In my podcast I decided to discuss the democratising potential crowd funding has on the digital world. I focused on the positives and negatives of crowdfunding paying close attention to the effect it has on social change in the community. There are obvious advantages to crowdfunding for social event as the generosity of the public […]
My First Podcast Writing and planning a script for my first podcast ever was actually more fun than I expected it to be. I discovered that I really was into the topic I was doing – ‘What benefits and limitations are involved in using digital media to facilitate student learning and engagement?’ – as I’m […]
The discourse around masturbation among families, schools, the general public and even scientific communities has–for quite some time–been met with a negative narrative or hushed tone. The topic is hardly met with open discussion of how it may be a means of improving sexual health, promoting healthy sexual relationships, or preventing risk of sexually transmitted […]
Click bait is something that in online media to attract and lead online users (readers & viewers) to click on the link go into the relevant website content based on their interest. Click bait is a headline form that frequently posted on social media online such as Facebook, Twitter, or other online forums. Sometimes, the […]
The great Mexican journalist and columnist, Francisco Rodríguez has written an outstanding editorial on the topic of Nxivm and its Mexican adherents: https://indicepolitico.com/nxivm-la-senora-occelli-y-la-fiscalia-general-de-la-republica/ Here is a translation of the story: NXIVM: Mrs. Occelli? And the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic? Francisco Rodríguez Sorry to read the name of Cecilia Occelli González among VIP Mexicans, those […]
Planned obsolescence – the notion of manufacturers and firms purposefully and deliberately designing products to fail prematurely, or expire, to often sell an alternative product or an upgrade of the same product. This marketing concept is completed so that future consumers feel a need to purchase the new, upgraded products, that replace the old models. […]
Australian’s have a lot of trust issues. Not in the Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting-esque way, but in a much more serious ‘distrust of the media’ way. Only 1 in 5 Australians believe that newspaper journalists are ethical, with 75% of Australians holding the belief that they have experienced fake news to some degree. […]
INTRODUCTION It’s a small plastic toy that we would once call a model airplane, but add the military veneer of “drone” and the toy becomes a lot more evolved than just a model I airplane. So when toys become sophisticated enough to be called drones, the name drone creates something that is currently conceived as a […]
In the Sherlock Holmes stories, Conan Doyle’s famous detective enjoyed deducing a person’s life story from their clothing, their bearing, their speech, their general appearance. It usually takes no Sherlock Holmes to deduce a person’s general situation in life from appearances. Sure, appearances may be wrong, but many of us, for better or worse, wear […]
On May 25th, “6th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of World Peace and the Peace Walk” was held at about 126 places in 77 countries around the world including Australia, China, Germany, India, Russia, South Africa, the Philippines, and United States of America. Under the theme of “The World’s Call for Peace, Urging Support for […]
For this final SAMO, Deena (The hijabi speaks), Noora (Noora’s CST Brain Dump), and I took a train and walked through the rain, to 826CHI to hear Hoda Katebi talk about “resistance through self-representation.” I was initially drawn to this SAMO opportunity because of the topic itself, connecting fashion with political resistance. I wasn’t a […]
The United States should forgo efforts to remake other societies and concentrate on preserving U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere and countering potential hegemons elsewhere. Such an “offshore balancing” strategy is the most likely to preserve American primacy and safeguard liberty at home. — Read on http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2016-06-13/case-offshore-balancing Home > The Case for Offshore Balancing Monday, […]
“How has social media impacted contemporary politics in beneficial and problematic ways?” Podcast Outline The podcast is on the topic of “How has social media impacted contemporary politics in beneficial and problematic ways?”. I decided to pick this topic as I was really interested in it and also felt like I knew a little bit […]
Staying Sane While Being a Mom Moms are superhero’s, single or otherwise. Typically, she is the one the kids will look to for everything. Shoe is lost? Mom will know where it is. Bake sale at school tomorrow? No worries, mom’s got this. She kisses the owies, prepares the meals, gets the kids up for […]
Have you ever blamed yourself after a traumatic event or felt extreme sadness and you’re not quite sure why? Do you feel like you’re a whole different person now and that you will never be the same again? There are many ways to recieve help, you just have to be willing to solve these strong […]
