North Carolina Central University' 22
Writing Samples
10:40 Take Over, Takes Over
“NCCU SAB is the heartbeat of campus,” said SAB President Alexis Harpe.
NCCU SAB or the North Carolina Central University Student Activities Board is an organization that is responsible for student engagement and fun on campus. The organization promotes co-curricular activities that the student activities board is in charge of campus wide events like welcome back week, homecoming, pre-dawn and 10:40 Breaks. These activities are often packed with students and enjoyed campus wide. 10:40 breaks gained its popularity students as it was offered as a time of togetherness, music, and laughter. 10:40 Break is just that. It is a time period from 10:40 to 11:35 whereas, no student attending the University has class. The Student Activities Board adopted 10:40 break and incorporated socially relaxing, but fun activities.
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Student serves as a vessel of inspiration in “An Embodied Dance”
When N.C. Central University’s junior mass communication and theater major, Jayah Gomez, took to the dance floor as the lead soloist in “An Embodied Dance” she was not only representing the authentic and unapologetic beauty of black women like her mother-- her inspiration -- she was also using the performance herself to come to terms with the final chapter of a relationship.
Gomez’ performance was the opening feature to the N.C. Museum of Art’s exhibit, “Memory is Ritual.” The exhibit also features the Beautiful Project, an art non-profit that “cultivates Black women in utilizing voice and power to define beauty.”
“So proud to be a part of this creative effort and so proud of my dancers for embodying this work and allowing themselves to be vessels for the piece,” said NCCU director of dance Kristi Vincent Johnson. She choreographed “An Embodied Dance” for the NCCU Repertory Dance Company.
Other NCCU student dancers included Aisha Mayo, Lydia Banuelos, Parker Darby, Jasmine Sims, Jamiia Owens, Ta’Niya Stephens, Thea Real Jones, and Trel McNair.
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Undergraduate Course Samples
30 Second Mt. Dew Radio Ad
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30 Second Trail's Best Trailmix Radio Ad
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Durham Housing Authority Media Release
“We will act on a scale that few, if any, other cities in this country are doing, certainly no other cities of our size,” Schewel said. “But this isn’t just about the scale. It is also about where the housing will be. We will create an inclusive downtown in Durham, a racially diverse downtown, the impossible dream for growing American cities. We will choose the future that is worthy of a city that wants to live up to its claim to be a progressive beacon for the South and the nation,” said Durham Mayor Schewel as the city launched its affordable housing initiative.
Homeward, Durham is the official name for the program providing over $95 million in efforts to address the affordable housing issue. The city’s funding will be used to help build and preserve 2,400 affordable housing and rental units, provide permanent housing for the homeless, help first time buyers and to help current tenants and homeowners with renovations. Funding and aid relief for those affected by COVID-19 will be available as well. The city of Durham teamed up with the Durham Housing Authority to come up with a beneficial plan for the future.
Veteran 's Day Television 30 Second Comercial Mock Ad
Audio
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***silence for 5 seconds***
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Our heroes that have spent countless hours and sleepless nights defending the homeland
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They fight to protect us, but who fights to protect them?
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Be a hero today, and advocate tomorrow
Our soldiers need our support
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Happy Veteran’s Day to our Heroes
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***Patriotic Music Fades out background****
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Video
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Black intro screen, American flag fading front
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Flashes of victorious war pictures like the famous marine Corps battle of iwo Jima photos and other similar
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Shows pictures of military training
other pictures of military men in the middle east
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Shows pictures and videos of homeless and mentally ill veterans
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Showing a person do a random act of kindness for homeless military vet
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Military lined up holding salute