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The Difficulties of College Baseball in this Day and Age  Oz Jensen 4/26/21  Q news      The COVID-19 pandemic changed the lives of young people across the nation, forcing them to become more responsible at an earlier age than most, due to living through the first major world-wide pandemic in 100 years.                                                                                                                                           One group that already had a great deal of responsibility is student-athletes. The epidemic has forced these young men and women to make sacrifices to advance their athletic and ...

  Throughout the 20th Century, the primary way of receiving news would be through the newspaper. For this reason, journalists carried an immense amount of power influencing American opinion. One of the most influential American journalists of the century was Walter Lippmann, from New York. In 1913, Lippmann became a founding member of The New Republic, a progressive leaning newspaper. Soon after this, Lipmann fought and became a captain in the army during World War I, after his service Lipmann became an advisor to President Woodrow Wilson, advising him on his famous Fourteen Points Speech. (Britannica editors, 2020) Lippmann however is known most for his writing, whether it be his books or his thousands of published columns throughout his successful life.        In 1925 Lippmann was such a well known journalist that when his wife ended up in the hospital, it was reported on by the New York Times, explaining that after dropping her off in Baltimore he return...

                                                                 Oz Jensen Journalism rough draft        The COVID-19 pandemic changed the lives of many young people across the nation, forcing them to become more responsible at an earlier age than most, due to living through a pandemic.       One group that already had a great deal of responsibility is college student-athletes. The epidemic has forced these young men and women to make sacrifices to advance their athletic and scholastic careers.      A great example of this struggle is the baseball team High Point University, coached by former UCF pitching coach Craig Cozart. These times are not just hard on the student-athletes, but the coaches as well have had to adjust ...

Task 1      For my inspiration, I decided to pick what I fall asleep under every night! I love the colors in this picture, thats why I got it, so when I heard that we would have a project in which we must pick a good color scheme, I knew exactly what to pick!                                                                                                      Task 2    The colors in my nameplates are light blue, green and pink, my favorite colors in the picture and I figured that this would be the best combination I could come up with out of the picture. For my tints, I Chose to do 50% light for the middle, and 10% for the lightest one.  Task 3  For the ...

Walter Lippmann Throughout the 20th Century the primary way of receiving news would be through the newspaper. For this reason, journalists carried an immense amount of power influencing American opinion. One of the most influential American journalists of the century was Walter Lippmann, from New York. In 1913, Lippmann became a founding member of The New Republic, a progressive leaning newspaper. Soon after this, Lipmann fought and became a captain in the army during World War I, after his service Lipmann became an advisor to President Woodrow Wilson, advising him on his famous Fourteen Points Speech. (Britannica editors, 2020) Lippmann however is known most for his writing, whether it be his books or his thousands of published columns throughout his successful life.  In 1925 Lippmann was such a well known journalist that when his wife ended up in the hospital, it was reported on by the New York Times, explaining that after dropping her off in Baltimore he returned to New York but...

5 Red Flags You're Dealing With 'Situational' Depression Experts explain how to recognize symptoms and cope with this adjustment disorder. By Caroline Bologna Depression is not a one-size-fits-all experience. For many, it persists for a long time or feels as though it’s constantly recurring. For others, it may only arise under specific circumstances and for a short duration. This latter condition is what many call “ situational depression. ” “Situational depression is a depressive experience that is triggered by a traumatic event or a change in a person’s life, such as job loss, the death of a loved one or an unstable work environment,” said   Greg Kushnick, a licensed psychologist in New York. “It is usually considered to be a normal reaction to a major life change or trauma.” Trigger He noted that a depressive reaction to the  COVID-19 pandemic can be labeled “situational,” depending on the severity of symptoms, when they started and how long they persist. The ter...

 Oz Jensen  Sport Collectable Boom       Since the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns last March, most industries have been struggling to reach anywhere near the amount of success that they had earned before the pandemic. However this has not been true of every industry. The sports collectable market was booming before and as of late . Sport cards in blue S&P 500 in Red  According to Forbes , for much of the last 3 years, the 500 most popular sports cards have been worth more than the S&P 500 (The top 500 stocks). This has led to more potential buyers who may not be into sports yet are looking to make good investments .   The appeal of buying a card as opposed to a stock could be pretty simple, especially for those who enjoy sports. Instead of just watching a number, a customer gets something they can hold, look at, and display, while they hope the price rises.  This year a PSA 9 (rated 1-10 on appearance) Micke...