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Fashion blogger Olivia Palermo writes daily with fashion updates and reviews for the new season. She depicts styles and trends, and she offers fashion and beauty advice to her readers. The following writing mimics Olivia Palermo's style of writing her blog:

As the white snow fades to bright, green leaves, coats and jeans fade to high waisted shorts and crop tops. Looking into the up and coming trends, patterned items will occupy stores this spring. From stripes to tribal, high waisted shorts will be at the top of your spring fashion wish list. If no trends in store match your personal style, try a Do It Yourself (DIY) project. Simply purchase a pair of low waisted, regular, or high waisted shorts, and purchase any simple dye or fabric. Dyeing, setting prints, and designing your own personal,individualized shorts for the spring and summer seasons will be both fun and very memorable. As you shop, you may also notice fading trends. Studs and studded tops and shorts will continue to be trending, but color blocking may fade soon. Also, the high low trend may decrease with newer trends appearing. Don't forget about fringe. Fringe swim suits will be the star in any summer fashion wardrobe.

Sophie Daily

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David Pogue, personal-tech columnist for The New York Times, has been writing a Thursday column since 2000.   He covers all areas including cell-phones, televisions, game consoles and tablets. I read this blog regularly because I have a passion for technology and its adoption across the world. I like to keep updated about new hardware and software that is released that involves products I am interested in using. I believe that technology is the future, so being able to follow its progression and innovation is a joy.

Playing sports is awesome. But when athletes stop playing for the love  of the game, but for evil competition, The whole point of playing is gone. You see athletes that used to be playing for fun, but now are playing for money and  gain.  I've always wondered how people can stop doing what they love in order to make more money. Really, happiness depends on personal opinion. If you derive happiness from money, go for gain. If you derive happiness from doing what you love, go for the appeal.  

Trouble is, as time goes on, if everyone begins to drop what they love in order to achieve a more "practical" opportunity, the world will be white and black with no in between. The catch is that we have to find a balance of practicality and passion. Because if everyone did  their passion, maybe ranging from reading to video games  the world would not be efficient and maintainable.  Society, as a whole, needs to distinguish between their passion and their practicality in order to find a best "fit" for their life. 

Johnnie Sinclair

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This image has a shallow depth of field, drawing the viewer's eye into the top section of the image. It also creates a definite subject, with the rest of the image out of focus.

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Over the past couple of weeks I have been following the Sports Blog of the Man cave, so I am going to write how this blogger writes:


The end of last season was abruptly stopped by a disappointing World Series. With two teams not even supposed to make it far in the playoffs, fans were disappointed to see a boring championship. As the season begins, fans are hopeful for what is to come. All of the trades in the off season have succumbed to this, the beginning of baseball and opening day.

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Fashion blogger, Danielle Berstein started her blog, weworewhat.com, to inspire her readers by showing them a taste of New York City fashion from a native New Yorker's point of view. Soon, her blog became more about her own personal style rather than the random, fashionable people she took photos of. She has been featured many publications including Teen Vogue and Elle magazines.

Sweat pants or jeans? A question every girl asks when she wakes up for school. How you dress is directly linked to how people perceive you, but after long study nights and waking up early, it is nearly impossible to not dress like a slob. How can you resist a pair of your favorite athletic shorts when the alternative is a pair of tight, restricting, skinny jeans?

On the downside to dressing for comfort, people immediately assume you have all the aspects of a slob, physically and mentally (there's a reason why you wear pant suits to job interviews). It's worse when you're in school because the majority of the people there only see you as a laid back mess in sweat pants. And because you spend all your time in school, few people get to witness your high heeled, attractive alter ego.

It's hard to find middle ground between comfort and fashion when you also have to abide by school dress code. It's easy to be comfortable in a pair of high waisted shorts, but it's even easier to get a violation from a teacher, or worse an AP. The most we can all do is hope hat after high school, it becomes easier to dress fashionably and comfortably.

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Olivia LaPadula playing the guitar in the courtyard.

Sara Espinosa listening to music before a game.

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This depicts a guitar leaning on top of its case. The white color contrasts with the black case. 

This unique depiction of sheet music gives it a new dimension. 

The guitar taken from this specific angle leads the audience's eyes towards the base of the guitar.  

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As a sports writer and athlete, I am drawn to the life-changing plays, the injuries, the sweeping stats, and most importantly the accomplishments of well-known athletes around the world. The blogs I follow have anything and everything to do with the highlights of athletes around the world. This is a tribute to those sports' blogs and mimics the styles of this informative yet exciting writing. 

The team put the ball in the back of the net. It was significant not in that it won the game for the team, but that with the outcome of a tie it placed them as first in the district, seated high for playoffs.

On Friday, Jan. 22, junior Sarah Battles got the sole goal of the game against the Lamar Redskins, leading to a tie. Taking a free kick from about 40 yards out, she curved it in to the upper right corner, breaking the team’s losing streak to Lamar from year to year.

This mixed with the energy of all the fans led to the team’s holding up in effort and strength and not allowing Lamar to come back and win the game in the second half. The team was overjoyed that all their hard work led to this result against its major rivals.

What a significant outcome. 

Leslie Cundiff

Sports Writer

Three Penny Press

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After following many entertainment blogs, I have grown accustomed to fashion updates.  Perhaps the world is too focused on fashion, but the blogs I follow emphasize this facade.  This is a fashion update on the students at our school to mimic entertainment blog fashion updates.

As the end of the school year approaches, students fashion choices seem to be winding down.  What once was a dress paired with fashionable accessories has become a t-shirt paired with leggings and tennis shoes.  What once was nicely straightened hair has become a messy pony tail.  What once was a pair of khakis is now a pair of basketball shorts.  What once was freshly done make up is now a clean face.  Students are spotted frequently sporting the "new look."

Why the sudden change of looks? Simple.  Students are tired of school and ready for summer.  The extra five minutes required to look cute in the morning are now spent sleeping.  Patience wears thin as exhaustion sets in due to beginning preparations for approaching AP exams.  Fashion is only expected to decline as exams grow nearer and summer becomes closer on the horizon.  Fashionable? No.  Comfortable? Yes.

Laure Cundiff
Staff Writer
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