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May 16, 2021
There are unicorns on the moon. That’s what the New York Sun newspaper published on August 25, 1835. There were six articles released, each with even wilder allegations. “The Great Moon Hoax” gained popularity among newspaper readers because of the unbelievable unearthing of supposed life on the moon. The mastermind behind the articles was a
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Many people see conspiracy theories as entertaining, interesting to read about, and easy to poke fun at. However, a study conducted in Chicago shows that more than half of Americans actually believe in at least one conspiracy theory. Among the most famous American conspiracies is the JFK assassination. According to a poll of 5,130 American
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Youtuber Scotty Sire speaks up about claims towards David Dobrik. Seth Francois finally comes out claiming his former friends, Jason Nash and David Dobrik, sexually assaulted him for views on David’s youtube video. Scotty Sire (friend of Dobrik and Nash) comes out with a video addressing the so-called “rumors” of Seth. Scotty Sires’ video is
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A man known as the “Umbrella Man” supposedly got away with murdering president John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. The video I am researching was made by Carolyn Salvatelli and is making the claim that Louie Steven Witt, more commonly known as the Umbrella Man, is the true mastermind behind the
Read More145 - May 15, 2021
Think of all the people you see or pass by during the day? In a car? While taking a walk on a public street? Lots of people right? You don’t know who they are, what their life story is, or even their ancestral background. Now imagine, after going through your whole life believeing that your
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The Los Angeles Riots of 1992 resulted in $775 million in damage, or $1.42 billion in today’s money, according to the Insurance Information Institute. The Los Angeles Riots that took place in 1965 resulted in $44 million in damages, or $357 million in current dollar value. These damages not only destroyed the lives of small
Read More296 - May 14, 2021
It’s hard to forget about the George Floyd riots. This man, previously unremarkable before his death, was murdered by the police for the crime of passing a possibly counterfeit $20 bill. Of course, Floyd wasn’t a perfectly innocent man himself, but giving counterfeit money does not deserve a death sentence. A white man would probably
- May 14, 2021
In the aftermath of 9/11, the United States fought back against the terrorist group Al Quaeda. Many people in the Bush administration believed that the dictator of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, was not only involved in the terrorist attacks with Al Quaeda, but was planning another attack on the United States. The Vice President at the
Read More126 - May 14, 2021
Sandy Brown, a 40-year-old woman, prayed and prayed and prayed to be able to have a child after she went through two painful miscarriages with her husband of 15 years at the time. Finally, she was able to have a healthy baby boy. They named him Freddie Brown III after his dad, whose name was
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Introduction “It’s freezing in New York – where the hell is global warming?” A tweet from former President, Donald Trump, illustrates the skepticism amongst even the most informed leaders in America and the measures they will take to counter science for the purpose of supporting corporate and short term economic interests. Politicians have a lot
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Introduction The first pair of sunglasses that were ever invented were made of smoked quartz to block out the sun. These sunglasses first originated in China but later spread out around the world. Around the 18th Century, the United States got introduced to sunglasses. During this time and the 19th Century, sunglasses were used more
Read More117 - May 13, 2021
Theresa Caputo has a thick long island accent and has a larger-than-life personality that makes many people attracted to her TV show, Long Island Medium. About 2.6 million viewers tune in on Sunday nights to watch Theresa go around to give readings to people on their dead loved ones. She now has a three million
- May 13, 2021
Every cheesy, albeit bad, coming of age highschool movie has a bully. We all know the type. Someone that goes out of their way to put down the protagonist and belittles them in every possible way. The dialogue can even make them go as far as accusing the protagonist of fabricating a traumatic event that
- May 13, 2021
Introduction Police brutality is a very sensitive and serious topic that some people choose to ignore and not acknowledge. There has always been racism in the country we live in, since the 50s and the 60s in the Civil Rights Era there has been discrimination and separation between African Americans and the whites of the
- May 13, 2021
The Chernobyl meltdown of 1986 was a landmark event in nuclear history. Contrary to the Fukushima incident, Chernobyl was caused by a lack of caution and safety procedures. On April 26th, an operator attempted to shut off a faulty nuclear reactor. When the reactor was subjugated to the control rods that were supposed to shut
Read More130 - May 12, 2021
The Video That Started It May 12, 2011, a day that would soon go down as one of the greatest military achievements of our country. At 1:00 p.m. a group of highly trained Navy Seals storm Bin Laden’s hideout. A Navy Seal named Robert O’Neill breaks into Bin Laden’s room and finds him hiding behind
Read More108 - May 10, 2021
Dreamworks’ Kung Fu Panda 3 is a movie that follows a path of self identity with the family loving and comedic character Po. This lovable warrior panda departs on an adventure, reuniting with his long-lost father and discovering a hidden community of the last of the pandas. With the threat of Kai, the major antagonist,
- June 5, 2020
In season 2 episode 27 of Spongebob Squarepants, Spongebob and his friend Patrick are on a run from the law. Quickly realizing how ill-prepared they are for such living, the duo becomes worried when they realize they have no food. Spongebob however, has two chocolate bars, which he offers to share with his partner in
Read More144 - May 23, 2019
When people think of a circus, usually they imagine bright lights, peanuts and cheerful animals jumping through hoops and balancing on pedestals. But the truth is much darker. The animals are only doing the tricks due to the fear of what might happen if they don’t. An example of this is of an elephant named
