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Graduation day brings all kinds of new assignments, especially for recent ROTC grads. Many of them will be reporting for duty very shortly. Mom gets her wings from Air Force graduate *Copyright Stephanie Bushman This image captures the sacrifices of the American community. While the armed men and women are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, their families are sacrificing, too. God Bless. Remember, just because you don't support the war doesn't mean you can't support the troops.

The economic down turn has negatively effected lots of businesses. While the news has a social duty to report the daily happenings, they are also a business. News papers have been altering their formats. Sunday papers are changing, and some aren't even printed! Then, of course, there's the online news sources. Not all businesses are suffering, however. Which business is booming, you ask? Social media. The New York Times has noted the change in how we read our news. Comedy Central for political knowledge , and a now a Twitter-style newscast for the NYTimes . The ap will be a more audience-focused reader. More backlash and evidence of booming social media? Our changing language. Words like " Islamophobia " describe a current social phenomena spread, and fought by, the media, and " Tumblr " is a social media company. These socially mediated terms have become such intricate pieces of our culture that they have made it to the Dictionary. A culture using...