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Using Narrative Techniques in Writing
New ReviewDialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and incorporating multiple plot lines are narrative techniques writers use to add detail and depth to their stories. Understand each of these techniques and learn how to use them effectively in...
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The Modern City That Was Buried By a Volcano
New ReviewIn the 1990s, an entire city in the Caribbean vanished under ash. Plymouth, Montserrat, once vibrant, now lies frozen in time—buried by a volcano still simmering beneath the surface. We explore how this community has endured, and how...
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Do Living Things Have Free Will or Are They Biologically Programmed?
How low in complexity can you go and still have free will. Does a bacteria have free will? Do single cells have it? What do we know about agency in living systems? I collaborated with physicist and author Philip Ball, a former editor at...
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Do the Past, Present, and Future Exist at the Same Time? Exploring the Nature of Time
Is time an illusion? If not, what is time? Why does time flow forward? You are watching this video. Your brain cells are firing in anticipation. A story is unfolding. Time is moving forward. Or is it? What if I told you that nothing is...
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Anonymous Authors Of Love Letters Uplift The Lonely
While it is exciting to see the bold type of a newly arrived email from an old friend or the pulsing dots of a long awaited text, there is still something special about the arrival of a hand written, stamped envelope in your home...
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A Texas Community Comes Together to Rescue Abandoned Animals
Dedicated workers established The Animal Shelter of Texas County to help the hundreds of abandoned animals in their community.
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Black Girl Geek Magic – She’s Blazing The Trail For All Like Her
Her family’s love of good stories, whether they were comics, anime, video games or even the Harry Potter Books, were all a key part of shaping the “geek” in Jamila Rowser’s personality while traveling the world as a military brat with...
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Harlem Theatre Gives Actors The Chance To Perform Classics For Their Community
“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” This poignant line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet perfectly captures the inner desires of a group of actors, directors, designers, playwrights, and technicians, mostly from Harlem, who are...
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Non-profit Helps Wounded Vets Get Their Lives Back - Catch A Lift (CAL)
The Catch a Lift Fund (CAL) inspires veterans to get up and get moving again. CAL was founded in 2010, with the sole purpose of helping post-9/11 combat wounded veterans all over the U.S. recover both physically and mentally. Uniquely,...
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Subscription Box Model Loses Its Glow After Blue Apron's Epic IPO Fail
Subscriber boxes beware. The business model made popular by companies like Blue Apron, Stitch Fix, Birchbox, and Dollar Shave Club is being put to the test as it tries to prove to investors is it a sustainable strategy.
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Changing Lives One Love Letter at a Time
Love letters aren't just for a significant other! In fact, over 25,000 people around the world write love letters through a NOTEworthy movement that encourages people to send messages of appreciation to those who need them most. Hannah...
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Meet High School Art Student Luis Gonzalez, and Hear About How Art Transformed His Life!
Art classes allow young people to express themselves in important ways. Unfortunately, arts education is disappearing from schools in America; since 2008, 80% of school districts have cut funding for art programs. Simultaneously, student...
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Boosting businesses
Jacqui d'Eon, COO, Adrenalys, on a new Quebec-based program stepping in to help mid-size companies
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The Investigators with Diana Swain - Conversation with host and producer of S-Town podcast
A conversation with Brian Reed, the host and producer of the popular podcast S-Town, about the praise and criticism his portrayal of life in a small Alabama town is receiving. Watch The Investigators Saturdays at 9:30 pm ET and Sundays...
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'Hit me': American Airlines worker challenges passenger in fight over stroller
American Airlines has suspended an employee after video emerged of a heated exchange with a passenger who came to the defence of a crying woman holding a baby
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What Can We Expect From the Next Star Wars Battlefront?
See the new preview and insight on the next installment of the Star Wars series here on Cheddar.
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Humanizing the overdose crisis
New interactive map is slowly being populated by people wanting to share both their personal stories of loss and the lives of their lost loved ones
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Twin Sisters For The Soul: How They Help Families Battling Cancer
Twins, Joy and Judy are on a mission to help women battle breast cancer. They're offering healthy recipes, love, and support to brighten the days of families going through this very tough time. Judy, who was diagnosed with breast cancer...
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The Human Library - YT.mp4
The Human Library is not your typical library. Yes, there are stories waiting to be shared, but not in the way that you're used to. The Human Library is a global movement, where you can check out HUMAN books! It is a place where real...
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Fidel Castro: Inside his childhood home
CBC's Adrienne Arsenault takes us on a tour of Fidel Castro's childhood home
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Oscar buzz for Casey Affleck
In ‘Manchester by the Sea’, Casey Affleck stars as Lee, a janitor from Boston forced to return to his hometown to take care of his teenage nephew after his brother dies. Ever since its sensational debut at Sundance, the film has been...
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Wait is over for new Harry Potter story
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child had its gala opening Saturday in London and J.K. Rowling says there's already talk of a Broadway run
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Beautiful Friendship Forms At Minnesota Wildcat Sanctuary
In the woods of Minnesota, lies a beautiful sanctuary where rescued wildcats go to live happy, carefree lives. This beautiful story is about The Wildcat Sanctuary and an unbelievable friendship that formed there. A less than a year old,...