Read More106 - May 23, 2019
Before the 21st century, the greatest soccer players of all time were Diego Maradona and Pele. They were named co-players of the 20th century. Pele scored 650 goals in 694 appearances just for clubs in his senior career, and topped it all off with 3 world cups while holding the record for most Brazil goals
Read More288 - May 21, 2019
After I came out to my family, I prepared myself to come out to my friends as well. But I always had this worry that they wouldn’t want to be around me because I’m different. They wouldn’t want to be around me because it would be too weird. They wouldn’t want to be around me
Read More109 - May 21, 2019
An article talks about a woman named Amanda and her daughter Sophie, who have quite the experience with school uniforms. Amanda has two kids who started school at their local Prep to Year 12 public school. At this school, the girls were required to wear a certain dress and the boys had a short/shirt option they were
Read More133 - May 20, 2019
There was a young 18-year-old woman that started vaping. Previously to her vaping, she was completely healthy, but after three weeks of her vaping, she developed this nasty cough. This cough was something a little more serious though. She got a disease called “Wet Lung” that not only gave her the coughing, but she had
Read More157 - May 20, 2019
Author’s note: I am an able-bodied, cisgender, white female, and that this blog post is based off of my experiences. Not every person has the same body and environment, this can affect the severity of their harassment and the victim’s perception. This is also not to say men cannot be victims of street harassment either
Read More134 - May 13, 2019
In 1999, a young school girl was being punished in school. She was being punished starting at the age of 6, she was punished for small things like when she was in kindergarden there was a young boy copying off of her paper and she did not know, but when the teacher saw this boy
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“The greatest contribution you can make to womens’ rights is to be the absolute best… at what you do” -Oprah Whinfrey. In the 1990’s hitting in womens’ hockey was made illegal. Body checking is very big part of ice hockey in my eyes and I believe many people would agree with that. So when I
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Imagine a futuristic, post apocalyptic world where you live in a compound and are told that the outside world has been contaminated. Everyday someone wins the lottery, which supposedly brings them to a paradise that is uncontaminated. Eventually you begin to question why life is so boring and repetitive at the compound. You see a
Read More179 - April 25, 2019
In the hit movie “Frozen” from 2013, Elsa, the queen of Arendelle, is forced to hide her magical ability to create ice and snow. When her powers are discovered by the citizens of the kingdom, they view her as a monster and force her to run away. Without her there, the kingdom starts to crumble,
Read More121 - April 25, 2019
Imagine you move to the United States from a foreign country and speak a foreign language. You get dropped off at an elementary school and it’s a whole different world. Children and teachers communicating in English, books filled with English, homework in English, and you can’t even get a break for lunch as the menu
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Imagine you are in a place where you can experience the serene, unbothered beauty of nature. A place where the trees meet the sky and the colors of the dark green and bright blue harshly come together to make a landscape only our eyes can capture. A place where the sound of the northern cardinal
Read More128 - April 21, 2019
In chess, white goes first. The player with the white pieces takes their turn before the player using the black pieces. Because of this rule, the “white” player is given an immediate advantage. They can always stay one step ahead of the “black” player, forcing the “black” player to counter every move they make. As
Read More133 - April 18, 2019
W omen. Presidency. Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton. Do you remember that election? I think you might know something about it. That election was by far one of the most nerve wracking elections the United States has ever had. In the end, Trump won by a meer 74 electoral votes. Many people thought Trump should win
Read More446 - April 18, 2019
It´s the first game of the Green Bay Packers’ 2018 season. They are playing the Chicago Bears at home in Lambeau Field. Green Bay is down 10-0 in the second quarter and marching down the field when star quarterback Aaron Rodgers falls to the ground with a knee injury. The heart of every Packers
Read More360 - April 16, 2019
In 1955, Emmett Till, a black 14-year-old boy in Money, Mississippi was killed after reportedly flirting with a white woman. Emmett was standing outside a general store when he told some friends that he had a white girlfriend back home in Chicago, Illinois. He was then dared to ask the white woman behind the counter
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In 1995 Walt Disney produced the movie “Pocahontas” in the movie a Native American women sees white settlers coming over to land near their area so that they can get rich with the gold they believe is where Pocahontas’ tribe is. Later on in the movie Pocahontas meets John Smith, a white settler. At first
- April 16, 2019
*warning sensitive topics maybe discussed* Picture this. Your walking to class and you see a friend they smile and wave at you. You quickly smile and wave back. It appears that you are happy at first glance, the people around you who saw you smile assume that you are fine. Inside you think you have
- April 15, 2019
Imagine you are scrolling through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit etc. and you see a meme. Then as you keep on scrolling you see more and more. Eventually, you fall into a spiral of memes that you can’t escape. Each month a “meme” whether old or new is brought into the light and goes viral. People
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It is Tuesday, October 23, 2018, just another day for Megyn Kelly, a talk show host, journalist, and former anchor. She starts her day off like many others, at the set of Megyn Kelly Today. She has Jenna Bush Hager, Jacob Soboroff, and Melissa Rivers on as guests and she is fired up to talk
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