Each year, newly admitted college students and newly-hired staff must make a decision. Whether or not they are willing to leave their home for a new opportunity? Location can play the role of a stabilizing force. The comfort of being home with family, friends, and memories of childhood days gone past can in sense can prevent a person from wanting to go further. For what … [Read more...] about A Stabilizing and Destabilizing Force: Home
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Effects Of Trash Talking
Societal interactions involve talking to other humans whether it be about personal matters or easy quick conversations. A form of communication that can actually affect the behavior of an individual is trash-talking. Trash-talking is effectively used in sports and gaming to put down others who are against you. This article titled “Researchers Create Trash-Talking Robot … [Read more...] about Effects Of Trash Talking
The School of Dramatic Arts and the Zoom Transition
As schools across the nation announced transitions to online class formats and students were told not to return to campuses, the USC School of Dramatic Arts student base held out some hope. At the moment, it seemed that USC was only doing one to two weeks of online classes. Arts students, especially dance and theatre ones, were utterly crushed by the abrupt change in format. … [Read more...] about The School of Dramatic Arts and the Zoom Transition
Uncut Gems
Adam Sandler and Kevin Garnett, two unlikely people who come from different circles, come together in this dramatic thriller. Uncut Gems, a film released in 2019 and was even thought to be nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar). This is a film Adam Sandler shines as a dramatic actor, which is different from his typical comedic roles. Uncut Gems takes place in New York and shows … [Read more...] about Uncut Gems
The Ignorant Generation of Americans: INTRUSION
The journey of accepting cultures and differences in America hasn’t been a steady one. Due to a history of racism and hatred, subconscious and internalized racism is something that continues to affect many Americans. Decades of racism have forced many into assimilation, without regard or respect to their cultures. This assimilation caused people of color, more specifically … [Read more...] about The Ignorant Generation of Americans: INTRUSION