Author: Elora Roberts
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Soon You’ll Get Better
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in Week 4February 12th, 2025 All my life I have been told, “keep trying, you’ll get better”. For a long time, I thought that was just what parents said to their kids so they wouldn’t give up. I didn’t believe it for a long time. Sometimes, I still don’t. I always thought everything had to come out perfect right out of…
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Who is This Really For? – February 2, 2025
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in Week 2When I first started this blog, I was “assigned” it. Of course, every new post needs to be submitted on Sunday, they need to be a certain length, etc. But once ICM 501 was finished last fall, I found myself missing writing (or typing) down my thoughts each week. I grew to enjoy writing each post and it…
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Introducing…Elora Roberts – February 2, 2025
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in Week 2Elora Roberts comes all the way from Southern California to attend Quinnipiac University. The seasons are her favorite part! She is studying Data Science, with a minor in Math and looking forward to graduating in the spring. She is one of the few (dare she say only?) non-communications majors currently enrolled in the Interactive Media and Communications graduate…
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Starting Out, Once Again – January 26, 2025
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in Week 1With a new semester underway, that means a new course, which means a new book to read. For ICM 506, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser is that book. Only a few chapters have been read thus far, but it seems to be very thought provoking. While this book was originally published in…
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Our Future – September 29, 2024
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in Week 5This AI-generated photo raised a lot of controversy a few weeks ago. After the presidential debate on September 10th, Taylor Swift very publicly announced her endorsement for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. This photo was a major catalyst in her decision. It was generated by AI to reflect a view that Taylor Swift does not…
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In Preparation – September 22, 2024
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in Week 4When I hear the phrase, “Project Management”, the first thing that comes to mind is an outline, in some shape, of what a project should look like. What I didn’t know was that there were so many tools to help build that outline. The resources provided to me, gave me a sense of some of…
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We Are What We Eat – September 22, 2024
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in Week 4We all know it. What we (Americans) eat is not healthy. It is so contaminated with things so foreign to our bodies that we are suffering without really knowing it. But what choice do we have? What can we do to stop it from altering our very chemistry? I spend a semester abroad in London…
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Going Without – September 15th, 2024
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in Week 3Like many, I have that one mind-numbing game that I can play for hours. For many, Candy Crush still comes to mind, even twelve years after its release (that made me feel really old when I looked it up). For me, it is HomeScapes. I decided to give it up for 6 days this past…
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My Collapse – September 8th, 2024
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in Week 2This past summer, my mom went on a cruise for 5 days all by herself. She did not contact anyone (not even me and my stepmom). Her reason? She wanted to read and not be distracted by her phone, work or even her family. At the end, she had successfully completed six books. Her job…
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Starting Out – September 1st, 2024
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in Week 1When I learned that we were going to have to read a book on focusing throughout this course, I was utterly confused. The book in question is Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention – and How to Think Deeply Again, by Johann Hari. I could see the reasoning, if I really looked for it,…
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