Monthly Archives: November 2013

The Power of Music in Raising Awareness

In my last three recent posts, I made an implication on how powerful media can be in globally spreading messages to raise awareness of issues. Here I want to focus on the particular media of music, because I think it … Continue reading

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Anonymity on the Web: A Double-Edged Sword

The creation of the Internet has undoubtedly given millions of opportunities (to name a few: access music/videos, access news, access help, retrieve answers, communication, etc.), but one I’d really like to draw your attention on is the basic ability to … Continue reading

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Spread the words! “Speak out, act up”

“Russian’s brutal treatment of sexual minorities is nothing new. For me, growing up gay in Russia felt like I had a terminal disease.” – Wes Hurley I recently found a website called “Out“, an online magazine news website, and ran … Continue reading

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War’s Traumatic Effects: Child Development?

Trauma is a powerfully distressful and disturbing experience in many ways, however the trauma of, for example, watching a horror movie would only traumatize you for a day (or a couple…) and cannot compare to the trauma of seeing and literally … Continue reading

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Censorships and Filter Bubbles, and How to Break Free of Them

I honestly don’t know what I would do without Google, I’ve become so dependant on it that it is frightening to imagine about its non-existence. We’ve all heard of the expressions, “Google it” or “Look it up on Google”, and … Continue reading

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