Chicago

Wrigley Field

July 24, 2015

Photos from my trip to Chicago to see the Chicago Cubs, Orlando City play the Chicago Fire, and a concert by Milky Chance.  

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New Orleans

Bignets & Cafe Au Lait at Cafe du Monde

July 20, 2015

For my birthday, I opted for a trip to a brand new city for me, New Orleans, La. What an incredible trip with awesome sights, amazing food, fantastic music, and …

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Module 10 Week 10 Lecture Discussion Post

July 19, 2015

In our first research paper this week, we look at the effect of Internet advertising within the travel industry in purchase attitude and intent. This particular study directly relates to …

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NOLA

I’m not sure I’ve ever been so compelled to start writing as I was driving in from the Louis Armstrong airport on my arrival to New Orleans. This is my …

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Module 9 Week 9 Reading Response Post

July 11, 2015

How Cell Phones are Empowering Women in the Developing World The article brings forward the knowledge gap between men and women in many of these countries and cultures. Before reading, …

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Module 9 Week 9 Lecture Discussion Post

Choose 2-3 of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions from slide 3 in the lecture and relate it to digital communication use in your own culture. Feel free to use personal examples where …

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Module 8 Week 8 Reading Response Post

July 5, 2015

Media Dissociation, Internet Use, and Antiwar Political Participation: A Case Study of Political Dissent and Action Against the War in Iraq “Structural equation modeling revealed that the more the individuals …

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Module 8 Week 8 Lecture Discussion Post

Does cultivation theory expand beyond television and violence? Choose 2-3 websites, digital platforms, digital technologies or media, etc. Then, using concepts from Cultivation theory, explain how these platforms do or …

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Module 7 Week 7 Reading Response Post

June 28, 2015

The Priming Effects of Virtual Environments on Interpersonal Perceptions and Behaviors Interesting idea that the imagery and items associated within a virtual world prime the user to specific behaviors both …

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Module 7 Week 7 Lecture Discussion Post

June 27, 2015

Question #1: Think about the concept of gatekeeping, the media, and the internet. How do you use the internet to bypass mass mediated forms of news and information? What do …

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