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Stumble over words and shake my butt a little when really excited. See the world literally and speak the truth...according to me.
The Modern Family
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5 years ago, I left my family. I moved 1,700 miles away to begin my independent life and start my path to adulthood. It was easy at first. Most of the time I...
Dreams and reality
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Last Saturday night, I had a bizarre dream. I lived in a world where everyone's intellectual development platued at a certain point very early in their lives....
The Art of an AP article (a.k.a My HARO story)
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Though I went to journalism school, I know very little about the inner workings of an actual news company...until I was a source for an Associate Press article....
Pot and prohibition
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Oh, how often history repeats itself. America didn't learn from the lessons of prohibition in the 1920's and 30's. Now, California is looking to legalize marijuana....
America: The Story of Us
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Modern entrepreneurship, while still representative of the American dream, is far removed from that of our fore fathers....
The Long, winding road
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Image by spieri_sf via Flickr It's been a week since the job offer from Gangplank. I've had time to digest my new role and the challenges that lay...
Youth and voting
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I wasn't old enough to vote in the 2000 presidential election. As a junior in high school, I was just shy of the required age of 18. It was upsetting....
Leadership and knowledge
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If I were President of the United States, I'd hate people everyday because they weren't as informed as I. Is it a fault of my leadership, or their ignorance?...
The Nissan Cubeā¦5,000 miles later
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I recently took my 2009 Nissan Cube on it's first road trip and gathered important information about what makes the car great, and why some might want to pass....
