Shanedra reflects on the short life of Charles James Kirk, born October 14th, 1993, and died September 10th, 2025, and reflects on his Christian activism...something the media refuses to do since he had unpopular opinions.
Who is Charlie Kirk?
Tag: writing
On removing the “slurs” from the Black Or White music video upscale
Shanedra is being swamped by the workload of her last semester in college. Here is an article she wrote a month ago and just revamped with more research and a more serious tone.
Revisiting: Thriller 40 (the song Behind the Mask specifically)
In celebration of Michael Jackson's birthday month, Shanedra wants to write about a song that has become a hyperfixation for her because it's really cool.
What being a writer means to me
Shanedra reflects on some personal lessons she's learned during her life-long journey of being a writer.
What the (heck) Neighbors Saw by Melissa Adelmen book review *no spoilers-ish*
Shanedra reflects on a good book she recently read.
“Affordable” vs. “luxury”: a case study on the Apple vs. Android “beef”
This was a paper I wrote for my COMM 3305 class about communication in technology. I wanted to make sure I included this here as well.
“How do you think language-based AI will affect online education?”
For my Communications class, we were instructed to write our opinions on AI and I wanted to share my passionate and detailed response on the blog, as well as adding a few rogue thoughts here and there.
Discussing death in storylines and it’s use as a plot device/plot escalator
Shanedra wrote this post in two parts on her personal blog and thought it would be a good idea to share here!
What defines a “bad” story?
Shanedra writes about what makes a "bad" story based on research and her own analysis of "bad" stories she's experienced.
The best policy for the Internet is honesty: the online disinhibition effect
Shanedra discusses a cool phenomenon on why people are so nice (and mean) on the internet.
Shanedra Writes Too Much 