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News Story Assignment

Have a Little Faith How members of the least religious generation are leveraging an interfaith approach to move the needle forward on COVID-19 vaccination rates in the South. The Download: Your 1-minute Read With the winter season upon us, COVID-19 cases are once again trending upward, new variants are on the horizon, and the second […]

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Headlines & Push Notifications Assignment

Example 1: Original Headline: “More than 400 infections linked to preK-12 schools in state” It looks like it has since been edited to: “More than 400 coronavirus infections linked to preK-12 schools in Minnesota” which is a bit more descriptive, but a smidge long and not the most engaging. URL: Star Tribune, main Minneapolis paper […]

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Writing Sample Edit Assignment: Where I’m Meant to Be

Target Publications: New York Times Modern Love Column or Hilton Head Island Packet (local newspaper) Abstract: The values behind James Taylor’s lyrics guide one couple’s love story. Keywords: Love, Modern Love, Love Story, NYT, New York Times, NYT Modern Love, New York Times Modern Love, Modern Love Column, James Taylor, Carolina, North Carolina, South Carolina, […]

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Critique Assignment: Praise for Burnette’s love of all things Tartan

In “A third-generation fan pays homage to the cook and author Beth Tartan,” Ellen Burnette writes of the homes, kitchens and heritage that have shaped her with the warmth of one of Tartan’s pound cakes, straight out of the oven.  Burnette’s fondness for her hometown and family shines through as she uses Beth Tartan (the […]

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Writing Sample Assignment: A Lowcountry Love Ballad

Target Publications: New York Times Modern Love Column or Hilton Head Island Packet (local newspaper) Abstract: A simple story about a guy and a girl falling in love to the beat of James Taylor in the lowcountry.  Keywords: Love, Modern Love, Love Story, NYT, New York Times, NYT Modern Love, New York Times Modern Love, […]

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MEJO711: Cliche Poem Assignment

Life Is What You Make It In a New York minute, she was a fish out of water, As she ate humble pie, absence made her heart grow fonder. A long ways away from the home where her heart was, Turns out this “charmed life” isn’t easy says, easy does. She remembered that in every […]