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others. Minors should be allowed to have social media accounts because it allows them to experience the platform so they can properly utilize it to pursue career interests. Minors can promote themselves and become known for work they want to pursue. Tumblr user Floatingmegane-san is a sixteen year old artist with over six thousand followers, and many people request commission work. Due to how many followers he has, there is a greater chance people will share his work with others; his art style…

through text message- so I could proofread it. I came out to two of my friends in the fall of my junior year. They both took it well, and each time it was as if a weight had been taken off my shoulders. I didn’t come out to anyone else (outside of my tumblr followers), until about a year later. I was sitting in the prop room backstage at a musical rehearsal. I was sitting with this other boy back there alone, as we were the only two not needed on stage for the next few scenes. We were talking…

Lululemon Athletica was formed by Chip Wilson in 1998 after operating in the snowboard, surf and skate business. The first official store was open in Kitsilano, Vancouver in the Canadian province of British Columbia in November 2000. The company had a survey in which a 100 people were interviewed and was given 20 names and 20 logos to choose lululemon’s name and logo. Chip Wilson found a niche creating suitable athletic yoga clothing by designing clothes with specific fabrics. The idea around…

started to love her when her pictures started going viral on Tumblr, she was so beautiful. Although, India has four other sisters and two brothers, she has remained the most popular. Her fame continues to skyrocket through Instagram, Twitter, modeling for clothing lines, her romances, and her TV show, “#TheWestbrooks,” which premiered 14th of October of 2015. She is a role model to some, and self-centered to others. India started her first Tumblr in 2011, after more and more people started to…

How do we tackle racism head-on and stand up for one another? THUG by Angie Thomas advocates for a confrontation of racism in two ways: calling out instances of racism and microaggression when we see it; finding and being authentic, genuine allies of POC. As shown in the novel, sometimes we have to be uncomfortable to stand up for whats right. Starr, our main protagonist, did just that in THUG. Firstly, it is important to address that, “You can say something racist and not be a racist!” (Thomas…

social media website in the world, according to The Guardian Facebook has over 1.2 billion active users. Ever since Facebook has been launched many other social media websites have launched and raised in popularity, such as Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr, people all over the world and ages ranging from young to old use all of these social media websites to communicate with others. Social media has contributed to many trends, and became very popular in the last 10 years. Ever since social…

world is the website Tumblr, a microblogging site that has become a significant location for social activism online. In recent years, highly involved feminist dialogue has been risen on the site because of easy access and ability for like-minded users to discuss, interact, and share feminist content and issues (Valenti). Tumblr has become a catalyst for young women to explore, not only feminism, but politics, sexuality, and overall becoming more informed on world events. The Tumblr community has…

“saw increasing sophistication of online campaigning and improved integration of online and offline participation opportunities” (Ginsburg, 215). Online participation includes social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and as of recently – Tumblr, a popular blogging website. These social media websites are the most popular way for candidates to share their ideas through and lead to more online participation. Social media poses as a way for politicians to reach a large amount of…

what you might call an "emo phase." They've discovered the joys of tumblr, SuperWhoLock, and Hot Topic. Panic! At the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, My Chemical Romance- these bands all become staples, favorites, and suddenly they're going to concerts left and right. At first, I tried to ignore it, but as my best friend began to slip into it as well, I was terrified they would all leave me. Now, don't get me wrong; if you like tumblr (I know I do), or SuperWhoLock, or Hot Topic, or any of the…

each other, yet the most they met was on the internet. Kyle Chayka in his op-ed for The New Republic makes an argument that in our age of social technology that people should lighten up to the idea of online intimacy. In the age of Skype, Facebook, Tumblr and countless other sites, talking online has become nothing besides a common activity. So why is it that whenever someone claims…