In school I've always been taught to use colorful adjectives/verbs in writing. I recently wrote a [blog on Medium](https://medium.com/@danielmeng07/media-trump-and-democracy-a162a5ca866b#.c9kzynsqh) and sent it to a couple friends, they advised me to use simpler language.

I'd love to have you guys take a look, and give some feedback ~ especially areas where I can improve... it feels like my English is getting worse by the day.