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Movie Review: Avatar

Posted January 9, 2010

I'm back at SCAD!  What a break, and what a quarter this will be!  I just finished the first week back and I had some spare time (probably because we just had a Blue Moon) and I thought it was time to write my review of James Cameron's recent masterpiece, Avatar.  I encourage everyone to see it if…

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Winter Break!

Posted December 8, 2009

Greetings, all!

Areya here and back home in Pittsburgh, PA for Winter Break!  Actually, I've been back since November 21st, but have simply been too busy to let everyone know (more on that later).  I am on break until the beginning of January.  I had a FANTASTIC Fall Quarter at SCAD!  I made new exc…

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New Editorial!

Posted September 5, 2009
I have just added another editorial to the Writings section, on a topic that I have wanted to write about for a VERY long time.  It is a commentary on the social and professional relationships between people from older and younger generations, particularly Generation Y.  It does not seek to offend a…

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Back to SCAD, Senior Thesis Film, and more!

Posted September 4, 2009

It's that time of year again!  What a summer!  Those of you who followed my progress during my internship on my Summer Internship blog (http://areyassummer.blogspot.com) will know what a big chunk of it was like.  I also worked at my local chiropractor's office, working with digital media.  Great …

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Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Posted August 6, 2009

I have just posted (finally) my review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  I am hard at work at my internship, and things are getting intense now.  I was lucky I was actually able to get this review written.

 

You can read it in the writings section here!  I hope you enjoy!

 

You can al…

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Quick Update

Posted July 15, 2009

Just a quick update today.  I added screencaps of 'The Hero Path' and 'Ilona' to the Images section of the website.

 

Well, most of you can probably guess where I was last night at midnight.  Some little-known film about a teenage wizard.  It's so little-known it made $20 million in midnight scree…

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New Section! Writings!

Posted July 13, 2009

Hello all!  I'm back from the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago!  I was there the whole weekend and it was quite an experience!  Many publishers and librarians and companies and free stuff galore!

 

I have added a new section to the site under 'Work':  Writings.  I have …

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Four Years Later: Remembering Kristen and Stephanie

Posted July 9, 2009

On the night of July 9th, 2005, two of my former classmates, Kristen Zubek and Stephanie Roman were on their way home on a back road in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.  A tractor appeared suddenly ahead of them, Kristen overcompensated with the car, and the car collided with a tree off the road.  Kri…

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Internships, Solstice, and Passings

Posted June 28, 2009

Hello!  Sorry for the lack of updates.  Busy busy bee!  What a month we have had!  I have, however, been posting quite a bit on my internship blog (http://areyassummer/blogspot.com).  I've been enjoying myself for the most part, especially at my internship at New Perspective Productions.  I've b…

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Hello Summer!

Posted June 8, 2009

Happy June!  What a crazy first week of summer vacation I've had!  Where to start?  It was so crazy, I might make a movie about it some day!  Well, here's the update.

 

Spring Quarter at SCAD ended on May 28th and my mom and I drove from Savannah, GA to Pittsburgh, PA (704 miles, if you're curi…

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EPA Declares Global Warming a Danger to Public

Posted April 19, 2009

I received this in my email this morning and all I can say is 'It's about time!' Read on!

National Wildlife Federation Says Most Significant Federal Action to Date

Washington, DC (April 17, 2009) – Today the Environmental Protection Agency announced its finding that global warming pollution constitut…

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A New Hope to End Genocide

Posted April 19, 2009

Today, I read an article that I feel everyone in the United States should read. It's by Andrew Slack, head of the Harry Potter Alliance, an organization that tackles the world's most difficult issues and acts proactively on them. I am proud to be a part of this charismatic organization. One of their…

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Spring Quarter Begins!

Posted March 22, 2009

After a fun and eventful Spring Break, I am back at SCAD, ready to begin classes tomorrow!  My grades from last quarter were awesome again, and I look forward to what Spring Quarter has to offer, including the warmer weather!  I will be posting some of my work from last quarter, which comprises 4 ne…

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