My Work
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I Watched the Impeachment Trials So You Don't Have To
Despite the fact that American soap operas are no longer very popular, President Donald Trump’s Senate trial to remove him from office is bringing in even less viewers. Just over four million people – in a country with a population of over 320 million – tuned in for the opening arguments on Jan. 22.
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The Recipe for Click-Worthy Website Design
Getting your message out nowadays isn’t too hard, with only a helping of Facebook and Twitter, and a dash of Instagram, Pinterest, and LinkedIn. However, that’s not quite enough. In order to set yourself apart from the overwhelming crowd of people all competing for consumers’ attention, you’re going to need a website.
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Jay Roach Drops a "Bombshell" with New Trailer for Fox News Drama
Ripped-from-the-headlines movie, Bombshell, just dropped its first full trailer, and it shows the ladies of Fox News getting ready for war. Gretchen Carlson, Kayla Pospisil, and Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron) battle from the inside of the Fox News studio in the new trailer as they follow the sexual harassment scandal against the studio’s founder, Roger Ailes.
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On the B-Roll - Taking Your Videos to the Next Level
If you’re diving into the world of video production, (whether for your brand or your job), B-roll footage is a term to add to your vocabulary. This term can seem kind of complicated when you first read it, but it’s actually quite simple. B-roll footage is simply the extra clips that would be considered secondary to your primary (or A-roll) video.
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Being Committed Means Getting Creative
As Valentine’s Day quickly approaches, I’ve started to think about how many Valentine’s Days, how many Christmases, how many anniversaries and birthdays Elese and I have gone through together, and how many more we will see. I’ve had people marvel at how we figure out what to do and what to get each other for every single holiday every single year, and how we always seem to get each other the perfect gifts.
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The Importance of Pausing
This semester, my life has felt like Groundhog Day. I wake up. I go to class. I come home. I do homework. I go to sleep. And I repeat it again. I spend my days going about these mundane tasks that are mandatory in my college life, living on too much caffeine and trying to be this perfect person, chasing this little thing called “success.” Like Guillaume Apollinaire’s quote suggests, it’s good to take a moment to stop pursuing happiness to just be happy.
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Carole Baskin Announced to Join Dancing With the Stars
Like all the cool cats and kittens, Carole Baskin is joining the celebrities on the newest season of Dancing with the Stars. The reality TV star quickly became a pop culture icon with her role in the Netflix docuseries, Tiger King, in which Baskin, who owns a big cat refuge, seeks to shut down Joseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage’s for-profit breeding of big cats.
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Asphalt Vs. Concrete: What's the Difference?
Whether you’re preparing to install parking lots, sidewalks, or roads, you’ll find yourself torn between the two most common materials, asking yourself the age-old question: Asphalt or concrete? Instead of simply going with the cheaper option, it’s important to understand the qualities of each material in order to choose which will best fit your wants and needs.
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A Litle Jar of Hope
Let’s be completely honest from the start: With the pandemic going around that has been causing hospitalization, unemployment, and a near-complete shutdown, it’s been a little hard to stay positive lately. After finally getting over a rough batch of seasonal depression, we’re now being advised to quarantine and practice social distancing. Yeah, I may be an introvert, but even I need some kind of social interaction.