A dedication to Wayne Moy A devoted friend, an ambitious husband and a loving father. I wish this was the kind of world you could have been in with me. Imagine this. A place where crime and poverty do not exist. A place full of technology but still preserving the nature and the lush green … Continue reading
I go outside and listen to the birds sing. Fresh air and the sound of the breeze relaxes me. The warm sun is beating down on my face. As I walk back inside, I am told some terrible news. My mother informed me about a terrorist attack. This world is a beautiful place; it’s the … Continue reading
We say we want change, but we don’t change anything. We say we’ll do it tomorrow, but tomorrow never comes. We say we don’t care what others think, but that’s all we focus on. We say we will move forward, but all we do is dwell on the past. We say the world is a … Continue reading
Israeli-muslim tensions grown in the middle east each day. Western civilization is on the verge of nuclear warfare with North Korea. The world is no stranger to the chaos that envelops our world. The Nazi’s persecution and antisemitic wrong doings, the racial segregation of apartheid oppressing the people of South Africa, the religious crusades that consumed the … Continue reading
It has been a long week in the state of Massachusetts, after 5 long brutal days the dust has settled and justice has seemingly prevailed. The actions of two people, and using the term people is a compliment for these cowards, caused four families to now be without a member. The country was in a … Continue reading
One day, my English teacher asked the class if they were happy. A lot of people snickered and said “no”. All I could do was sit there and think “why not?” I know people have a lot going on, and are probably surrounded by pain and hardship everyday, but that doesn’t mean you have to give in. … Continue reading
Lilly is a one year old Basenji mix. She is a rescue dog from a small organization. Lilly lived in Georgia with her owner. Her owner was very abusive and mistreated her. They found out that Lilly was pregnant even though she was still a puppy herself. We can only assume that Lilly got pregnant during her … Continue reading
Deafness is a disability that causes an human or an animal to lose their ability to hear. This could be caused by many different reason like an injury to the head, or someone could be born without their hearing. People who are Deaf tend to communicate using sign language and some can even learn to … Continue reading
Today, April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts 3 bombs went off. 2 more were found and disabled. All over the news were reportings of the bombings. 3 hours after the first place marathon runners crossed the finish line, bombs went off. Later on, another bomb went of in a library nearby. Could this have been … Continue reading
Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, Tuscon, Fort Hood, Oak Creek and recently Sandy Hook. We as a nation stood there in shock after all of these happened. No one could comprehend the soulless acts that occurred. Some cried, some helped, but others tried to prevent this from ever happening again. But unfortunately our “government” failed to react and … Continue reading
She looks in the mirror and hares what she sees; A stranger staring at her. Her body, altered to societies idea of perfection: Extended hair, Fake nails, Darkened Skin, Applied makeup. This wasn’t her. But when she was herself, as beautiful as can be, she was un happy. But when she was the altered version … Continue reading
I looked out the window to see the same thing. Cars zoom by me left and right, a road that was never-ending, and a highway that would only connect to another highway and put me in a different state. But as I sat in the car I thought, I relaxed, and I can finally say … Continue reading
In the past few years, we have seen a dramatic increase in violence, specifically with guns. Shootings and larger demonstrations of terrorism have been occurring in America. Within this past year alone there has been the Dark Knight Shooting in Aurora, Colorado, and the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Aside from these, there … Continue reading
The beauty of our world can only be judged by the eyes of its beholder. Our lives can be of the highest standards and yet some of us are still unhappy. Moderate to severe depression has become such a significant problem in today’s society. Depression can be contagious, not through contamination or bacteria but mentally from another person. It … Continue reading
Since the presence of hunter-gatherer communities, humans have laid down certain ground rules that control how one acts, speaks, and in general, how one lives. (Bicchieri, Muldoon; sec. 3 p. 2) If one does not acquiesce to these behavioural laws, others will begin to see them as inferior and will mock and ridicule them. One … Continue reading
This is topic that I have become very passionate about in recent times. A few weeks ago a teacher showed us a video of children in Mozambique fighting the war meant for adults. Rebels learned that children made the perfect weapon they were loyal, fearless, and gullible. Children carrying around rifles and knives instead of … Continue reading
Everybody can admit that they have procrastinated before, be it on homework, a project, or a decision. But why do people procrastinate? I think that people procrastinate because they seek short-term benefits rather than long-term benefits. We push things off because we’d rather do things that give us pleasure and joy right away over completing … Continue reading
They disagree. They don’t think you will be able to do this. They think you can’t handle this challenge. They believe you shouldn’t even try to overcome this obstacle. And not only do they think you can’t do this, they don’t want you to do this. They don’t want to see you triumph over this … Continue reading
Oh lord, having writers block sucks? I mean really, lets get real. Sometimes your assign to write something, and your like damn, I can’t even think of anything. Well, I was kinda in that situation, up until a couple minutes. Until, I asked myself, why do we get writers block? I know for some people, … Continue reading
Life has really took its told. When the season of heartbreak has taking its course I thought you would be near, But, yet I search but cannot find you I fear but you don’t react Where are you? When I need you the most. Where are you? I cry but, i cannot feel your vibe. … Continue reading
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