Self-Image Wikipedia Editing
When I visited the self-image Wikipedia page for the first time, I thought it looked pretty good. It has many different sections and a lot of information pertaining to self-image. It seems to have a lot of random information though,…
Cognitive Surplus & Self-Image
From my understanding, cognitive surplus is the excess time people have today and how they spend it creating rather than consuming. As discussed in the chapter we read for class, wikipedia is perfectly related to cognitive surplus. The self-image page on wikipedia discussed…
Infographics: Caffeine and Calories
The infographic I found that I liked is called The Buzz vs The Bulge: Caffeine and Calories from Information is beautiful. This infographic compares the calories in common caffeinated beverages and foods in relation to each other, other food items,…
Marriage and Body Confidence
I chose to read, “Dear Mona, Does Living Together Before Marriage Increase the Risk of Divorce?” from the provided list, and “How to Get Naked in Front of Anyone,” from the body image section of the Cosmopolitan website. The first…
Strange Fruit- Voices of a Lynching
The audio story I listened to is centered around the famous blues song Strange Fruit, written by Abel Meeropol and sung by Billie Holiday. This song was inspired by the most famous lynching photo, featuring two African American males hanging…
Rhetorical Velocity in Self-Image Tweets
Rhetorical velocity is used by many twitter accounts as a strategy to try and make their tweets as likely to be shared as possible. In other words, they want their tweets to get favorited and retweeted. When searching through one…
Old Clothes Can Still Warm Many People
The Salvation Army made this ad to encourage people to donate their old clothing to those who cannot afford to buy brand new clothing each year. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, poverty was an issue for 14.5% of the…
Update on Self-Image Research
As I have been conducting research on self-image, I have found endless options of articles with information to use. So many people feel the same way I do, which is that many forms of media, including social media, are causing…
PETA making a difference through Twitter
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have a twitter, and it is nearly impossible for these users to escape seeing the tweets, retweets, and favorites of various accounts that take a stand against a public issue. One of these is…
Great end to the Preseason, or just great to end the preseason?
It is no secret that Pittsburghers love the Steelers, but after reading the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, it is clear that the reporters and fans are unhappy with the preseason performance by their beloved football team. Ron Cook reported that the…
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