Social Awareness
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Justice? What's That…
Twenty-two years ago an undercover Georgia police officer by the name of Mark MacPhail was shot and killed. Two years later, Troy Davis was convicted of the murder and sentenced to death row. The conviction came with no evidence linking Davis to the crime, no murder weapon, and more reasonable doubt than evidence, yet he…
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Casey Anthony: Once and For All
Admittedly, I am completely ignorant of the explicit details of this case. Being a journalism student, I should probably be ashamed–but shame does not change the fact. I was never one to indulge in the excess of the media and their most often insignificant targets. I always found that the things the news glorified, even…
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Meisha on Politics
In my Mass Media class we read about political campaigns and the changes that have taken place. More fitting, we read about the effectiveness, or lack thereof, of negative advertisements. Then, we wrote about it. Here is what I said: I have to say, I am very happy and excited to be able to express…
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Life Lessons
I’ve learned that you can’t blame your location for the circumstances in your life. It’s not where you live that is the problem, it’s how you live. I’ve learned that if you keep covering your wounds they will never heal. It’s just like a band-aid, you see. Just the same a cut will never dry…