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My name is Luke Rasmussen. I am 29 years old and live in Minneapolis.
I have a BS degree in Communication Studies, and hope to use some of my articles here as work samples - as I am looking for a job with a PR agency.
My writing passion would have to be sports,

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The Minneapolis bridge collapse (08/01/07): 4 of 41

Have we learned our lesson? Will things change now that disaster has struck? It seems to me, attention does not get paid until something happens. For example, before 9-11, were we talking about air marshals and heightened security at the airport? Or how about the "terror level"? No, all that came after 9-11. But, think about...
Sports & Recreation > Baseball (Other) A baseball park's effect on hitting: 1 of 9

When looking at ballparks, there are three "types," a hitter's park, a pitcher's park and a neutral park. But, just considering hitting, there are some things to consider. First, look at the dimensions of the park. Asymmetrical parks, in my opinion, tend to be good hitter's parks. Asymmetrical meaning, the dimensions are ide...
Politics, News & Issues > Football News & Opinion Why more cold weather cities should get a chance to host the Super Bowl: 1 of 8

Cold weather cities do get a chance to hold the Super Bowl, but let us assess the reasons that it does not go to cold weather cities more often. I believe the NFL has a stipulation in their "constitution" if you will, that a northern city will have a chance to hold the big game every so often. Ergo, Pontiac, MI hosted in 198...
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Is online video/Internet TV here to stay?: 8 of 51

Television has certainly changed over the years. No longer is it the typical black and white. No longer is it just the network channels bringing programming. No longer, at least after February, 2009 and "The Change" (Dark looming voice) takes place, is it analog either. Television is definitely not what it was 30 or 40 years...
Autos > Fuel Economy Exploring the rising trend in gas prices: 3 of 18

Gas prices, have been on everyone's mind since 2000. The new century came, and along with it came pain at the pump. Which is funny, because I remember in 1998 paying, 79 cents a gallon at one point. Recently, the StarTribune in Minneapolis published a list of rising gas prices over the last seven years. Incidentally, the sam...
Autos > Fuel Economy How to find the lowest gas prices in your area: 1 of 6

I suppose a better way to address this issue would be how to save money on gas. There are ways to find cheap gas...if you know where to look. First, allow me to make a plug for a terrific website, gasprices.com. Many of you have probably heard of gasprices.com. Sometimes euphemistically referred to as "gasbuddy," these regio...
Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Should sports league expansion continue?: 1 of 6

Take a trip back to the 1990s with me if you will. In all four major professional sports, we saw expansion everywhere. The NHL was the worst by far, adding seven teams, mostly in places where they didn't belong. MLB did a decent job, with the exception of Tampa Bay and Miami (the Florida Marlins), no one really winced at the...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Mothman Prophecies: 1 of 5

Mark Pellington's The Mothman Prophecies is a tremendous movie for fans of psychological thrillers and paranormal activity. Mothman Prophecies is Pellington's second movie. His first movie, Arlington Road, is just psycologically thrilling as Mothman Prophecies. Pellington uses dark imagery and chilling music in this movie, a...
Politics, News & Issues > Economic News Causes and implications of rising oil prices: 6 of 29

It is beginning to sound like a broken record. Everybody now, "oil prices are up again." Yet again, our wallets are taking a beating with high oil prices and prices at the pump. Today, Wall Street decided that a barrel of oil is now worth $140. When just at the beginning of the week, they thought it was worth $132. It's gett...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Predicting the arrival of the rapture: 3 of 14

The Bible is very clear to us about the return of Christ. Of course, I think it depends on each individual person what is meant by "return." When the Bible says that "no man knoweth the day nor the hour," is it talking about the actual rapture of the church; or when Christ comes to rule for all eternity? Here is what we read...