Similar to online dating sites, Tinder and similar apps (i.e. Hot or Not) have been created, geared toward 17 – 24 year olds who are looking for a love connection. Due to its rapidly growing use, I had a fellow student to try Tinder (white, heterosexual, teenage male). Prerequisites for this experimentation was to have a single subject who had never used Tinder before. I decided to conduct this experiment with both my subject and I in the Haggett Hall Lounge to see the interaction of the other…
We are all guilty, comparing ourselves to those we see in the media. It’s impossible to resist, especially with the sources surrounding us. Whether it is coming from magazines, TV, or advertisements media is overpowering the world we live in. Such overexposure has allowed for the shaping of pop culture, also influencing the public opinion. This power has led many people to strive to be something they are not, more specifically within the features of their bodies. We see celebrities and models…
It's 2017, and we are still at the point of seeing numerous people out on the streets. Since 1993, there has been a dramatic decrease in Poverty, however, with the economy going down the poverty seems to increase slowly without us noticing. With the many programs that have helped other issues, the thought of poverty has slowly been going into non-existence.Though the term non-existence, in this case, it doesn’t mean we should celebrate, but look at society and ask what is really happening. While…
fashion house steeped in history and tradition” (Hermes Web), which states that Hermes is a legacy that had leave a mark along its course in the marketing world; which can also be proven by famous clients that include Madonna, Elle MacPherson, Kim Kardashian, Victoria Beckham, Nicole Kidman, and Julianne…
The definition of feminism is ‘The advocacy of women 's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes’ (dictionary.com, 2015). It is believed by some that the ideas of feminism have dramatically changed since the feminist movement first started in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, while others believe the original goals have just adapted to suit modern times (GWANET, 2015). This report will investigate how the current generation’s idea of feminism differs from those of the past,…
impossible because humans aren’t perfect and unless we’re talking about superheroes, there’s no point. Especially, being that in today’s society people are identified by their flaws, instead of accomplishments. As an example, when someone thinks about Kim Kardashian, they automatically assume “The only reason she got famous is because she made that tape.” Which may be true, but in reality she is more than that one tape. In the end, we’re bound to fall, what is important is that we get back up.…
blishes that she wants her series to focus on the increased acceptance of transgender people. She says, “People don’t understand looking in the mirror, and nothing seems right, putting on clothes that you just don’t really identify with. This is about getting to be who you really are” (Greco “Watch a New Promo for Caitlyn Jenner’s Docuseries”) Although most reality TV shows are viewed as superficial, I Am Cait serves to educate. The programming documents Jenner’s gender transition, her changing…
Riding With Staph “Let ‘er buck boys!” and the chute gate swung open and the beast blew outta there like Mr. Sweeney’s temper when he feels he is being ignored. He exploded into a series of spins and belly rolls. My thoughts were stuck on making the eight second ride, as if it were the only thing that mattered in the world. In great disappointment, I felt a quick pop and recognized that my hand has blown outta the handle on my rope. One, two, almost three more jumps I ride without anything to…
The Guide: Ralph Waldo Emerson This hell was constructed based on the views of transcendentalism. Emerson was the most well known transcendentalist as well as an author and poet. Along with this, Emerson was a close friend of Thoreau and was one of his few human contacts during Thoreau’s time at Walden pond. If anyone was to understand the mind of Thoreau and his life in Walden, it would be Ralph Waldo Emerson. 1. Non-Christians Developing a connection between man, nature, and God is the…
About half of the population in today’s world is living in poverty. More than three billion people live on two dollars and fifty cents a day. More than 1.8 billion people live on less than two dollars and fifty cents a day. These people face the torment of not having anything to eat; they face the torment of not having clean water to drink; they face the torment of not having a fine established shelter. In “Flavio’s Home” the reader is informed about the harsh reality of poverty all over the…