Lauren Moccio
I am a writer with eclectic taste who has loved writing since I was a small child. I have extensive experience with writing non-fiction, including marketing copy for blogs, marketing copy crafted into tweets, heavily researched editorials and media criticism for my own blog, how-to columns, product reviews, recipes and more. I worked for a year as the primary public relations representative for a local entertainment company in upstate New York, ADHD Entertainment, LLC. This involved using multiple social media platforms to promote the brand and its artists; this included ghostwriting tweets. I write freelance expository articles for the web, most notably for Suite101.com and Gather.com. I am a May 2008 college graduate and am already published across the web, and I am looking forward to expanding my writing career, particularly on the Internet. I love news and media and I make sure to pay attention and read all different styles of writing with an open mind. I run a community center for the children of Baby Boomers, known as Generation XYZ, which combines blogs, discount shopping, news aggregation and non-profits. Through the Twitter account associated with this company, I have created social media buzz and helped raise funds for pre-eminent non-profit organizations such as Doctors without Borders (Médicins sans Frontières), Baby Buggy, and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Doctors without Borders named me a social media ambassador for their “Starved for Attention” campaign in the summer of 2010. My Bachelor’s degree is a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in Rhetoric (and a minor in Theatre) from Binghamton University. You can see what I'm up to at the Grotto overview, read my blog, and follow me on Google+ and on Twitter @TheGrottoTweets.
Latest Articles
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Rooting for Mack the Knife: Good & Evil in The Beggar's Opera
John Gay's The Beggar's Opera birthed a character named Macheath who represents a deep, centuries-old discussion of good and evil as determined by classism.
Aug 12, 2011
- Lauren Moccio
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The American Widow Project
The American Widow Project exists to unite a new generation of military widows, who have lost their husbands in Iraq & Afghanistan.
Aug 12, 2011
- Lauren Moccio
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Bill & Melinda Gates Help Geek the Library
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is funding Geek the Library, a public awareness campaign to promote the importance of supporting your public library.
Aug 10, 2011
- Lauren Moccio
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Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess": Portrait of a Murderer
In his legendary poem, "My Last Duchess," Robert Browning uses specific language choices as well as enjambment to illustrate the Duke of Ferrara's guilt.
Aug 7, 2011
- Lauren Moccio
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God v. Science in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
Samuel Taylor Coleridge explores the debate between religion and science that was so integral to Romantic poetry in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."
Aug 7, 2011
- Lauren Moccio
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The Casey Anthony Trial: Women and the Death Penalty
Casey Anthony is one of the youngest women to face the death penalty in the U.S. Why are so few women put to death; what is unique about those few who are?
Jul 30, 2011
- Lauren Moccio
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