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Sharks and What’s Killing Them: Is the Media to Blame?
Imagine yourself sitting on the couch watching the first “Jaws” movie on the television; or tuning in to Discovery Channel for “Shark Week;” or even viewing a recent news’s story on a random shark attack at a far-away beach. What feelings … Continue reading
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Music Sharing in the Millennial Generation
Spotify. Grooveshark. Music blogs. Stereomood. Pandora. iPods. These concepts are all connected to the Millennial Generation. In the past, there were mix tapes, CDs, and 45s. The Internet changed everything about how we share music and what music is distributed. … Continue reading
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Entertaining Dysphoria: Media and Transgender Identities
The study of Queer Theory arose in the late twentieth century, influenced by the growing feminist and gay rights movements. Later it grew and divulged to form Transgender studies, pioneered by such writers as Stephen Whittle, Dallas Denny, Richard Ekins … Continue reading
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Obesity
Buttons flying off of shirts; benches and chairs breaking and being crushed by average people in slow motion. Many people have seen the Subway commercials with average citizens’ stomachs popping the buttons off of their shirts or breaking benches that … Continue reading
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The VA: No Longer the Most Valuable Asset for Soldiers?
A man jolts awake! He reaches for his AK-47, ready to fight, but instead finds a pile of fur and a warm, comforting lick. “Wait, why is there a dog here?” he thinks. Slowly reality sets in and the man … Continue reading
Copycat Culture
In the nineteenth century, a novel called The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe told a story in which the main character, Werther, dresses in boots, a blue coat, and a yellow vest, sits at his desk … Continue reading
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A just sip in an unjust market: the Fair Trade coffee story
Two patrons, James White and Lilac Gardenia, go shopping in seek of a bag of coffee for their morning Jo. James, an average superstore-loving American, cruises to the local Walmart and scours … Continue reading
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Let’s talk about Sex
Imagine a young teenage girl; let’s call her Amy. She taps her foot impatiently against the floor as she waits for her doctor to return. Her hands shake. The door opens and her heartbeat quickens. She feels sick. Thoughts race … Continue reading
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Disney Films: What Messages Are Kids Being Taught?
Since the release of its first full length animated picture, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, Disney has played an unprecedented role in the lives of millions of people all over America—and increasingly the world. The enchanting stories … Continue reading
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Over the Counter, Close to Our Hearts
Side effects may include gas, bloating, stomach pain, heartburn, dizziness, constipation, ulcers, elevated blood pressure, kidney and liver damage, and in rare cases, stroke or heart attack. A great many labels of common Over-the-Counter (OTC) medications used by millions of … Continue reading
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