The Six Fundamental Rules of Public Speaking

A blog post titled, “Rules for Public Speaking”, written by George Mitrovich, lists six fundamental rules he claims every public speaker must follow. His first rule advises that even if you are not adequate at public speaking, to never let the audience know. His second rule states, “Write out what you intend to say. Don’t…

A minute of fame

This one minute video went viral in 2007 and was at one point the most viewed video on YouTube. The video “Charlie bit my finger” went viral because it was cute and people adored the way these two little kids interacted. I think this video shows America’s weakness, cute little kids. Eight months ago they…

5 Ways to look like a supermodel on Instagram!

Trying to get the right picture can be tricky, but with these tips you can look like a model in all of your Instagram pics! Lighting is everything! Use multiple sources of light to look flawless. 2. Never have a messy background…..ever. Taking photos against a plain wall or black background is a great way…

Interconnected web

Over the years as technological advances have been made, our social structure as a society has changed alongside this. As technology continues to advance, researches struggle to catch up in explaining how these industrial breakthroughs affect new generations. The internet is such a broad term that encompasses so many different outlets and meanings to a…

Tired of not being able to reach the cabinets?

Are you tired of not being able to reach the cabinets? Tired of never being able to reach anything? You can’t make your legs longer, but now with the new step-stool, you can reach everything you need! Introducing the step-stool, a small stool that can be used anywhere to stand on to reach everything you…

AMBER alert

An AMBER alert is an early warning system used to help find abducted children that interrupts regular programming on almost all devices and forms of media. AMBER stands for Americas Missing: Broadcast Emergency Responds and was was created in recognition of Amber Hagerman who was kidnapped and then brutally murdered.  According to amberalert.gov, each state…

Insulting or inspiring: Stubbornness

Stubborn, strong-willed, determined, willful, pigheaded, difficult, and inflexible. Although these words all have the same meaning, they have very different connotations. Stubbornness is having an unbending determination to not change ones opinion or position. Some view this as a valuable thing, a willfulness that may help you get ahead in life and stand up for…

Growing up a girl

Being a female, I was taught how to behave as a girl growing up, I needed to be “lady like” ,unlike my older brother. I couldn’t sit with my legs open like him, I couldn’t play rough like him, I couldn’t eat sloppily like him. I grew up believing these things defined me, that these…

Gender Roles

The commercial for Summer Eve is insinuating that using any “feminine” or “girly” products damages a man’s masculinity. If a man were to dare use anything geared towards females or anything gentle, they would be deprived of their “manliness”. In the commercial, a man accidentally uses a body wash for women, when he realizes this…

Veganism

When are we going to eat? What are we going to eat? Where are we going to eat? The questions continue, but why is nobody asking how the food arrives to our plate and what ingredients are sourced humanly. The food we consume not only has one of the biggest impacts on our lifestyle and…