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Richmond Animal League: SWOT Analysis
For my class, COMM 323 Leadership & Events Management, I have been asked to conduct a SWOT analysis of a local organization, then conclude with a recommendation for an event proposal that will help meet this company’s needs. Because animal rescue is so dearly important to me and because I sincerely admire the work that this organization has done, I will be choosing Richmond Animal League for my assignment, and will be analyzing their internal strengths and weaknesses, as well
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2 days ago4 min read


Reflection Post: Leadership & Events
1. Blog: Reflection Post If you already have a Wix page also clearly indicate what changes you made and why. My Wix changes as well as their intentions can be found in my recent post, “Curating Ellie”. How confident do you feel in your professional or online presence at this time? Overall, I feel confident in the work I have curated over the years. My e-portfolio has come a long way, and my online presence now feels like it’s in an authentic and professional place. I am
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Mar 133 min read


Case Study #1 in Conflict Management
In the case study Shallow Talk and Separate Spaces by Sandra Metts, several different forms of expressed conflict appear between our two main protagonists, Sarah and Russel. Throughout the beginning of the story, their conflicts escalate as they each repeatedly criticize one another and threaten each other’s face and identity. Their initial quarrel begins, in part, because both Sarah and Russel have draining days at work and they return home equally tired and irritable, sett
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Feb 215 min read


Curating "Ellie"
Since entering my final semester at Old Dominion University, I have completed several courses that included ePortfolio projects. Each one has helped me create and curate my digital image, and as my academic journey has evolved, my ePortfolio has grown alongside me. Normally, my approach to curation focused on adding new projects and essays to highlight the academic work I’ve accomplished. This time, however, I wanted to create an entirely new feeling within my page. When I i
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Feb 51 min read


Persuasion Through Horror
Coralie Fargeat’s shocking body horror, The Substance , takes the audience through a persuasive journey that sparks change in their attitudes to the unrealistic beauty standards and gendered norms that have been fed to people both through the media and society. Through the deeply relatable and harrowing social comparison of Demi Moore’s character, Elisabeth Sparkle, the rich and thematic layers of symbolic action thread throughout the film, and the incessant commitment we see
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Oct 9, 20256 min read


Digital Leadership Through Quiet Presence
For my digital mentor assignment, I wanted to choose someone who worked in the mental health field. Specifically, I wanted someone who...
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Oct 1, 20253 min read


Evaluating Scales
In my class, COMM333, I have been closely studying persuasion and its effect on attitudes and behavior, and a direct, efficient way to...
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Sep 30, 20254 min read


Summing it All Up: Final Reflection for COMM314
1.In what ways do you think you improved your professional presence after completing the eP? By creating and cultivating an E-Portfolio,...
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Apr 27, 20244 min read


ePortfolio Part 1: Reflection
For the first curation of my Wix website, I decided to pursue option one where I met with an ePortfolio peer mentor to discuss possible...
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Jan 27, 20241 min read


ePortfolio Part 1: Improving Functionality and Accessibility
I recently met with an ePortfolio peer mentor, Cami, and made some accessibility changes to my page. We looked over my current Wix page...
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Jan 27, 20242 min read
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