Disclaimer: This isn’t yet another critique or defense of Invisible Children or their Kony 2012 campaign. This is a defense of my decision to re-post the video and my reaction to the criticism, not of the campaign, but of others like me who chose to support it. I felt compelled to write this defense because …
Share on FacebookI’ve been wearing a lot of hats lately. There’s the law student hat because I sincerely enjoy the law, more when I’m using it at work than reading about it at school, but still. Then there’s the journalism student hat because I like to write and thought I’d benefit from being polished by professionals both …
Share on FacebookThis post was originally an assignment for a features writing class. It was updated to reflect the assignment’s final version, but the original post can be found by clicking here. ____________________________________ When the lights come up, exposing the dirty New York apartment on stage, little is revealed by the colorful men playing poker around the …
Share on FacebookIt doesn’t happen often that I think to myself: omg! Are you taking this all in?! This is amazing!! What’s amazing? Life. Sometimes you find yourself in a place where you look around and nothing could be better. There’s so much potential (wonderful raw material) that you smile and smile and smile and sometimes even …
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