For Immediate Release (purely fictional events!) Camden’s ECO Charter School Wins Regional Sustainability Award CAMDEN, N.J. — The Environmental Community Opportunity (ECO) School earned the distinct honor of the NRG Energy Creatively Green Award, announced by Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania today. The award, presented to four winning schools in the area, isContinue reading “Mock Press Release: ECO Charter School”
Author Archives: Rory Coleman
Mock Press Kit Bio: Blue Ribbon Sports
Blue Ribbon Sports, Inc. (an imaginary company! just practicing writing for press kits) Founded in 1984, Blue Ribbon Sports is among the largest producers of athletic shoes, apparel, and equipment in the world. While our slogan “Winning is not everything, playing is” may apply to our philosophy towards athletics, we do aim to win inContinue reading “Mock Press Kit Bio: Blue Ribbon Sports”
Throwback! Social Media Audit: Carolina Ballet
I recently found a social media audit I completed for my Strategic Writing course in March of 2019, not knowing that in December of the same year I’d be offered an internship with their marketing department! The website I wrote about back then is now updated by yours truly on a weekly basis, and theContinue reading “Throwback! Social Media Audit: Carolina Ballet”
Strategic Campaign: Chatham Anglers
Chatham Anglers Youth Baseball Clinic For seven weeks this summer, the Chatham Anglers will host their annual youth baseball clinic. As a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League, sponsored in part by Major League Baseball, these clinics are unparalleled opportunities for kids age 6-17 to learn and practice with some of the team’s bestContinue reading “Strategic Campaign: Chatham Anglers”
Film Review: Life of Pi
“Life of Pi” by Yann Martel, was one of my favorite novels after my mother and I read it in a mother-daughter book club. While it was released in 2001, it stayed relevant enough to be chosen for our group to read in 2010. As such a huge fan of the book, I did notContinue reading “Film Review: Life of Pi”
Book Review: The Cheese and The Worms
The Cheese and the Worms tells the story of an accused heretic in rural Italy, while also comprehensively depicting sixteenth-century culture and the rigid social and religious foundations in place. Author Carlo Ginzburg utilizes the peasant Menocchio’s life and eventual death to present a portrait of a “remote Friulian village” and to celebrate the extraordinaryContinue reading “Book Review: The Cheese and The Worms”
Book Review: Montaillou
Montaillou: The Promised Land of Error paints a detailed and informed account of life in the titular French village throughout the early fourteenth-century. Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie uses the Register of Jacques Fournier, a Bishop and inquisitor, to inform his ethnography of Montaillou, painting a comprehensive portrait of social and spiritual life in Pyrenees communitiesContinue reading “Book Review: Montaillou”
Caribbean Hurricanes are a personal issue for students across the U.S.
ELON, N.C. – When disaster strikes any nation, it strikes the student body of Elon University too. At a school that draws students from all over the world, it is no surprise that many here at Elon have been affected by this year’s harsh Atlantic hurricane season. For students like sophomore Jamila Douglas, this extremeContinue reading “Caribbean Hurricanes are a personal issue for students across the U.S.”
Rory Coleman 