This day in age we do not only have our good old regular identities but we now also possess an online identity. Whether you realize this or not you also have a presence in another world, the World Wide Web. This video will discuss the importance of cyber security, making sure your profiles are private …
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Death 2.0
When I hear the word “death” my stomach tends to drop, and I can feel a sense of darkness and sadness at just the thought of the word death. Death is difficult because it is something that has now been brought onto social media platforms. Death and Social Media Death and social media are starting …
Online Activism
The Age of Online Activism. (2015, April 01). Retrieved from https://thecord.ca/the-age-of-online-activism/ Digital activism versus online activism is an interesting topic. Digital activism or online activism is when people take what they are passionate about to social media. Many activists have taken to online platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, instead of the actual streets …
War Journalism vs. Peace Journalism
By: Emily Miller War/Peace reporting – Syria in the Global Media. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://eip.org/en/news-events/warpeace-reporting-syria-global-media I want to delve into the important and necessary constructs of both war and peace journalism. These two aspects of reporting allow us as to humans to see genuine and undeniable facts as well as feel our emotions to the …
Crying Girl on the Border
Photographer: John Moore On June, 12, 2018 Honduran toddler and her mother are taken into custody by U.S. border officials. Yanela Sanchez the young girl photographed cries as her mother is searched by U.S. authorities. The mother and daughter pair were taken into custody in McAllen, Texas. Immigrant families were rafting across the Rio Grande …
Barcelona: Through Photos
My time in Barcelona has been captivating in many ways. Each day I find myself falling in love with a different aspect of the city, whether that be the culture, the food, or the art. With our class we explored the real Barcelona streets, finding out about how locals feel about certain issues, and learning …
War Correspondent: Marie Colvin
The importance of those who witness these horrors so we do not have to. Marie Colvin was a world renowned American War Correspondent. Marie, spent her time as a foreign affairs correspondent working for the British newspaper the Sunday Times. Marie was an essential part of The Sunday Times from 1985, until the time of …
Wikipedia Philosophy
Wikipedia is a free, multilingual online encyclopedia based on open collaboration through a wiki based editing system. Wikipedia is the largest and most popular general reference work on the internet. Founded on January, 15, 2001, Wikipedia is home to the mission of empowering and engaging people around the world to collect and develop educational content …
EU Refugee Crisis
The Washington Post’s waypoint informed us greatly on the European Union Refugee Crisis. According to The Waypoint, “with land routes largely blocked more than one million refugees are forced to use boats to travel from the Turkish shores to seek asylum” (The Washington Post) in places like Greece. The boats made for only twenty are …
Memes
This is my absolute favorite meme because it is not only relatable to my pets but also to being a big sister. I feel the same as this dog when my little brother gets in trouble for something I did! This meme was created by Christian Mueller via Shutterstock. This is considered a “take the …
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