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The Impact Of Social Media On Society, Jacob Amedie Santa Clara University

The Impact Of Social Media On Society, Jacob Amedie

Pop Culture Intersections

It is the objective of this article to present evidence from several researches that were done by many scholars in different environment that distinctly demonstrates the negative impact of social media in three main categories. First, social media fosters a false sense of online "connections" and superficial friendships leading to emotional and psychological problems. The Second harm of social media is that it can become easily addictive taking away family and personal time as well as diminish interpersonal skills, leading to antisocial behavior. Lastly, social media has become a tool for criminals, predators and terrorists enabling them to commit illegal …

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Lack Of Resources In Classrooms, Juliana Maffea Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Lack Of Resources In Classrooms, Juliana Maffea

English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World

In different areas of the world, classrooms lack resources. Teachers are trying their hardest to teach their students with what is given to them, but it is not enough. The result of having a lack of resources is students not graduating, teachers burning out, parents scared for their students, and students not getting the proper education. An insufficient amount of resources in classrooms comes from the lack of funding or the improper use of spending in schools. There are solutions to this wicked problem, such as raising more money, making cuts, or changing the way schools spend their money. This …

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On Dumpster Diving, Lars Eighner University of Massachusetts Boston

On Dumpster Diving, Lars Eighner

New England Journal of Public Policy

Lars Eighner became homeless in 1988 after leaving a job he had held for ten years as an attendant at a state hospital in Austin, Texas. He lives in a small apartment in Austin and continues to scavenge. This article was originally published in the Fall 1990 issue of The Threepenny Review. Reprinted with permission.

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Flying Man And Falling Man: Remembering And Forgetting 9/11, Graley Herren Xavier University - Cincinnati

Flying Man And Falling Man: Remembering And Forgetting 9/11, Graley Herren

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Behind Social Media: A World Of Manipulation And Control, Spencer J. Keenan Santa Clara University

Behind Social Media: A World Of Manipulation And Control, Spencer J. Keenan

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This article will be arguing that big players, mainly governments and large corporations, use user data, targeted advertising, and selective speech to manipulate users of popular social media platforms. They do this in order to achieve their agendas goals at the expense of the users. These goals may range from selling a certain good or service to swaying a certain percentage of voters to cast their ballots one way or another. Regardless of the outcome, people are being taken advantage of, with most not even knowing it. Users must look past the media in front of them to see their …

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Pagtatatag Ng Tradisyon At Kumbensiyon: Ang Soap Opera Sa Radyo, 1922-1963, Louie Jon A. Sanchez Ateneo de Manila University

Pagtatatag Ng Tradisyon At Kumbensiyon: Ang Soap Opera Sa Radyo, 1922-1963, Louie Jon A. Sanchez

English Faculty Publications

Ang soap opera, sa pagpapakilala rito sa bansa ng mga Americano sa midyum ng radyo, ay mahihiwatigang nahinuha at tinanggap batay sa tradisyonal at kombensiyonal nitong pagkakaanyo at kagamitan. Isa itong sunuran at bukás (open-ended) na naratibong nailalako’t nabubúhay sa napagkakakitahang tangkilik.

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Are Electric Cars The Future?, Nick Gable Kutztown University

Are Electric Cars The Future?, Nick Gable

English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World

My paper is about switching to electric cars for transportation. The end of fossil fuels is soon, and we must preserve them. We must cut down on fossil fuel use to save the environment from pollution. I use statistics on emissions and pollution from conventional cars and explain why we need to switch to electric cars sooner rather than later. I argue that there should be stipulations by the government regarding electric cars and conventional cars on the lot. I also say that we should start producing lots of electric cars as soon as possible.

