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Dethroning a Monumental Moment

https://wearemitu.com/entertainment/despacito-has-been-dethroned-by-taylor-swift-will-stay-tied-with-mariah-carey-and-boyz-ii-mens-spot-for-most-weeks-at-1/ Today the tragic news came in that the smash Spanish hit, “Despacito” has been bumped down on the billboard charts due to Taylor Swift’s newest release of her song, “Look What you Made me Do.” “Despacito” has ruled at the top of the charts for 16 weeks, making it close to breaking Mariah Carey’s record. The news channel of “mitĂș” was quick to highlight this news as its mainly Hispanic audience has been carefully watching to see how much longer the smash hit would continue succeeding. This network is one of my absolute favorites as it really allows me to identify with my Hispanic heritage. Their channel is entirely focused on targeting the Hispanic community and bringing them all together through common interests and experiences. It provides for a network of people and content that caters to a part of who we are as people. “Despa...

What is Writing?

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-VQ3fW7NhOGaFJDYW03aFRad1k From my findings, I get a general consensus that writing the act of putting your thoughts and feeling on paper, whether it’s for academic purposes or just to dump out your innermost feelings. This type of writing occurs in our everyday lives whether it’s by sending out a text message or by writing a discussion board post for your History class. If the writing is more personal, often times I found it is done in a journal somewhere quiet, like one’s room where there is no fear of judgment amongst one’s thoughts. It is also common for academic pieces to be done in a library where there are no distractions from getting the paper done. Everyone liked how freeing writing is and that often times there are no rules as to what and how you can write about. It can be anything they want it to be. Often times the dislikes about writing stemmed around the rules and guidelines set about by classes, whether it’s because of word count or ...