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hilarycarrell wrote a new blog post: What Are We Really Seeing?
The power of marketing is all around us, yet somehow we fail to comprehend that we see an average of 3000 ads per day . Thinking about this, I realized that by the time I leave my room in the morning,...
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Though some people are optimistic and see the potential positive consequences to climate change in Canada, in my opinion, our country will not be a net winner. Canada is known for its incredible...
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I definitely agree that it would be smart for Canada to take advantage of the increased growing season and warmer temperatures. It would allow us to access a wider range of crops as well as decrease...
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In both of these videos Sheila Watt-Cloutier and Mohammed Nasheed address not only governments, states and organizations such as the UN, but also “us” as a consuming society. Sheila makes arguments...
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I was definitely nervous going into this exercise, like Matt, I feel that I live fairly sustainably, however, I know that I have some major areas that could use improvement. As I read through the...
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I do think it is challenging to cut down on our main factors of contribution. I think we use these ones the most because we are so used to them, and so heavily reliant on them. Travel and eating are...
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Berry manages to connect food production, values and politics is many ways. Starting with his connections between food production and values, it becomes quickly clear that he completely disagrees with...
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The film portrays a complex side to modernization, one that as a 1st world citizen, I might not have originally considered. It draws an impacting picture of the massive changes caused by modernization...
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I agree with both of you that the shop keeper stirred many emotions. I also agree that this is evidence to the fact that China merely "seems" to be adopting a more modern way of life, yet it's...
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I have not been familiar with Burtynsky’s work until now, and my immediate reaction was of course overwhelming sadness. All of the photos hit me really hard, and I think it’s particularly because I am...
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I completely agree that Burtynsky does a great job of provoking thought. I also like your point that sometimes you need to be removed from a situation before you can fully grasp it and I believe that...
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hilarycarrell wrote a new blog post: Hilary Carrell; The Oil I Eat
On Sunday morning I enjoyed a light breakfast of Kellogg’s Cornflakes and an organic banana served with Dairyland 1% milk and a glass of Simply Orange orange juice. Starting with the cereal, Kellogg’s...
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When making a comparison between the New Orleans Times-Picayune’s flood depth map and Brown University’s interactive mapping system, it is easy to identify the socio-economic characteristics of the...
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Interesting that you bring that up, I was actually curious as well so I looked into the redevelopment of New Orleans and saw that yes, there has been a lot of positive redevelopment, but with the...
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hilarycarrell wrote a new post, What are we teaching the next generation?, on...
In the US alone, companies spend over 17 billion dollars marketing to just children. Kids today have much more autonomy within their families, therefore they speak up and are successful in influencing...
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hilarycarrell wrote a new post, Deceiving Ads and Perceiving Minds, on the...
While surfing Facebook last night, as university students typically do to procrastinate, an ad on the side of the page caught my eye. The irony made me literally laugh out loud in my empty house,...
View Articlehilarycarrell wrote a new post, Pin-genious, on the site Hilary Carrell
Pinterest is a truly ingenious channel when it comes to marketing. With four million unique daily visitors marketers can sell basically anything including food and drink, home decor, clothes,...
View Articlehilarycarrell wrote a new post, Changing Charity, on the site Hilary Carrell
Whatever you had planned for the next 18 minutes, scrap that and watch this video instead, seriously. Dan Pallotta really hit home for me with this Ted Talk on how our views on...
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hilarycarrell wrote a new post, Who Am I?, on the site Hilary Carrell
A personal brand for myself, particularly online, was not something I thought I would need to eventually build and create. Growing up in Generation Y, I am marked by the influence of technology. Using...
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