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Gillette’s Campaign to Change Our Future

In 2019, the well known hygiene product company Gillete began a campaign intended to obliterate the idea of toxic masculinity. Toxic masculinity is “a cultural concept of manliness that glorifies stoicism, strength, virility, and dominance, and that is socially maladaptive or harmful to mental health”, and general masculinity is the “qualities or attributes regarded as…
Pepsi’s New Renewable Energy Initiative

All around the world, people are familiar with a popular soda company labeled “Pepsi”. Whether in the United States, or over seas, the name almost always rings a bell. With vast numbers of people purchasing and consuming PepsiCo products, it is assumed that the company uses a large amount of energy. This can include the…
Advertising through Virtual Reality

It’s no surprise that Augmented reality has become a huge industry in the United States, as well as all around the world. Already in 2019, the Industry is worth about 6.2 billion US dollars. By 2022, it is estimated that it will be worth near 16.3 billion US dollars. The industry has been growing more…
Digital Changes

It is no surprise that digital media has changed over the years. Today, I will give a brief description as to how and why these changes have occurred. Google To begin, the internet is a fairly new concept. Companies such as google did not really begin to take control over the internet until the early…
About.me

Take a look at my new About.me page and let me know what you think! https://about.me/chrisshankin
Social Media: Good or Bad?

Social media can be a great way for people to communicate, share funny videos and pictures, stay in contact with others, and most importantly advertise products. Currently, I use social media every day as well as many other people my age. I generally just use social media for entertainment. Sharing videos with my friends and…
Technology in Careers

The purpose of this blog is solely to inform my readers of some of the jobs I would like to have in the future. Below is a list of the many places/career options that I may want to pursue in the future. #1 Special Events/ Saint Mary’s Foundation Internship at Mercy Health in Grand Rapids.…
Having Trouble Sleeping?

Sources National Sleep Foundation. (n.d.). Annual Sleep in America Poll Exploring Connections with Communications Technology Use and Sleep. Retrieved from https://www.sleepfoundation.org/press-release/annual-sleep-america-poll-exploring-connections-communications-technology-use-and Harvard Health Publishing. (n.d.). Blue light has a dark side. Retrieved from https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/blue-light-has-a-dark-side Mayo Clinic Staff. (2018, March 30). Melatonin. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-melatonin/art-20363071
Post #1: My Favorite Restaurants

Hello everyone, If you’re reading this, congratulations! Coming across this blog means that you took on some form of interest with my personal life, and I can guarantee that you won’t be disappointed. For those of you that relentlessly hunt online for delicious food, hunt no more. Today, I will disclose information on a few…
A Bit About Chris

Thanks for visiting my page. I’m currently a third year student at Grand Valley State University studying Advertising, Public Relations, and Spanish. Originally from the east side of the state (metro-Detroit), I decided to move out to west Michigan for my college experience.