Ikra
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Blog 5: Him or Gym
What I enjoyed most about core assignment 3 was getting to see how everyone’s blog posts and assignments evolved into this final trailer. A lot of us expanded on the topic we originally wrote about such as criminal justice reform and the stresses of life. Others broaden their topics further and explore other subcategories of …
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Perseguir (To Chase)
Trailer inspired by Wilmer Ovalle and the effects of drug cartels on youth and local communities in Colombia. Vision Statement Plot Summary Wilmer witnesses his father’s coca trees being sprayed down by crop dusters in the midst of his mother’s final stages of cancer. Wilmer’s father is a second generation coca farmer working to support …
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Drugs are over glorified
For my first assignment, I wrote about The Weeknd Blinding Lights. I wrote about the impact his drug abuse had on his relationship with Bella Hadid. For my second assignment, I decided to focus on the impact the cocaine industry has had on local communities in Colombia and their youth. I narrowed down my topic …
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The effects of drug cartels on local and international communities
The effects of drug cartels on local and international communities. The song that I chose is called Blinding Lights by The Weeknd, and basically the song spoke out about drug abuse and the effects it can have on a person’s personal relationship. After having written my paper, I watched a Vice documentary about drug cartels …
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The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
0:03- The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) is seen laughing in pain as his entire face and mouth is covered in blood. This imagery is intriguing for the viewers because it makes them question why his face is covered in blood, and how he got to this point. This also pushes the viewers to keep watching. …
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Pink Chai Pot
Sitting in my kitchen sink is a pink chai pot that has been in my house for as long as I can remember. I started drinking chai from an early age partially because my dad’s an addict, but mostly because my parents were always hosting people. In South Asian households, it’s a custom to always …
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Ikra Islam
Hi! My name is Ikra and I’m a human resources and management major. I like politics, world history, and badminton. I live in Brooklyn and work as a dental assistant, so I know a lot of random facts about teeth. I recently started listening to K-pop and they’re really great, so i’ll link one of …
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