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500 Won’t Always Bring Fortune

Monday, April 11, 2011

500 has always been the preferred word choice for red-penned professors. Writing an essay that dared skim the 500 line with 487 or 495 words would earn you a negative mark. It wasn’t until I reached the English Literature department at my alma mater that word limits were thrown out the window. Taught by writers… [Read More]

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Why Eco-Friendly Is A Scam

Friday, April 1, 2011

I’ve always been skeptical of green products. No, I don’t hate the Earth, and I’m not an over-consumer by any stretch of the imagination. What I am is wary of marketers. Sure, they make great clients and writing marketing copy is fun, but I don’t trust the advertising industry any more than I trust most… [Read More]

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NY Times Essay Exposes Vegetable Cruelty

Thursday, March 17, 2011

The New York Times recently published an essay titled: “No Face, But Plants Like Life Too.” This essay details one author’s journey to vegetarianism and back again. As most life changing decisions will, the choice to become a vegetarian caused her to pause and reflect. The result was an essay that borders on the paranoid,… [Read More]

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Social Networking: Calling All Control Freaks!

Friday, March 4, 2011

I’ll admit it. I’m a control freak. I like to have the last word and the first look. I bet most of you do too. Social media nurtures the control freak in all of us. “Accept Friend?” Facebook asks innocently. “Mickey Mouse has just added you as a friend on Twitter!” You can now choose… [Read More]

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