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My Writing Style
In reference to all of my written works: I know AP, Chicago, MLA, etc. grammar, punctuation and spelling rules. When I choose to break them, it is an artistic choice. I use words on the page to express emotions and ideas not only through their meanings and sentence structure, but also visually. My aim is to subtly engage my reader not only intellectually, but also emotionally.
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Watching the World Burn and Getting Angry
Climate change is preventable. It’s not make-believe. Wildfires popping up around the globe, polar bears starving in the Artic as the ice caps melt and crazy droughts followed by flooding provides concrete evidence. Our health is being affected. Not only the immediate deaths that occur due to fires and floods. Rising temperatures have been linked to a rise in heart disease. Besides the fact that fracking releases methane into the atmosphere, a study has found that children born near fracking wells have a higher rate of leukemia. We as individuals can do our part to help combat this, mostly by pressuring governments. Kudos to the Biden administration and the U.S.…
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Aretha Franklin Is the Queen of Music, Period!
I’ve loved Aretha Franklin ever since 4 year-old me pretended to belt out duets with her. While her songs played on the radio, I would kneel on a bench in front of my parents’ bedroom dresser mirror to see my performance. To this day, her voice still touches my heart and soul like no other. When she passed away, I was shocked to learn that there are generations of people who believe her repertoire consists only of “Natural Woman” and “Respect.” A woman in her 20s that I knew at the time commented that those songs proved Aretha had a “limited range.” I was stunned! I’m compelled to write about…
