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If I asked you to list ten things you like about yourself and ten things you don’t, what list would you finish first? We live in a world of perfection, well, false perfection. Instagram, magazines, movies, celebrities, the list is endless when it comes to seeing what we ‘should’ aspire to look like, act like,...
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How many times have you read a relationship quote online and allowed it to alter the way you feel about your own relationship? Relationships are scrutinised on the internet every single day, and subconsciously we digest every single quote and mindless statement that we read. Whether it be a photo with words in italic stated...
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After being spotted by her label in 2009 Ellie Goulding’s career has rocketed her to a fame unimaginable by so many. Her music allows her to perform to crowds around the world, but her celebrity status gives her the platform in which to share her views and voice her opinion on so many of the...
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My SnappBook
“A picture is worth a thousand words” – it’s corny but it’s true. Pictures have always been special to me, as I child and even now, I have had this fascination with them. I’ve lost count of the hours I’ve spent rifling through albums and boxes that belong to my mother, her mother and her...
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I got in my car this morning, as I do every morning, fired up the engine, ensured my heated seats were on and switched the radio station to Kiss FM. It’s my morning routine, this and systematically checking my phone at every red light along the way. I’m not sure what exactly I’m checking for...
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A couple of days ago I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I came across an image of a female using contour to make her breasts appear larger, it came as a huge shock to discover how far a person would go to make themselves look slightly more attractive. We live our lives worrying about our...
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Long gone are the days when we would socialise with our friends by doing something fun, something playful and exciting. In the modern day social media controls our lives and it also has the power to control our minds. Children, teens and adults obsess over the recent phenomenon. It becomes a part of our lifestyle, it...
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Generation Z, Gen Z’ers, iGen or Post-Millennials, however we choose to refer to them, we need to get ready to embrace them. Hailed as Generation Y on steroids they were born with the Internet in their pockets and have been raised in the era of the smart phone. Gen Z don’t remember life before the...
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peeple app
Founded in 2014 by Nicole McCullough and CEO Julia Cordray, the unreleased app Peeple faced widespread criticism when the company’s outrageous plans for the app were announced in September 2015. For anyone who doesn’t know about it, Peeple is an app that allows you to literally rate people from 1 to 5. Not only can...
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facebook likes
When a young acquaintance of mine recently admitted to purchasing Facebook likes in order to be deemed as a pretty girl at school, my heart sank. I’d heard a lot of stories from teacher friends of  mine about the damaging impact that social media was having on teenagers mental health, but it wasn’t until this...
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