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Textual Analysis of LBJ and Barry Goldwater’s Convention Speeches
I chose to analyze Barry Goldwater and President Lyndon Johnson’s convention speeches using Voyant’s text analysis tools. This election has fascinated me because it portrays two radically different visions of American politics but whose candidates are remembered for different reasons. Comparing these two speeches makes these differences all the more…
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Social Media and Social Justice
The recent spate of police violence stories has been credited to the proliferation of smartphone cameras uncovering examples of excessive force. What is missing from that equation is the role of social media. Being able to record the event is not enough. The death of Eric Garner serves as an example where video…
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Somewhere in Philly: a throught of an italian student in Philadephia
a city, color, people, smells, the sounds, different things. habits, ways of thinking that you get used slowly, one step at a time. When I first arrived the predominant feeling was that of being disoriented by the mere thought of being on the other side of the world. With each passing day this feeling is decreasing.…
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Italy and U.S.A.
I came to Philadelphia almost 1 week ago. It was a long trip from Italy. I never been in USA untill now and i was happy to start a new experience here. When i arrived here i could see that it’s not like in Italy. Here there isn’t the same traffic like in Italy and…