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Kristen Carpenter

I am a young professional who has been working in the advertising/media industry for about a year and a half. I graduated from Bucknell University in May of 2016 with an English major and a double minor in Dance and Arts Entrepreneurship. As an avid lover of literature and words, with a premier Liberal Arts Education and extensive experience in Editing, Writing, Marketing, and Arts Management, I wanted to create a portfolio of my writing that highlights both academic and published work. I believe in achieving a fantastic final product through hard work, passion, and proactivity, and I believe that I demonstrate that through this portfolio.

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What Defines Our Identity?

Identity is the type of thing that becomes more abstract and existential the more one thinks about it. The thought of what makes us who we are as individuals can vary depending on the day, who we are speaking with, and what we have accomplished that is fresh on our minds. When I say who I am, I talk about what interests me, what I do, and what I am passionate about. All of these things are instigated by a certain desire- a desire to have a successful career, to become recognized, to have companionship and stability.
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Cecil The Lion: An Unsung Hero

On Tuesday, July 28, The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force confirmed that Walter James Palmer of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, paid at least $50,000 to track and kill a beloved and well-known lion at the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. Cecil, the unsuspecting victim, was a beautiful 13-year-old lion that had been wearing a GPS collar as part of an Oxford University research project. This team of Oxford Conservationists had been tracking Cecil for 7 years, and the lion had become both a local favorite and an attraction for safari-goers.
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Another Day In The Frontal Lobe: A Book Review

Recently, on a trip to my extended family’s vacation home in Orr’s Island, Maine, I stumbled upon an unlikely and ostensibly unremarkable book. When I saw the white, sterile looking hardcover adorned with an image of a doctor wearing medical scrubs, my attention was not immediately captured. Such a medical-looking book is not a strange sight to see in my aunt and uncle’s home, as my family has a long and involved history in the world of medicine - specifically neurology.