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Sarah Cabral’s work “is as authentic and inviting, as it is sophisticated” -- QUOTE. Born in southern Brazil, Sarah Cabral grew up in a time of great influence from North American pop music and music contained within telenovelas. Despite this, and having moved to the United Stated in the early 2000’s, Cabral never lost touch with the deep roots that exist in Brazilian music. This deep connection permeates throughout her debut, self-titled album, which Cabral also produced. In it she draws on…

do something. Karli thought we should go for a bike ride and then texted me. The only people who had the chance to bike around were, Karli, Olivia, and me. Earlier in the evening, I received the text so I still had to eat supper and then meet them uptown. So, we decided to meet at 7:30. I remember what we ended up having for supper, pork chops. This is the last…

Statement of purpose: Why are you applying? What is your interest in marketing? What do you wish to accomplish by earning a masters degree? Throughout my undergraduate studies and work experience at the University of Cincinnati, I gained in-depth knowledge of Public Relations and Communication. I cultivated my interests in working towards impacting social and corporate responsibility. These interests can be nurtured within a role in marketing through developing strategies that understand the…

the community were being left out and going hungry, which took place during a meal. For us—our society, generally we can find that the super wealthy people live in “amazing” constructed territory. In New Orleans, we can locate wealthy location in Uptown…

Growing up in poverty can have a tremendous effect on those living within the indigence as well as the community itself. These areas are often filled with minorities, especially African-Americans, which struggle with inadequate education, minimum wage jobs, and very little resources to create a better lifestyle for their families. A large portion of these families relies on government assistance, non-profit organizations, and often time’s churches to help them through there troubled times.…

Charles tiffany was born on February 15, 1812, in killingly Connecticut. He went to a district school in an academy in Plainfield Connecticut, when he turned 15 he helped manage a small store with his father who was the owner of a cotton manufacturing company. In 1837 Charles tiffany and his friend john B. Young went to New York with $1000 dollars that Charles father lent to him and opened a small gift shop selling jewelry and silverware. During this time of his life on November 30, 1839 Charles…

P. Diddy is notable for his successes in music. Like Kanye West who became Dr. Yeezus, P. Diddy also became Dr. Combs after receiving an honorable degree from his alma mater. P.Diddy’s net worth is currently at $735 million but behind this man’s success, according to Business Insider, is a higher education worth noting. The artist was recognized by Howard University in 2014 with an honorable doctorate degree in Humanities. During his commencement speech at Howard, he officially became Dr. Combs…

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys “My mother’s a prostitute. Not the filthy, streetwalking kind. She’s actually quite pretty, fairly well spoken, and has lovely clothes. But she sleeps with men for money or gifts, and according to the dictionary, that makes her a prostitute.”(pg1) Out of the Easy is a young adult book by Ruta Sepety; which is about a young seventeen year old girl name Joise Moriaine; who lives in the Quarter in New Orleans during the 1950’s. Joise works part-time at a bookseller…

This past summer I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the Miami Summer Scholars Program for the second year in a row. I had high hopes going leading into the program this summer and Miami didn't disappoint. Once again I had a great time at Miami, my time there this year was even better than last year's experience. The program didn't change much this summer,the basics of the program were still the same. We had the workshops in the evening again, my favorite one was the leadership…

If you witness people in the streets of Athens slamming car doors, throwing keys, sprinting to class, or kicking car doors–don’t be alarmed! These are the sights and sounds of students displaying anger because trying to park legally for an extended period of time at Ohio University is like trying to park legally in a “filled” parking garage-nearly ­impossible. Students agree, having a car on and around campus isn’t worth this frustration or expense! “Parking is by far the worst issue on the…