{"id":22,"date":"2023-01-30T17:33:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T17:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/emily-sharkis-portfolio\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2025-04-28T15:51:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:51:33","slug":"written-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/emily-sharkis-portfolio\/written-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Written Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over my four years at UConn, I took mul\u00adti\u00adple news writ\u00ading class\u00ades where I inter\u00adviewed sources and high\u00adlight\u00aded inter\u00adest\u00ading stories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UConn Spi\u00adder-Man pos\u00ades with UConn junior Syd\u00adney Hay\u00adwood at the fall involve\u00adment fair on Sept. 4, 2024. Pho\u00adto by Emi\u00adly Sharkis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

UConn Spider-Man wants to remain anonymous, for now<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For two years I had thought about what I would say to UConn-Spi\u00adder-Man if giv\u00aden the chance. I was about to hop on a Zoom call with him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Arti\u00adcle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A pile of fast fash\u00adion tops sit on top of a desk. The items were donat\u00aded to Her Cam\u00adpus UConn for the stu\u00addent organization\u2019s thrift shop fundrais\u00ader in March 2024. Pho\u00adto via Emi\u00adly Sharkis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Why students keep buying fast fashion \u2014 despite it\u2019s problems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 2024, if you glance around a mall, con\u00adcert hall, or col\u00adlege cam\u00adpus, chances are, you will see at least one piece of fast fash\u00adion cloth\u00ading \u2014 often with\u00adout even know\u00ading it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do stu\u00addents keep pur\u00adchas\u00ading fast fash\u00adion when most of them deem it moral\u00adly wrong? I spoke to over a dozen of them to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Arti\u00adcle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Book Barn res\u00adi\u00addent Cheesepuff sleeps peace\u00adful\u00adly amongst the books. Pho\u00adto via Emi\u00adly Sharkis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Book Barn in Niantic creates community for book lovers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A bib\u00adlio\u00adphile\u2019s par\u00adadise, the Book Barn in Niantic brings cozy fun and nos\u00adtal\u00adgia to Con\u00adnecti\u00adcut. With thou\u00adsands of books and an eclec\u00adtic sense of com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty, this store is one-of-a-kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Arti\u00adcle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pho\u00adto via Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

My Love-Hate Relationship With Therapy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For a pletho\u00adra of rea\u00adsons, I am about to enter a new stage in my ther\u00ada\u00adpy jour\u00adney. As I pre\u00adpare to meet some\u00adone new, I have been remind\u00ading myself of the many lessons that ther\u00ada\u00adpy has taught me thus far<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Arti\u00adcle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pho\u00adto via PixaBay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Why \u2018Severance\u2019 Is One Of The Most Compelling Shows On Television Right Now<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Some\u00adtimes when I\u2019m sup\u00adposed to be pay\u00ading atten\u00adtion in class, I\u2019m real\u00adly think\u00ading about what hap\u00adpened dur\u00ading the ORTBO. If you\u2019re real\u00adly con\u00adfused right now, it\u2019s prob\u00ada\u00adbly because you\u2019re not watch\u00ading Sev\u00ader\u00adance<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Arti\u00adcle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over my four years at UConn, I took mul\u00adti\u00adple news writ\u00ading class\u00ades where I inter\u00adviewed sources and high\u00adlight\u00aded inter\u00adest\u00ading sto\u00adries.  UConn Spi\u00adder-Man wants to remain anony\u00admous, for now For two years I had thought about what I would say to UConn-Spi\u00adder-Man if giv\u00aden the chance. I was about to hop on a Zoom call with him.  Full [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":917,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-nosidebar.php","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-preview"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/emily-sharkis-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/emily-sharkis-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/emily-sharkis-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/emily-sharkis-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/917"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/emily-sharkis-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/emily-sharkis-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":404,"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/emily-sharkis-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/emily-sharkis-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}