Brittany Abeijon
I am a Junior at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, a double major in English and Journalism, I hold an officer position in the English/Rhetoric Club, and I am the Senior Editor for openingbands.com, a zine that displays local talent.
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Hardy's Reindeer Ranch in Rantoul, IllinoisHardy's Reindeer Ranch hosts 16 Alaskan reindeer on more than 80 acres of farmland in Rantoul, Ill. -
7 Ways to Shop Smart and Save Money This Holiday Season7 ways to shop smart and save money this holiday season.
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Creativity with Stereotypes: GEICO Insurance CommercialGEICO Auto Insurance devised a series of cavemen commercials. One advertisement that aired in September 2006 contained no dialogue, but used music, advertisements and a twist on the cavemen stereotype within the advertisement to sell the product.
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The Facelift of Facebook: Changes and AdvancementsFacebook began as an online social network for Harvard University students. But with intense popularity, the Web site expanded to all Ivy League schools, then universities, then high schools and finally everyone and anyone with Internet access. -
Spring Break Offers Sun, Sand, ScamsMany students travel to popular tourist destinations such as Cancun, South Padre Island, Panama City and Las Vegas, but are often blinded by the exotic aspects of these foreign places and forget the actual dangers they present.
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Volunteers Work to Improve Environment in Champaign, IllinoisHundreds of volunteers met at Scott Park, 207 E. Springfield Ave., Saturday morning for the 2nd annual Boneyard Creek Community Day, in connection with the weekend-long Boneyard Arts Festival. -
Shakespeare's Hamlet: Incestuous DesiresGertrude's relationship with Claudius, Hamlet's feelings towards his own mother, and Ophelia's relationship with her father and brother all demonstrate these incestuous desires in which Hamlet becomes the passive character in the male dominated world.
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Deception in All's Well that Ends Well: Loss is GainIn William Shakespeare's All's Well that Ends Well, there is a reoccurring theme of deception among the characters.
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Emily Bronte's Wuthering HeightsNarrations from Lockwood and Nelly Dean manipulate the characters and action within the story even though both are "outsider" characters. -
Depth of the Character Shown Through Novel SettingCharacters of Charles Dickens' Bleak House or Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles are devloped through their settings and landscapes.
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Colorado Man Kills Self After Shooting Highschool GirlFour-hour ordeal ends with girl critically injured. -
Judges' Opinions Separation of Power in "Bowsher vs. Synar"A formalist, traditionalist, and functionalist view of the Separation of Power in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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Exploring Bharati Mukherjee's Novel JasmineA modern Indian woman moves to the United States and she is faced with the problems of race, gender, yet tries to remain true to her original nation and customs.
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A Look at Samuel Richardson's Pamela, Or, Virtue RewardedPamela goes to extremes to preserve her virtue throughout the story, yet is she really scheming her way into a higher social status and excessive wealth by "seducing" Squire B?
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A Close Look at the Effects of the Media on the Characters in Don DeLillo's "White Noise"The character of Jack Gladney is alienated from his wife, children, friends, and community and can be seen through the uses of media and technological innovations throughout the novel.
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My "New" Musical IdentityThe music mania from the 60's and 70's is really not so different from today's pop music craze when you closely analyze the sounds, lyrics, and background of NYSNC, The Spice Girls, Janis Joplin, and The Beatles. -
Masculine Heroism: The Past Limiting the FutureAnalysis of both Beowulf and Grendel's Mother based on their characteristics and their portrayl of heroism.
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A Close Analysis of Major Themes in Emily Dickinson's PoetryA close reading of "Because I could not stop for Death-", "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-", and, "I died for Beauty-but was scarce".
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A Feminist Portrayal of WomenAs can be seen in The Wife of His Youth by Charles W. Chesnutt, two women characters are portrayed as equals to men through their appearances, through their manners, and through the opinion of the Blue Vein Society.
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The Low Carb Craze: Fad Diet or Obesity Aid?We all know that the "Atkins Diet" has generated a following of advocates who condemn carbohydrates as the fundamental root of weight control evil, but respected scientists have raised serious questions regarding potential consequences of these diets.
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Flourishing Industries Are so Successful, but What Makes Them that Way? Secrets UnlockedAbout twenty percent of the people that are sent to work in the mills, die within the first few months of imprisonment within the workhouse.