Nov 5, 2020To My Conservative Family MembersAs the votes are counted and everyone holds their breath, I find it of importance to get some things off of my chest. Any conversation I attempt to have regarding politics with some of my extended family members tends to end in the comment, “talk to me in ten years”…Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
May 2, 2019Automation in the WorkforceAutomation is commonly thought of as a new technological advancement, yet it has been around for years. The actual word automation in the world of manufacturing was used in 1948 by Ford Motor Company’s Vice President. However, the mention of automation can be seen way before 1948. A spinning wheel…Technology3 min readTechnology3 min read
Oct 18, 2018Weekly Assignment 8Media currently controls many aspects of our lives. Society has placed an overwhelming amount of trust in the media and this new idea of ‘fake news’ has everyone on the edge of their seats. True stories are starting to get twisted and manipulated in order to raise clicks which in…Education1 min readEducation1 min read
Oct 10, 2018Weekly Assignment 7Everyone knows the annoying hassle that is, pop up ads. Understandably, many companies make profits off of these ads and use that money to create more stories. Revenue is an obvious important factor for businesses, but the means of creating that revenue could come back to haunt you. This week…Advertising1 min readAdvertising1 min read
Oct 1, 2018Weekly Assignment FiveArt encapsulates so many different mediums. For this I have chosen to compare photographs to videos and paintings. Pictures in the Haggerty Museum seem to capture the faults in society. One collection in particular focused on trash and vandalism. Even though people see images like this on a daily basis…Art1 min readArt1 min read
Sep 26, 2018Weekly Assignment FourOn September nineteenth 2018 an active shooter situation took place in Middleton Wisconsin. Unlike many recent shootings, it did not take place in the school, but at a company called WTS Paradigm. Both articles that I investigated this week covered the event well, but one of them had a heavy…Terrorism1 min readTerrorism1 min read
Sep 17, 2018Weekly Assignment 3We all have individual preferences when it comes to how we receive our news, but this week we are throwing out the biases and preferences and just investigating the article. Getting rid of the brand name in a sense. Starting off with a Fox business episode about healthcare and the…Apple Watch2 min readApple Watch2 min read
Sep 10, 2018Weekly Assignment TwoOverdose is not something foreign to this society, but recent events have brought the term to headline news. XXL Magazine reports, popular rapper Mac Miller (Malcolm McCormick) was found dead of a potential overdose on September seventh 2018. Not too long ago in July of 2018 Demi Lovato had been…Music2 min readMusic2 min read
Sep 3, 2018Weekly Assignment OneThe current administration brings up a lot of controversy, but the most interesting part of discussion is President Trump’s “Wall”. As a proactive citizen looking into the minor and major details of this notion I have come across helpful articles and more confusing articles. …Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
Aug 30, 2018What’s your name, major and hometown?What’s your name, major and hometown? Olivia Kiefer, Criminology, Madison WI What would be the most useful thing for me to know about you as a student? I actually care about the rules. What do you wish was different about school? I wish there was less pressure put on students…2 min read2 min read
