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		<title>Consumption Ignorance: Food Marketing Creates Confusion for Generation Y</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 12:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abstract This study examines the relationship between food marketing and Generation Y’s consumer ignorance through an analysis of participant knowledge and advertising buzzwords.  Participants between the ages of 18 and 50 where chosen to answer questions regarding what they found healthy, whether they find nutritional labels useful and if they are able to choose which product [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stephaniehopp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10894968&amp;post=106&amp;subd=stephaniehopp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Photography: Finnegan&#8217;s Tavern</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just some freelance work for Finnegan&#8217;s Tavern on Liberty Street in Springfield, MA.  I am designing a website to promote their events and new menu!  Here&#8217;s a taste of some pictures I took to feature their new updates to the tavern! Posted in Photography Tagged: bar, finnegan's tavern, Massachusetts, Photography, springfield, tavern<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stephaniehopp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10894968&amp;post=101&amp;subd=stephaniehopp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Creating an Accountable You: A Look into Existentialism and Human Emotions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of our biggest freedoms is the privilege of choice. Most people regard having choices as a good thing, although a limited or restricted choice can lead to discomfort and avoidance. In contrast, unlimited choice may lead to confusion and regret of different alternatives not taken. Every day we are faced with choices. Some are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stephaniehopp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10894968&amp;post=91&amp;subd=stephaniehopp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Community Values</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When taking a moment to evaluate my values within my community it took me longer then I would have hoped to see where my impact was.  Throughout our time in class and in conversations with friends I’ve found this to be an important issue within our generation.  Does one person matter?  Does our generation realize [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stephaniehopp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10894968&amp;post=88&amp;subd=stephaniehopp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My&#8230;My night with the scene kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On one of the warmest fall nights of November I was asked to accompany a friend to see one of his favorite bands perform at Pearl Street in Northampton.  I definitely did not know what I was in for.  Tickets had sold out online, but were also going to be sold at the door for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stephaniehopp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10894968&amp;post=85&amp;subd=stephaniehopp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Privacy in a Information Driven World</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computer Nerd]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Internet world today there is one company that is becoming synonymous with it; that corporation is Google.  Now a household name, with statements to “just go Google it!” it is by far the number one search engine on the World Wide Web.  That being said, many do not realize just how much Google [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stephaniehopp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10894968&amp;post=67&amp;subd=stephaniehopp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Media Analysis &#8211; To the 5 Boroughs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media Analysis: Beastie Boys – To the 5 Boroughs Straight from the streets of New York City, the Beastie Boys were always after the audience’s attention. Although they started as a hardcore punk group, they transformed five years later into the popular hip-hop group we know and love today. In their earlier ears as a hip-hop group [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stephaniehopp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10894968&amp;post=65&amp;subd=stephaniehopp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cupcakes!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post I did for thefoodinmybeard August 18, 2008. For those of you that may not know&#8230;I love Birthdays&#8230;in fact I love any reason to celebrate at all. Kim&#8217;s Birthday this Saturday was perfect timing to get my baking skills back up to par. I&#8217;m a huge fan of cupcakes instead of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stephaniehopp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10894968&amp;post=53&amp;subd=stephaniehopp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Branding with Jay-z on Blueprint 3</title>
		<link>http://stephaniehopp.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/branding-with-jay-z-on-blueprint-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He most definitely is no off-brand dude. I edited the Blueprint 3 album to hear just the brands, and added there logo&#8217;s for a school project.  Nothing fancy, but fun! Posted in criticism, Music, Video Tagged: editing, final cut pro, Jay-Z, Music<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stephaniehopp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10894968&amp;post=50&amp;subd=stephaniehopp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring with Acrylic Paint</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[acrylic paint]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always had an interest in learning how to paint. My grandmother took classes in her later years and her works are a pleasant reminder each time I walk down my hallway. After seeing some cheap canvases and paint at Ocean State Job Lot, I decided to make a $20 investment to give it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stephaniehopp.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10894968&amp;post=40&amp;subd=stephaniehopp&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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