“I just wanna stay home and eat chips”, an infamous quote that Mackenzie Ziegler said in season 1 episode 4 of the Lifetime show Dance Moms. This quote gives society a glimpse of what most people would rather do then go outside and be active. Being active and eating healthy is not what the normal

There are laws that protect minors from physical abuse. These laws prevent adults from harming their children in any physical way, shape, or form. But isn’t the damage from secondhand smoking also considered physical abuse? Shouldn’t these laws also protect children from being harmed by secondhand smoke?  Secondhand smoke is the combination of the smoke

During the 2016 Election, the credibility of the news, the candidates, and all of the media as a whole was put into question as the election narrowed down. Ted Cruz, a 2016 presidential candidate, said, “he questions asked in illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media.” In a perfect

Weed, a substance first accepted into our society immediately after the spanish lost the Spanish American war,  giving them free access to become a US citizen. The new constant flow of foreign peoples undoubtedly would bring new customs to America, thus introducing us to the drug now referred to as Marijuana.  Facts about the addictive drug

Innocent until proven guilty is a commonly used phrase when it comes to law but innocent and guilty have different meanings when it comes to the internet. Hacking a specified and known child predator or person tied to terrorism should be hacked to secure our country. After the 9/11 attacks, Cybersecurity became an important initiative in

Featured Image CC by George Eastman  In the 1800’s, hanging was the most common form of execution. George Painter was a well-educated man who lived with his girlfriend Alice, in Chicago, Illinois. Painter was accused by neighbors of abusing his wife, but it was never stopped. Although he was educated, he had a bad reputation.

Walls have been a symbol of power and security throughout history. However, some of the most famous walls have failed, and people always have been able to find a way around them. Take for example the Great Wall of China, the walls of Constantinople, and the Berlin Wall. The Great Wall was formerly the world’s largest

Sandwiches with kettle chips seem to be the best lunch for people anywhere. Sandwiches are diverse, unique, amazing. Now i’m just hungry! Whenever I think of sandwiches I think of a question my dad asked me about two years ago. Let’s give you readers some back round. My dad and I were sitting at dinner

It was sections of track on May 31st, 2017. I was preparing for one of my last races of the day, if i didn’t win my heat it would also be my last race of the season. I was very quiet and contemplative until the race started. Knowing this could be my last time running

Everyone likes to travel. There are so many amazing things in this world that we have yet to see. There are amazing things to see and memories that can be made that will last a lifetime. But traveling could benefit you more than you think. It could make you healthier. Now healthier does not mean you

  Vegetarian: a person who does not consume or believe in consuming meat, fish or in some cases any food derived from animals.     There are many misconceptions about vegetarianism yet it is indeed becoming more popular even though about 5% of the nation actually practices this diet.  Also people build up false arguments

What is AVID? Advancement Via Individual Determination, (AVID), is an organization that helps prepare students for college. AVID helps students become more organized by using a planner and helps students write and answer higher level thinking questions. AVID changes people’s lives, and in this video you will see how. How has AVID Helped me? Before

“Yes I do it big/ Call me little astronomical/ Weezy F baby and the ‘F’ is for phenomenal”. Just let that sink in. Phenomenal doesn’t even start with the letter ‘F’. However, that did not stop Lil Wayne from putting that into his song “Yes”(verse 4 lines 1-3). For the average listener, hearing these types

Here’s the story of H. Alan Scott: “So sit back and let me tell you a story of two Americans that have been denied coverage. It’s the true story of two brothers, living in two different health care economic enslavements, and how they are navigating their way to, what’s that? Yeah, freedom. Well, a kind

Auschwitz was regarded as the most effective concentration camp established by the Nazis in pursuit of the “Final Solution.” Unknown numbers of people of various nationalities perished in the camp. Even today the name holds a cold and somber connotation. The camps had no heat or running water and the prisoners lay 10 per bed

In October of 2006, just a few weeks before her 14th birthday, Megan Meier hanged herself.  She had been talking to a boy named Josh, who she had met via MySpace, for about 5 weeks when he had suddenly began to send messages stating that he heard Megan was mean to her friends and didn’t

A$AP Rocky Live Concert at Forest National Bruxelles-5462 Image by Kmeron on Flickr  A$AP Rocky’s single “F*cking Problems”, is a song widely known among teenagers in the USA.  Rapping explicitly about calling women female dogs, using racial slurs such as the “N” word, having sex with multiple women at a time and including the use

What is the problem? From Eminem and Marilyn Manson, to even the Beatles, music has been blamed for many people’s decisions to commit crime. Parents often claim their kids are being influenced by music to do drugs, be violent, skip school, and many other things that are causing them to act out. But is the

Being careful costs you nothing. Being careless can cost you everything. Whether you kill yourself or kill someone else, the end result is terminal.  Once a life is taken, you can´t fix it or pay for it – itś gone forever. There are many ways people are careless on the roads, two of which include

Alex Rodriquez had been getting a lot of attention for all the wrong reasons. The article from Biography tells us about Rodriquez’s suspensions due to the use of steroids. The Major League Baseball player has been known for his skills on the ball field—he’s the youngest in the league to hit 500-career home runs—but recently

Everyone has a different way of “Staying Healthy” In 2013, Peach Friedman, a senior at California College of the Arts almost got diagnosed with Exercise Bulimia. She thought of nothing but exercise, and eating under 800 calories each day. She ran 500 days in a row because she was so obsessed. She even wouldn’t go on a

How would you feel? Imagine humans having to be stuck inside a small contraption with a feeding tube down their throat. Getting forced to drink bleach, while you were squirming, fighting the pain. After this testing/torture has been done, people take notes then proceed to throw the humans in a bin. Letting them die. This

A scientific study suggests intelligent people swear more. Basically, this means that people who swear don’t use swear words due to a lack of other words with which to express themselves, but because they want to use swear words to express themselves. Researchers at Marist College in New York consider a bigger vocabulary of taboo words and phrases

How did people learn how to fly? The Wright Brothers had to create an invention that could change the course of history. How did people know that connecting two wires could bring light into the world? Alexander Graham Bell kept trying new ideas to bring an updated version into their current century. How can we create

Post by JoeA, Featured image by Pixabay at Pexels In an MSNBC interview, the former Governor of New Mexico was asked what he would do about the Syrian refugee crisis, specifically referencing Aleppo– the center of the catastrophic civil war. His response was nothing short of brilliant. “And what is Aleppo?” Great. Image by unsplash.com at Pexels

Photo above by Babawawa. In 1993, Snoop Dogg was put on trial in connection to murder. In 2007, Britney Spears was charged with a hit and run. Justin Bieber was involved with an assault charge, drag racing, and taking numerous illegal drugs. What’s so interesting about all of these celebrities and their crimes? Not one of

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  Posted by Bruce N. Featured image by Unsplash Many people who go to Japan are very surprised by what they see. Kids have much more authority that in other countries, but why? Many kids are allowed to take the train, bus, and even walk to school all because of how low the crime rates are in

Featured Image by Peter Lee Throughout the coarse of Disney’s history many villains have been created to give the protagonists a run for their money.  But which ones were made by Disney’s writers to be the most Evil.  I think that Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Scar, Ursula, and Cruella Deville are the top five most

Image by  splitshire.com on Pixabay Many people still cannot get “Let it Go”  out of their heads from the Disney movie Frozen even almost two years after it’s release. The movie centers around two sisters who try and save their kingdom from an eternal winter and are successful together in the end. Many people favored this movie