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Paul Bowers Writes
for the Daily Gamecock, Charleston Post and Courier, and The New York Times. He is in his third year at the University of South Carolina majoring in Print Journalism.
Here are some examples of his work: |
Videos of Paul's Music:AnomieDelilah How to Fight a Fire Lord, Where Have You Been of Late? Love and Grammar No Bettor Love What Kind of Man |
From the University of South Carolina Daily Gamecock:
**Paul's blog & Videos from Africa for NY Times
- Paul's Application Video - Paul's Applicaiton Essay
*Paul's articles in the Charleston Post & Courier
Healing the effects of racism
*The Puns is still mightier - In defense of punsters
Neighbors helping one another
**Paul's selection to accompany Nicholas Kristof of the NY Times to Africa
. NY Times - The State - Post & Courier - DailyGamecock - Paul's Video - Paul's Essay
**Why I am a Christian - Paul's personal journey
Video: **Slave vs Heir - Sermon video
Video: *Love and Grammar - Video of one of Paul's original songs!
Christianity - The root of evil?
Thanksgiving calls for real gratitude - Holiday spurs contemplation
**Orpheus Johnson - A short story about a man and his violinist
Election sparks talk of race - Student leaders consider implications of Obama
Local bookstores adapt to competition - Columbia stores get creative
*Scriptures silent on economics - Capitalism vs Socialism
Language desperately needs help - A rant from the Grammavenger
In religion, no need to be alone - 'Church' not just a club
*Sagging pants, sagging morals - Funny!
City mulls plan for new shelter - Columbia, SC homeless shelter options being considered
Ageism unfairly hurst McCain - Students age prejudice is unwarranted
*Columbia offers unique culture - Bloom where you are planted
*Strangers need love, support too A call to help those in need
**Room Renovators Poem (won 1st in the nation)
*Hard Week worth the effort
NY Philharmonic plays North Korea
Social Security decline begins
*Jesus of Nazareth does not need a sequel - An answer to Deepak Chopra's article
Escape Pods - MP3 players build social boundaries
Press freedom evolves - at The Daily Gamecock
Homeless shelters provide haven, fight crowding
PETA goes too far - In their attack on monks at Mepkin Abbey
*Christmas' purpose lost in festivities
**Open Letter to Comparative Religions class on Perennialism
Going Luddite - Technology gets in the way of human interaction
Homeless opinion column
Homeless for the homeless
Cell phone jammers - Pose threat to society
Stand up - Chairs ruin rock concert experience
Break out of your routine - Monotony of routines interrupts self-discovery
Home - New conception of home leads to internal conflict
*New climate change theories ignored - scientific reason vs. informational cascade
** Injustice demands a personal response - The only answer to depravity
Horoscopes - Most horoscopes are vague enough to apply to anyone. Not these!
Independent newspapers provide healthy dose of local flavor
“Dog Sees God” blends obscenity, enlightenment - Review of local play in Columbia, SC
Street confrontations, condemnation do little to resolve moral issues
Television wastes human mind - Human interaction is more than just input
College is no place for sponges - A call to engaged learning
Jane Austen must die ... again - Boring, unwitty prose should not be included in English curriculum
Apple a day can't keep PC woes away - A non-techie's view of the Macbook
Favorites:
** A message you have already heard - A call for teens to work hard
** Vonnegut – Tribute to counterculture novelist Kurt Vonnegut
*** I left my heart in Mexico – From Paul’s life-changing mission trip 2005
A Tempestuous Judgment - Deep Poetry
Box Stores – Local stores vs. the big chains
A Battle Worth Fighting –
Christian students need to grow a spine!
Light Road - Skeptic checks out creepy Sheep Island Road light
There's more to writing than spelling - Introspection
* Racing in Oregon - First hand account of Portland to Pacific relay race
Sanctus Real - Keeping it real
Mission Trip to NY - Blessings in Binghamton
Iron Men - Finding time for God and each other
* Straight Edge – Living with Conviction PDF of
Cover Page
Game On – Video Game Parties PDF of Cover Page –
Video Vocabulary
Christmas Music – No end to choices for modern
Christmas Music
Back on her feet -
A teenager recovers from her 4-wheeler accident PDF of
Cover Page
The
iPod continually evolves - PDF of Cover Page
INK Awards – Article about YEA awards including
Paul’s 1st Place
Emery – Christian band grows focused
mewithoutYou – CD Review
Rock Star INXS – Preview of TV series
MXPX Panic – CD Review
Electric Light Orchestra – Retro CD
Review
Roc Da Mic – Def Poetry Slam at SHS (Paul came in
2nd Place)
Musical
Reviews of Moonshine Still, The Humbles, and Weird Al Yankovic
Showbread: a case study in ADHD – CD Review
Ringers Reunited – Community Handbell Group
TACO power – Teens Active in Community
Outreach Club
* Driving – Paul obtained his driver’s license. Look out!
Leftoverture – Brief review of retro album
MMHMM – Review of latest Relient-k CD
* Christian Rock – An Article Paul wrote for
“Charleston’s Free Times” Magazine
Down Under – Student
ambassadors embark on life-changing journey
* Classic Rock – Your father’s record albums
* Freshman – The joys of being a freshman
Sweet Fifteen – Girl comes of age in a modern quinceaera
Duct-tape Fashion - Unusual wallets and other quirky accessories stick around.
Sailing Journey – A teenager embarks on the trip of a lifetime
* Goodwill Hunting – Teens shop at Goodwill
Zoey’s Picnic – Review of a local band
Peace Frogs – The story behind the fad
* Learners Permit – Funny article about getting
your license
Teen Racers – Feature article about teenagers racing at
the Speedway
Battery Soccer – Hot Spot about Charleston’s
Pro Soccer
BMX – Feature article about Smitty’s BMX track
Airsoft Wars – About shooting each other at church
(This
one drew a letter to the editor about
the evils of guns)
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Our favorites
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Here
are a few samples of Paul’s writing from the 8th grade at Rollings
Middle School of the Arts:
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life is – A poetic metaphor about the meaning of
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The Real McCoy – Adventurous story about
Cloning |
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The Soldier – A poem about war |
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Cows Attack – A psychotic silly poem |
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Frosted Flakes – Paul’s favorite cereal |
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Drivers License – Stay off the road! |
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Old
Stuff: |
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Sad Clown – Deep and symbolic piece about facades |
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Silver Bullett – A (long) humorous mystery |
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Poetic License – Heart warming (long) story |
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Through the car window – From a long Drive |
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A Death in the Family –
Remembering Granddaddy |
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Dave Barry Letter – Classic letter from
several years ago |