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The Journey of Erick Rojas By: Juanita Tibocha At 23, Erick Rojas embodies the spirit of perseverance, balancing a life of soccer and academics thousands of miles from his hometown in Costa Rica. Growing up in a modest neighborhood in Heredia, he spent his childhood on soccer fields, dribbling a worn-out soccer ball with dreams of playing professionally. Little did he know that his passion for the game would lead him to the United States, where he is now a senior at a competitive college, navigating the worlds of soccer and computer science at Clarke University. From an early age, Erick  was captivated by the beautiful game. “I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t playing soccer,” he recalls, a smile lighting up his face. He would wake up early, lacing up his cleats before sunrise, practicing with friends in Rosabal Stadium in Heredia. His dedication paid off when he joined a professional team that honed his skills and showcased his talent. As he approached his final years of high s...

  “Not even safe on his own property”. Donald Trump former president and current presidential candidate for the upcoming elections to be held on November 5 of the current year, Trump suffered a second assassination attempt last Sunday, September 15, 2024, becoming a wake-up call to the authorities and all the American people. A quiet and daily Sunday in the life of former President Donald Trump became what could be his last day of life, the situation he lived in West Palm Beach in Florida, while playing golf an individual infiltrated his property and allegedly tried to shoot Trump, operation carried out without success due to intelligence work of the agents in charge of Trump's security. The main suspect of the attack is Ryan Wesley Routh, a 58-year-old man who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and declared to have been “disappointed” in his mandate, in a message on his X account in 2020, as well as the suspect has spoken in favor of Ukraine in its war against Russia, showing hi...

 Bulls Game For lovers and followers of sports, the adaptation to modernity has been evident, whether in rules, style of play, fans and / or advertising. I think that as followers of the sport we can be able to recognize and demonstrate the difference between the games in the past and today, being the games of the past more enjoyed and focused on the sport, the athletes and the naturalness of the game, referring to how advertising, the halftime show often has more virality and importance than the game itself, thus changing the objective of the games turning them into a sport with spectacle. To begin with we can observe the following image of a current game, where a little of the show and interaction of the production with the public as seen in the image, the fans are always absorbing advertising indirectly or directly, in the image, we see how the advertising team of the bulls invites us as fans to participate in games and involves us in the dynamics, where then these awards involv...

The Big City Curiosity is one of the best qualities that people have, and having the opportunity to live new experiences, know new places and discover what life is like in other places is a very nice and interesting feeling. Personally, I think that as a foreigner I am more curious and intrigued to know what life is like here in the United States and Chicago in this case is the city that reflects the opportunities, dreams and diversity found in a single city. In the image we can see the same iconic sign of the city of Chicago and the contrast of night and day, in the image on the right is the image in the day where you can see the trees without leaves due to winter and strong winds that represent Chicago, behind the tall buildings reflecting the breadth of the city and the full view of the cloudy sky all this generating the perfect definition of a city of hardworking people and full of art and passion. On the other hand, in the image on the left is the same sign at night, without much ...

Perspectives Losing physical capacity can be a condition that is out of our hands, in this case, the story of life and overcoming of a woman is shown as an example of overcoming and life. To start with some context it is important to know the background of these images, which are the graphic sample of an accident lived by an artist some years ago. In the images we find reflected sculptures of the bones of the human body and how it looks in a healthy way and without any injury, sculpture created by the same woman who suffered the accident showing herself as a reflection of herself being healthy and the painful final position in the accident, which for her being an artist was decisive, "taking away" the possibilities of continuing with her passion, which led to a depression because of the few chances she had to return to make sculptures or paintings. The images and the concept of this artist is based on making us reflect about the physical capabilities that our body offers us t...

  Quality time      In the midst of the stress that classes, training and work can generate for a college student, I think it is very important to learn to manage time and be able to set aside quality time for ourselves and with the people we love and love us, this, adding the winter and the cold that usually generates a depressing effect on people, makes even more important the company and time with the people who warm our souls.      S'mores for me was something new when I arrived in the United States, so for me it means strengthening my relationship with my new friends in Clarke, so in the image for me reflects the search for warmth and sweetness that bring moments like these to our lives, looking for a little escape from the responsibilities and possible stress that we present in our daily lives by performing a different activity.           In the image I think it represents the warmth and sweetness that we talked abou...

Being a student athlete is something that involves many types of responsibilities and burdens, whether they are emotional burdens, workloads or even physical burdens, I am sure that many of us who are part of the visual literacy class understand this responsibility that comes with being a student athlete.  In the last few weeks as a team we have increased loads, so we have more hours of training and a higher level of intensity even though we are not competing this semester, but this has generated a higher level of fatigue, which makes it a little more difficult to perform in activities such as homework for college, class schedules and work and concentration in class. Many times as athletes we have energy peaks that help us to have a better concentration and performance in the activities we perform, but unfortunately, there are days when those energy peaks are only enough for sports or for classes, showing a low performance in any of the two. So I think it is important that we are a...