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In Analyzing Snapchat’s Potential as a Journalistic Tool With just the push of a thumb, the latest news headlines from around the globe can appear before a smartphone screen. Rather than tuning into the local 5 o’clock newscast or picking up the morning paper, people are receiving up to the minute information filtered through various mobile apps 24hours a day. This changing media landscape has led to a larger debate amongst many in the journalism world that dispute whether social media apps will

As a young child you were taught right from wrong. You were taught why you should not lie and why and how it could hurt someone. You saw how one lie could turn into many lies and how it is hard to keep covering for the first lie you told. Somehow the truth always surfaced whether by you admitting to the guilt or a teacher or a parent finding out the truth through evidence. As you became older you noticed that the term lie was now being used with the terms morality and ethics. Those terms basically

I now have a better understanding and appreciation for Henry Trost’s marvelous works. Geoffrey Wright, an El Paso architect, describes Henry Trost’s grand design of El Paso High School as a “renaissance revival” in a 1991 article in the Austin American-Statesman, which wasn’t entirely accurate. Although he was inaccurate in this remark, he made another observation that was spot-on,

Part I The technology industry is one predicated on constant innovation. Products within the field must provide a compelling value proposition for consumers in order to properly maintain both margins and revenue. Technology companies, particularly those who manufacture products are realizing decreasing margins as the competitive environment matures (Bodie, 2004). Competition for foreign competitors has reduced margins and subsequently profit margins. Cost conscious consumers are now purchasing product

Throughout history there has always been an enormous obstacle for women to overcome in the workplace. Occupational Segregation has continuously acted as a force that impedes on the daily lives of female workers across the world. It not only eliminates several chances for women to capitalize on opportunistic events, but has also denied them of the basic civil rights they are entitled to. Jobs ranging from the military, sports, and even the corporate world have long been dominated by an aura of masculine

Many African countries also received assistance, including Nigeria. The president, Nnamdi Azikiwe, wanted to establish a four-year American style university, but was having trouble recruiting teaching staff. The Peace Corps made up a third of the staff at the university. In 1971, the Peace Corps left Nigeria. Nevertheless, the Peace Corps legacy was not forgotten, and in 1991, an interview

Introduction Nowadays, ‘Free trade’ has became one of the most popular words appears in public media. Like what Goldstein and Moss (2011) defined in their book, free trade is the policy that acts on diminishing government intervention on exports or imports business, while those intervention tools could be subsidies, tariffs or quotas. The debates also arisen as there are growing number of mainstream media focusing on the inequality of trade parties in the negotiations, and people want to know ‘who

Over the years, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has encountered criticism over eligibility of its student athletes. Some say that it is not tough enough on student-athletes when it comes to academic status. Others believe that the NCAA sets reasonable standards for student-athletes. There are three divisions in the NCAA, Division I, Division II, and Division III. The NCAA sets their eligibility and regulations in a hierarchal type structure; starting from the school’s athletic

In the years following the civil war, the Democratic Party within Texas was divided in many ways by a variety of issues. Though united against Republicans and their liberal Reconstruction policies, Texas Democrats in this period came from a variety of backgrounds and had unique motivations driving their political sentiments. In the article "Of Rutabagas and Redeemers: Rethinking the Texas Constitution of 1876," Patrick Williams argues against the pervasive characterization of the key factions in

Corpus Christi’s Water System Milissa Rossette Texas Government -2306 Issue in Texas Corpus Christi does not have much, but it is popular for a number of things. There is the Lexington, beaches, ship ports, a nearby base, a big university, a Salina statue, and contaminated water. Contaminated water nonchalantly being thrown in there is no joke. Corpus Christi water problems are a nuisance. Water problems in Corpus Christi are a burden to residence, can lead to health risks, and over