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A few Lessons from Social Media Week 2012
Social Media Week (SMW), a 7-day international affair, has shown impressive growth since its inception in 2008. The weeklong schedule of events provides a digital snapshot of new media practices arou
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Technological Wonders and Entitlement
“The different nations and races of men will stand, as it were, in the presence of one another. They will know one another better...They may be moved by common sympathies and swayed by common intere
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When can a token not be a token?: Indirectly legitimizing status discrimination through language
In his book “Discourse and Social Change” (1992) Norman Fairclough writes, “Discourse practices contribute to reproducing society as it is—explaining what is going on as well as transforming it.” He r
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A Birth Control Education
I’ve been trying to write this blog for awhile - yet each time I think I’ve got a finalized draft, more news stories come out on the topic - the topic of a women’s reproductive health. [caption id=""
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Cultural Couture
It was recently fashion week. Which usually doesn’t coincide with my studies much except for the fact that much time gets wasted looking at backstage shots of long lashes and runway shows, but occasio
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Every Movie Is A Montage
Soviet Russian film director and theorist Sergei Eisenstein is the father of montage. He is best known for creating one of the most memorable moments in cinema history: the heart-wrenching "Odessa St
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Crowdsourcing and Diplomacy: A Love Story for the 21st Century Statesman-in-Waiting
Technology and government: they go together like...well, what exactly? If you’re like most people in Washington, odds are that your views on this relationship have been hardened by your work in one
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(Yoga) Flow
What would Csikszentmihalyi, the architect of the modern concept of ‘flow’, say if he were to go to a class of Yoga Flow? Well, I must admit that I have not yet had the privilege to train with him bu
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Conflicts of Interest in the Cloud: Technology, Politics and “Virtual” Ethics
Start talking about the MPRE and you will immediately be met with groans and eye rolls from aspiring attorneys in the 47 of 50 states that require passage of this ethics exam for admission to the Stat
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