Mckenzie Ycmat

McQueen & Scott
Fashion is one of the most powerful uses of art today and affects everyone every day in one way or another. Whether it’s a sale at the department store or the chic and expensive items created by some of the...
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Bring the fire, bring the energy: The Nu Tribe
At the edge of Salt Lake City in a small quiet neighborhood, a grocery store is closing for the night as the rest of the town gets ready for bed. It’s 10:00, the streets are dark and the parking lot...
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Power of woman: struggle to strength
We all have a story to tell, all we need is a platform to share it. Two women, Noelle Reeve and Hailee Henson, are both members of the Pacific Islander community and have stories that they believe will inspire people...
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Do I Need a Cosigner?
Originally published on credit.com So you’ve just applied for a new apartment, but the leasing office tells you that you’ll be needing a cosigner in order to sign your lease and move in. Why is this happening? Let’s explore the...
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Filipinos confused about where they belong
Logging into Ancestry.com to view the results of a DNA test, Robert Ycmat wasn’t quite sure what he was going to discover. Once he got the results, they confused him even more. “The results were interesting,” Ycmat said. “Everything seemed...
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My Friend Ben // A Story of Suicide
Almost a year ago, just a few days before my birthday, my best friend Ben committed suicide. Suicide has sadly become a normal reality for many of us but you never really take it seriously until it becomes personal to...
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10 Ways To Make Your Life Better This New Year
Sure... The naysayers will say that it's arbitrary. They'll add that the calendar has nothing to do with how someone lives their life. Anyone can change at any time they like. If they really want to. Right? However, we are...
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5 Most Commonly Broken New Years Resolutions
Well, here we are... It's another year and another chance to start fresh, but it's going to take more than just buying a gym membership. It takes discipline, thoughtfulness, and a change in your habits. Sure, burritos are amazing and...
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No Longer Silent
How Two Gay Poets Are Making a Change It’s the middle of June in 2016 and the world has completely changed. Patrick Ramsay, a young writer from Syracuse, Utah and Spencer Ballard, another writer and marketer from Mapleton, Utah, about...
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The Fight is Finally Over
How a group of peaceful protestors changed the direction of the Dakota Access Pipeline The most popular line of the Declaration of Independence is also one of the most important, stating “We hold these Truths to be self evident that...
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