Recently, HBO came out with a new mini-series called Big Little Lies and it was considered to be a hit. The show, based off of the book, Big Little Lies, by Liane Moriarty, starred Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shaliene Woodley, and Laura Dern, just to name a few of the incredible and powerful women who appeared in […]
Read more "Does Big Little Lies Deserve Another Season?"Thirteen Reasons Why is the newest Netflix show to create buzz on social media. The show, based on the novel Thirteen Reasons Why, has an extremely heavy plot that deals with teen suicide. By tackling such a sensitive issue, there’s no wonder it has stirred conversation all over social media. When I searched the hashtag #ThirteenReasonsWhy, […]
Read more "#ThirteenReasonsWhy"Last week, the HBO series Girls concluded its sixth and finale season to many mixed reviews. The series has won critics’ and audiences’ applause for its raw nature and humor in its realistic portrayal of New York women and their relationships. #GirlsHBO maintained trending status on Twitter throughout the weekend, showing audiences’ anxiety for the […]
Read more "Heartbreak or Distaste: Reaction to #GirlsHBO Series’ Finale (Spoilers Ahead)"The hashtag that I decided to research and utilize was #MOAB, which, if you’ve been following the news recently, stands for Mother of all Bombs. Surprisingly, this “MOAB” has been stirring quite mixed reactions from people, both in the United States and otherwise. As you can see in one of the Tweets linked below, it’s […]
Read more "#MOAB"As controversy swirls around what the United States will do in regard to North Korea, lots of people took their thoughts to Twitter. Some, like Jacob Wohl, who is the CEO of Montgomery Assets say the launching of a missile must be responded to. While the launch failed, it occurred while vice president Mike Pence […]
Read more "Controversy surrounding North Korea sparks opinions on Twitter"In the beginning of April, REI launched #ForceOfNature, a new campaign aimed at female-empowerment, equal treatment, equal pay, and turning the outdoors into “the world’s larget level playing field.” What followed was a series of charged social media posts aimed at spreading the word. One of their most powerfull was the 30 second video they released […]
Read more "#ForceOfNature"Late last week, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez – currently serving a life sentence for the murder of Odin Lloyd – was found not guilty of a 2012 double murder. This was huge news, even though Hernandez is still serving a life sentence, and brought up the prospect of Hernandez only needing […]
Read more "Twitter reactions to Aaron Hernandez not guilty ruling"Pro #PlannedParenthood Please support #PlannedParenthood pic.twitter.com/6nM6UNBeXI — SugarCookie (@TxYankee33) April 9, 2017 A single cell on Mars would be considered life yet a cell in the mothers womb is disposable 🤔🤔@PPact #PlannedParenthood #ThursdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/fVkQ6eu31i — Young_Conservative™ (@Steve0423) April 6, 2017 Sexual health is so incredibly important. Whether you realize it or not, #PlannedParenthood positively affects […]
Read more "Blogging #PlannedParenthood"In today’s age of social media it is easy to gain notoriety for social change movements. One topic that has garnered publicity during the last decade is the issue of sexism. Twitter has always been a platform that allows public debate on a wide range of topics, especially through the use of hashtags. Sexism is […]
Read more "#EverydaySexism"13 Reasons Why has become the most tweeted about Netflix show ever. According to my calculations: ∆ = b² – 4 a c -b± √∆x1,8 = ———— 2a 13 reasons why needs a season 2 — Dory (@Dory) April 17, 2017 Based on a popular young adult novel, the show is about a high school […]
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