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Kelsey Iffert

Bio: Kelsey is a recent graduate from FullSail University with a bachelor's degree in creative writing Her expertise is in Canva, Final Draft, Word, and Excel. She is a published writer of the story “Ghostly Tales and Other Short Stories” with Draft2Digital in May 2023. Kelsey is passionate about telling stories and is always eager to collaborate and connect on exciting writing and editing projects. Her hobbies including reading, video games, and writing. She is excited to learn more with this internship.
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Top 5 Books for August 2026

1 – Unwind by Neal Shusterman Published on Nov 6th, 2007, Unwind is about the Second Civil War, which was fought over reproductive rights. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, parents can have their child “unwound,” which means they take all their organs and transport them to donors who ...

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Actor

Dwayne Johnson

Actor of the Month for August 2026 Photo by Jean_Nelson from Deposit Photos Facebook X-twitter Instagram Tiktok Spotify Youtube Mouse-pointer Mouse-pointer Bio Jumanji: Open World Bio Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known as “The Rock,” was born on May 2nd 1973. He is an American actor and professional wrestler. He is ...

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Top 5 Songs for August 2026

1 – Old Phone by Ed Sheeran This song is about finding an old phone that was hidden away for years, seeing all the old pictures, messages to exes, friends that have passed away, and wishing that you never found the phone to get all the bad memories back. I ...

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TV

Once Upon a Time: The Show That Rewrote Childhood Nostalgia

Once Upon a Time, the show that took all the stories of the Disney princesses and gave them a new story and had them all related somehow. The show starts with a kid named Henry, the son of a woman named Emma, as her past starts catching up with her. ...

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Sports

Does Sports Media Ignore Chronic Illness Until It’s a Headline?

Imagine you are watching the news and suddenly, someone starts talking about a famous athlete who had a meltdown because a referee didn’t count their goal. Now every news channel is talking about this, and you find out they have bipolar disorder or something. Would you know that he had ...

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Politics

Should Parents Have More Say Over School Curriculum?

When I was in high school there we subjects that I had to take in order to graduate that just didn’t make sense to me. For example, I think that some subjects should of been electives, such as P.E, art class and music class. Who wants to take art when ...

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Politics

Is the American Dream Still Realistic?   

Back in the day everyone wanted the “American Dream” which was a nice house with a white picket fence, a pretty housewife, some kids and a amazing job that let’s you afford luxuries and live comfortably. That was in the 90s or even earlier. Nowaday, this dream feels like just ...

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Latest News

NYC Opens Safe Locations as Flooding Threatens Already Soaked Neighborhoods

Because of potential life-threating flash flooding over night, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the New York City Emergency Management urged New Yorkers to prepare for waves of heavy rain expected from Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning.  The City is opening 51safe overnight locations at New York City Public Schools across the ...

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Sports

Why Recovery Deserves More Respect Than Playing Through Pain

Getting hurt anytime is a pain, literally, but in sports it’s even worse because not everyone can just shrug it off and keep playing through the pain. I know that in a lot of movies and shows there will be that one coach who doesn’t care if you got hurt; ...

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Latest News

All 8th Graders at Harlem Charter School Pass ‘Advanced’ History Exam

The Success Academy at Harlem West Middle Charter School really lived up to its name when every single eighth-grader passed the “Advanced Placement” world history exam, which is typically taken only by high-performance high school students.  Of the 47 eighth graders at the school, 89% even scored at a higher ...

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Video Games

The Strange Emotional Attachment Players Form With NPCs

Ever play a game where a character dies, and you get weirdly emotional, maybe even cry because you feel like you connected with them? There have been a lot of characters that I have personally related to or even connected with, and I might not have cried, but I was ...

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Sports

Why Some People Feel More Connected to Fictional Characters Than Real Athletes

When it comes to real athletes, it can be hard to feel connected to them, especially if you are not athletic. But when it comes to fictional athletes in anime or even TV shows, they often feel more human than the real deal. It’s hard to relate to being good ...

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