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Fourth year!

Yesterday was the first day of my final (and most important) year of university. I have been so excited to get back into the swing of things but there is one thing that has been stressing me out; the dreaded dissertation. At the moment, I have a good idea of what I need to do and although I have done some research during my summer I feel like I still have so much to do. By November 14th, I must have a final title and structure. This doesn't feel that far away at all even though I have roughly six weeks. I am lacking in motivation. I have a lot of enthusiasm for the subjects I have taken and can't wait to get my teeth into those but the dissertation really is holding me back. Even choosing a topic I find interesting and exciting isn't helping me to get started properly. Today, I cleared my desk - bought to increase productivity and motivation - hung up some clothes to clear my room of clutter, and started listening to Andrew Johnson's Beat Procrastination medita

Catfishing: Part 1

This post is completely inspired by the MTV show called Catfish, and also from a personal experience where I witnessed first-hand the issue of the increasingly common activity of catfishing. It also will look at the laws governing copyright infringements and identity/personality theft but not in the sense that they are commonly known for. This is focusing on "fake" people who have become masks for real people who pretend to be these people.  A catfish itself has been defined colloquially as " someone who pretends to be someone they're not using Facebook or other social media to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive online romances." The activity was brought to light through the documentary which is, of course, called Catfish and it is now a popular MTV show. It follows individuals who are in online relationships with someone over Facebook. They have never met the person but have fallen for them emotionally through their contact with eac