the consumer, sharing news has become more important than searching for it. Based on who you follow or who you’re friends with will determine what kinds of information pops up on your timeline. Because of things like Twitter, where news is easily accessible with real-time updates, there is a demand for instant news stories that quickly inform. Newspapers cannot…