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From the desk of Michael Shine
Michael Shine is a contributing writer for the Daily American Republic.
Archives
- Making the choice to fight or befriend (10/16/21)
- The value of life, and of fitting into a formula (9/18/21)
- A better tale moves the damsel from distress to empowerment (9/4/21)
- The power of love and a classic tale (8/21/21)
- Hey, horror writers, do better (8/14/21)
- Chronic illness story crosses boundaries (8/7/21)
- Mandela Effect proves that we should question what we remember (7/31/21)1
- ‘90s game teaches city planning (7/24/21)
- Desire for a peaceful life is thing we can identify with (7/17/21)
- A family bond can cut through any problem (6/26/21)
- A conclusion offers a reminder, we all continue to grow, learn (6/18/21)
- Minecraft: we are all information from a star (6/12/21)
- ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ an interesting piece of anime (5/30/21)
- ‘Shattered Glass’ has key lessons for journalists (5/22/21)
- Movie explores hard truths (5/14/21)
- Artistic Significance: May the Fourth reminds us we’re all nerds (5/8/21)
- A R T I S T I C S I G N I F I C A N C E: A lesson in respect from reality TV (3/26/21)
- It's OK to step back from the drama, in real life and in entertainment (3/20/21)
- New drama falls short but has key message, be honest with kids (3/12/21)
- It’s award show season, and I don’t care (3/6/21)
- Artistic Significance: New take on classic fairy tale offers important theme (2/27/21)
- Artistic Significance: How do we answer life’s most difficult questions (2/12/21)
- It’s been a journey, but new challenges await (2/6/21)
- Artistic Significance: Edutainment can carry impactful stories (2/6/21)
- Artistic significance: Human problems need human solutions (1/30/21)
- Artistic Significance: The past helps shape who we are (1/23/21)
- Artistic Significance: Skillsets are relative to the situation (1/16/21)
- Artistic Significance: Sabrina Spellman teaches us to be resolute in ourselves (1/9/21)
- Artistic Significance; 2020 highlighted the need for media (1/2/21)
- Wanting peace and quiet in the new year (1/2/21)
- Artistic Significance: Take a minute to make a Grown-Up Christmas List (12/26/20)
- Artistic Significance: It’s important to give people a chance (12/21/20)
- Artistic Significance: Even bad movies carry important messages (12/14/20)
- Italian folktale taps into the true meaning of Christmas (12/5/20)
- Artistic Significance: ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ could have a better message (11/28/20)1
- Artistic Significance: Thanksgiving deserves more original stories (11/21/20)
- Artistic Significance: Creative storytelling beneficial to WWII tale (11/14/20)
- Artistic Significance: Determining our own answer to each question (11/7/20)
- Artistic Significance: Linus, the Great Pumpkin is a story about keeping faith (10/31/20)
- Artistic significance: October marks the end of an era (10/25/20)
- Creative outlet helps ease 2020 weariness (10/24/20)
- Artistic significance: ‘60s gothic TV families showcase life goals (10/16/20)
- Artistic significance: Post-apocalyptic stories are also ones of hope (10/10/20)
- Artistic significance: There are original horror stories from digital creators (10/3/20)
- ‘Shrek’ offers more than a fairy tale (9/5/20)
- Students, you control what this year will be (8/14/20)
- Treat others with dignity in life (7/11/20)
- Hopefully marches turn into constructive conversations (6/6/20)
- There are non-emergency procedures that are still essential (5/2/20)
- Stay-at-home learning options are abundant (3/28/20)
- Both home and public school can benefit students (2/22/20)
- Youth doesn’t mean I’m healthy, but I’m better than I have been. I focus on that. (1/17/20)
- A win for a national writing month (12/6/19)
- A Floridian’s first snow (11/15/19)
- Writing brings challenging passion (10/26/19)
- My parents didn’t let 9/11 dictate our lives (9/13/19)
- 'He'll find something' (7/26/19)