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Online Dating Technology Effects On Interpersonal Relationships, Anabel Homnack Santa Clara University

Online Dating Technology Effects On Interpersonal Relationships, Anabel Homnack

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The trend of online dating has been around since the emergence of the Internet. In the generation before the online era, people would meet face-to-face in cafes, on streets or at bars or even on airplanes. People make initial contact based on a number of cues and preferences, getting to know one another in person. Today these coincidental or so to say "meant to be" moments seem to be non-existent. Why have they become such a rarity? Is it because we know that there is an easy way out? What will it take for people to be as straightforward and …

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The Struggle Of Mental Health Within College Students, Skyler R. West Kutztown University

The Struggle Of Mental Health Within College Students, Skyler R. West

English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World

One in five college students have thoughts of committing suicide daily. We often wonder what may lead to thoughts like this. This essay uses a subjective approach to broaden the knowledge of readers regarding mental health problems within college students. In this essay, readers discover the statistical findings of factors like alcohol, nicotine, schoolwork and athletics factoring into a student's psychological destressed mental state. Without having available and anonymous resources accessible to them, students are not able to get the help they need.

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The Fast Fashion Fad, Megan Wu Santa Clara University

The Fast Fashion Fad, Megan Wu

Pop Culture Intersections

New companies with mission statements to use solely recycled materials have started to pop-up all over the world. Even well established brands such as Nike or Adidas have started to create lines of products made with recycled materials. However, despite these efforts, I sadly believe that fast fashion will continue to dominate the fashion industry in the years to come due to two factors. Most consumers remain uneducated about the negative impacts that fast fashion has on the environment and mindlessly partake in society’s consumerist culture. Therefore, they fall subject to marketing schemes fast fashion companies employ. While some may …

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Reviving Local Journalism And Storytelling: Reporting On The "Oc Weekly", Lauren E. Montoya 2023 Whittier College

Reviving Local Journalism And Storytelling: Reporting On The "Oc Weekly", Lauren E. Montoya

Whittier Scholars Program

In an effort to reflect the importance of local journalism, the following project is a narrative piece reporting on the closure of the OC Weekly, an alternative news source that ended in 2019, which was hardly reported on. This project aims to change that by further demonstrating the severe impact on communities in which these meaningful sources of news disappear, and why they matter. It calls on people to advocate for and change transform journalism into more than corporate-centered news that too often disregards the critical aspect of storytelling. Storytelling brings communities together and is the life of journalism, …

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Behind The Backyard, Rachel Carter 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Behind The Backyard, Rachel Carter

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Patience Slowly Set My Mind Free, Chase Negley 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Patience Slowly Set My Mind Free, Chase Negley

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Seven, Grace A. Anton 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Seven, Grace A. Anton

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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The Moment I Forgot, Rachel Carter 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

The Moment I Forgot, Rachel Carter

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Knock Knock, Tate J. Walters 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Knock Knock, Tate J. Walters

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Linnea, My Roomie, Naomi H. McMahan 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Linnea, My Roomie, Naomi H. Mcmahan

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Narnia, Naomi H. McMahan 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Narnia, Naomi H. Mcmahan

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Promises To My Past Self, Emma G. Edens 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Promises To My Past Self, Emma G. Edens

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Dawn, Lillian Roberson 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Dawn, Lillian Roberson

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Dreams From The Cavern Wall, Ash Aurig 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Dreams From The Cavern Wall, Ash Aurig

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Everyone Feels Something, Aaron Curtis 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Everyone Feels Something, Aaron Curtis

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Running, Aaron Curtis 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Running, Aaron Curtis

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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The Pair Refused To Fall, Dorrien I. Mapes 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

The Pair Refused To Fall, Dorrien I. Mapes

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Treaties Of Fallacies, Madison Thompson 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Treaties Of Fallacies, Madison Thompson

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Why You Should Stay Away, Kaitlyn Tibbetts 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Why You Should Stay Away, Kaitlyn Tibbetts

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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A Wonderful Little Lady, Chase Negley 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

A Wonderful Little Lady, Chase Negley

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Joining The Stars, Emily Grisham 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Joining The Stars, Emily Grisham

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Full And Sweet, Raquel Gonzalez 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Full And Sweet, Raquel Gonzalez

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Tygr 2023 Issue, 2023 Olivet Nazarene University

Tygr 2023 Issue

TYGR: Student Art and Literary Magazine 2018-present

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Juliana Maffea Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Graley Herren Xavier University

Louie Jon Sanchez Ateneo de Manila University

Louie Jon Sánchez Ateneo de Manila University

Nick Gable Kutztown University

Skyler West Kutztown University

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