Author: vvaldez42
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24-Hour Media Diet: Spotting Misinformation
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 7:30 A.M. I woke up and immediately put on my favorite podcast, Gals On The Go. This week’s episode was about skincare. They talked about their personal skincare journeys with CeraVe dermatologist Dr. Mian who is a licensed dermatologist in NYC. I trust the credibility of this podcast especially since they…
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Vegan and Cruelty-Free Makeup Brands
I remember when I first started wearing makeup in middle school and high school. I would set my alarm clock to go off extra early in the mornings to make sure I had enough time to do my signature winged eyeliner. While I cringe at the pictures of myself back then not knowing what I…
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Documentaries/Movies to watch about sustainability and climate change
In this podcast-style blog, I’ll talk about a few of my documentary and movie recommendations to anyone looking for something informative to watch about sustainability and climate change. I know for myself when I was first starting my journey to becoming more sustainable, it was hard. I mean, so many industries now that are not…
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Favorite Thrifting Finds
Today I’ll be going through a few of my favorite thrift finds I have collected over the years. As I have discussed in previous blogs, thrifting is so vital in the fight against fast fashion which is destroying the planet. Big name brands like Forever 21, Shein, and Zaful are all to blame for huge…
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Renewing My Morning Routine: Mindfulness Practices
This week I want to talk about mental health and the importance of being mindful of one’s actions. For anyone new to my blog or who doesn’t know, I have been in the process of grieving the loss of a family pet since last December and it has taken me a long time to feel…
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Why is Media Creation Critical to Media Literacy?
Without media creation, there wouldn’t be a need for media literacy because we wouldn’t have any media to be literate on. It is an essential component in becoming media literate and as I have mentioned in my previous post “Media Literacy Education: A Reflection,” the main components of media literacy are, access, analyze, evaluate, create…
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Media Literacy Education: A Reflection
I have learned so much over these past weeks in my Digital Media Literacy course at Arizona State University, it’s hard to believe this is coming to a close and every class I take, gets me one step closer to achieving my goal of obtaining my BA in Mass Communication and Media Studies and reaching…
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Civic Imagination: Wheel of Time On Amazon Prime and Feminism
The Wheel of Time is a new show on Amazon Prime that was released in November 2021. It is based on the novels by authors Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson and is set in a whimsical and fantasized world where mythical creatures like dragons and ogres live among others. Those who can conjure magic and channel…
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Generalization About Women In Media: Marriage and Having Children
One generalization that I face every single day as a woman in society is the idea that simply because I am a woman, I will one day have children. It has been something that has been forced upon my conscious for as long as I can remember as something that I must do in order…
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Let’s Talk About Global Warming
What do you think of when you think of global warming? Surely pictures of melting ice glaciers and stranded polar bears on floating pieces of broken ice comes to mind. And you would be right on the right track, but what exactly does “global warming” mean and why is it such a controversial topic? Global…
Victoria Valdez 