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For as long as I can remember, writing has been not only my strength, but also my passion. Language and rhetoric comes naturally to me, and I have always found that one of the best and easiest ways for me to express myself is by putting pen to paper. Today, my writing skills have moved beyond the purpose of personal pleasure and into the professional realm of helping businesses reach their highest potential through all forms of communication-- especially written.
Throughout college, I honed my writing and rhetoric, pushed myself to master a variety of styles, and fell even more in love with language. With a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science, a persuasive writing style has become my forte, and issues relevant to women and societal justice have become my preferred subject matter. But I know that my writing is adaptive and can be used in any capacity to get a message across. I look forward to many opportunities to share my skills with awesome companies!
Mental health as subject matter has clawed its way onto script pages and silver screens in recent years. But accurate portrayals of mental illness are still few and far between. The struggles of addiction have been seen in recent movies such as "Beautiful Boy" and TV series like "Euphoria."
It all starts with the pain-the searing, gut wrenching pain that boils inside of you and lives in your arteries. It starts in your heart and then spreads to your extremities and before you know it, your body is poisoned with pain.
The San Francisco Bay Area prides itself on many things, but especially its progressive politics, forward-looking culture and concern for human rights around the globe. And yet the Bay Area is one of the worst locations for human trafficking. The FBI has identified the San Francisco Bay Area as one of the three highest-intensity child sex trafficking regions in the country.
When San Francisco's interim mayor London Breed, a moderate African-American woman, was replaced by Mark Farrell, a white male venture capitalist, uproar was expected. But the choice to replace Breed with Farrell was multifaceted, and there was far more to the decision than meets the eye.
Patriotism can be defined as love and devotion to one's country. It's a relationship, of sorts, focused on faithfulness to your country and a drive for its constant betterment. And yet, recently, patriotism in America has become conflated with hatred and supremacy.
Thursday's hearings and related news cycles were nothing short of exhausting. Between both Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's hearing and Judge Brett Kavanaugh's hearing, the political event lasted almost all day. And watching each hearing and the related news coverage was emotionally draining.
When you think of the people stuck under the poverty line, what do you picture? Do you picture children under the care of struggling single mothers, drowning in their attempts to give their kids the best lives possible? In 2016, 40% of children living with a single mother lived in poverty, compared to only 12% of children in two parent families.
When news of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's engagement broke, the world was immediately enthralled with their story. Markle instantly became something of an international icon due to her unprecedented background. She is American, she is divorced, and she is biracial.
Have you heard of Jaycee Dugard? What about Natalee Holloway or Laci Peterson? Or most recently, Mollie Tibbetts? Chances are you've heard of at least one of these names, all murder victims or missing persons. But have you heard of Srey Nath or Evelyn Hernandez? LaToyia Figueroa or Stephany Flores?
I went through a quick tornado of emotions in the following minute. Fear. Anger. Disgust. Sadness. Helplessness. It had been barely two months since the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. And here we were again.