The Legend of Korra
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Avatar: The Last Airbender
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Does animation do a better job of sharing emotions than live-action media?
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Over the past few weeks, I have been visiting some old friends in the form of TV characters. I decided to re-watch Anne with an E and When Calls the Heart. These shows are both wildly different and surprisingly the same. Canada is the backdrop of these adventurous worlds. Anne finds herself on Prince Edward Island, surrounded by flowing green hills that cease just before the rough cliffs of the shoreline. Before Anne arrived, it would seem that the small area of Avonlea was pretty quiet (literally) and generally very conservative. It was an area of farmers and tradesmen. Large…
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I went on a short adventure today. After a month of not leaving the confines of my apartment complex, I hit the road to visit a local state park. The low humidity keeps me grounded in the fact that I am in my new state of Illinois. I start off easy with a couple different trails to get my bearings. It’s been months since I went on a proper hike. The trees are covered with leaves and create a sunshade overhead. The birds were singing about their summer plans and baby insects buzzed around my ankles. I am wearing my…
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When the idea of working from home was mentioned as an option several weeks back, I treated it with a strange type of distain. I had always kept the different parts of my life very separate. My friends from different parts of my life did not meet until my Eagle Scout ceremony. As I have become older in years, I have slowly moved closer and closer to my work location. I wanted to be connected with the local community. That was the idea, anyway. My most recent move has brought me to within one mile from my workplace. The official…