Illusions of Power

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News and the Truth

April 08, 2019 · by Aaron Olsen · 4 min read · power, journalism, news

The news me­dia and the gov­ern­ment are en­twined in a vi­cious circle of mu­tual ma­nip­u­la­tion, myth­mak­ing, and self-in­terest.

According to…

The Illusion of My Power

April 07, 2019 · by Joshua Zelek · 1 min read · power, athletics, poem, running

I can run faster then all the oth­ers
A world re­cord, well that’s just an­other
Never lost a race since I was seven
All my golds, I count them…

Ben Johnson; Hero to Zero

April 06, 2019 · by Joshua Zelek · 2 min read · power, athletics, Ben Johnson, running

Canada has had its share of elite run­ners. Currently, there is Andre de Grasse, who already has an olympic bronze and sil­ver medal to his…

Eric Lindros; Size Creates The Illusion Of Power

April 05, 2019 · by Joshua Zelek · 2 min read · power, athletics, Eric Lindros, hockey

Six foot four, 240 pounds. Eric Lindros stood out as an in­tim­id­at­ing force. Not only did he have over­power­ing size, but he could skate and…

Chad Jones; We Are No More Powerful Than The Forces Of Nature

April 04, 2019 · by Joshua Zelek · 2 min read · power, athletics, Chad Jones, football

Chad Jones was an American Football and Baseball player. He was a highly touted pro­spect play­ing at LSU, and was con­sidered one of the best…

NHL Favourites; The President’s Trophy Illusion

April 03, 2019 · by Joshua Zelek · 2 min read · power, athletics, hockey

The President’s trophy is awar­ded every NHL reg­u­lar sea­son to the team with the most points. This would lo­gic­ally show this is the best team…

The Journalistic Illusion

April 03, 2019 · by Aaron Olsen · 3 min read · power, journalism

According to Merriam-Webster’s, the defin­i­tion of journ­al­ism is The col­lec­tion and edit­ing of news for present­a­tion through the me­dia.”

The ety­mo­logy of the word seems to agree. A journal is that which takes place daily,” from the Old French jor­nel, now jour

Lance Armstrong; The Illusion of a Champion

April 02, 2019 · by Joshua Zelek · 2 min read · power, athletics, Lance Armstrong, cycling

Lance Armstrong; an in­spir­a­tional story of tri­umph over ad­versity. He was a great cyc­list, hav­ing a world cham­pi­on­ship un­der his belt, but…

Power; What is it?

March 29, 2019 · by Joshua Zelek · 1 min read · power, athletics

Power: the abil­ity or cap­ab­il­ity to dir­ect or in­flu­ence oth­ers or the course of events. How much power do any of us really have? What gives…