May 16, 2021Culture & society
Ho·mo·sex·u·al, noun, a person who is sexually attracted to people of their sex. Since the beginning of humanity, homosexuality has been frowned upon by the majority of the population. Many viewed it as ‘wrong’ or ‘unnatural’. As the negativity and hatred around being gay skyrocketed, society developed the idea of reversing them to be straight.
May 21, 2019Family
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
May 13, 2019Family
“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
April 25, 2019Family
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,
April 18, 2019Family
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
March 26, 2019Culture
My all time favorite song to sing is Disney’s “I’ll Make A Man Out of You” from Mulan. I’ve even gone to the extremes of making my little sisters memorize the echo “Be A Man!” part in the chorus, as it’s sadly not possible to sing both parts at once on my own. To say
March 25, 2019Family
The other day, I was sitting on the couch while my father and grandfather were watching a football game. They were discussing the game and what the male TV announcer was saying. Then in the middle of their conversation about the play, a female announcer came on and started speaking about the exact same thing
March 11, 2019Culture
As a person who usually keeps up with the latest news and politics, I have been noticing a frightening new trend in America. Most people are aware of the #MeToo movement sweeping across the country over the past 2 years. This trend has done a wonderful job of exposing many atrocious men in power
March 11, 2019Family
Lucy Dunne, a young plus sized girl, was in a fitting room in her favorite store when she was told by a saleswoman that the store wouldn’t carry clothing in a size “that big”. As Lucy tells The Warm Up, she was very rudely told that their clothes were more suited for “slim figures”. Sadly, this
February 15, 2019Family
Now Calm Down Yes, you did read the title correctly. And no, just let me explain. There is a term; FemiNazi, which refers to the radical and extremists who claim feminism. These are the insane people who say that all men are trash and say that they should die. Well in case you weren’t aware,
February 10, 2019Family
In the world of birth control, people have been using birth control products for over 100 years. Nowadays, 1 in 5 teenage girls, ranging from 13 to 18 in age, are on the birth control pill. Most are not sexually active but use the contraceptive for other personal reasons concerning their periods or effects of
May 31, 2018Family
In 2017, a story broke out about how a former tennis player stated he could beat one of the best women tennis players in the world. According to a report made by NPR, “If a woman is the best in the world, she still isn’t a match for a man—according to John McEnroe. Speaking to
May 17, 2018Family
In a recent article published by HuffPost, Jessica Kane reports; “On average, a woman has her period from three to seven days and the average woman menstruates from age 13 until age 51. That means the average woman endures some 456 total periods over 38 years, or roughly 2,280 days with her period — 6.25 years
May 11, 2018Culture
When Bryan’s wife first hit him, he was shocked, but knowing that it was inappropriate to hit back, he remained submissive, curled up in a ball, hands around the head, as she screamed and hit him. Like a lot of other victims of domestic violence, Bryan believed that he was to blame for this, as
April 10, 2018Family
In 1607, the North American colony Virginia was established by the English. These colonists wished to compete with the Spanish who found gold and riches in South America. The English named their new colony Virginia, in honor of their Queen Victoria. The name Virginia refers to the Queen’s supposed chastity, rather than her leadership abilities
April 9, 2018Family
JonBenet Ramsey was a very successful pageant girl who was found murdered on December 26th, 1996. This little beauty pageant girl had a great history in the beauty pageant world, winning several awards according to CNN, ranging from Little Miss Colorado, Americas Royale Miss, National Tiny Miss Beauty, and several others. Unsurprisingly, the media is automatically more
April 9, 2018Business
The media, our teachers and professors, globally renowned celebrities and so many other self styled victims have become pawns in spreading the greatest deception that continues to perpetuate the American and Global society: The Gender Pay Gap. In celebrating women’s equality, our country, the great United States of America, seems to be at fault for
March 27, 2018Family
“The Labor Department reports that nearly 5,000 American workers die from workplace accidents each year. Ninety percent, more than 4,400, are male. We are often reminded that only 24 women are CEOs of the Fortune 500. But what about the Unfortunate 4,400?” -Christina Hoff Sommers in a 2016 Time magazine article. Have those 4,400 men
March 23, 2018Education
In a Huffington Post article titled “Honor Roll Student Banned From Graduation Because Of This Shirt” explains that an honor roll student from Hickory Ridge High School was picking an outfit when she decided to wear a shirt that showed her shoulders. The school administration did not think this was appropriate for school, so she was asked to change. She
March 21, 2018Family
When you think of the 1920´s, what comes to mind? Prohibition? The Roaring Twenties? Whatever it may be, on August 18th of 1920, a monumental decision in American history was made. That decision? Women, for the first time in U.S history, were granted the right to vote. Since then, much has changed in regard of
March 21, 2018Culture
“Marilyn Monroe found dead in the nude,” was a common news headline after Marilyn Monroe’s death. She was found on August 5th, 1962, lying face down on her bed, naked, having overdosed on Nembutal. She had been struggling with a mental illness for a couple years and had been fired from the movie Somethings Got to
March 6, 2018Family
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
February 26, 2018Current Issues
The day I learned that sex can ruin your life. I learned some pretty strange things in my middle school sex education class. However, I’d consider myself lucky! My class was the only one to have a speaker come in to talk to us. He taught about one thing, and one thing only: Abstinence. The
February 19, 2018Family
Nearly 1 in 4 pregnancies end in abortion, says Alan Guttmacher Institute. One issue that is talked about often is abortion and “my body, my choice” slogans referring to the mothers right to choose. What is hardly ever talked about is what choice men have during an unwanted pregnancy. Women voice their choice to make these decisions,
February 15, 2018Current Issues
How much of a difference is there really? Well women are generally paid way less in professional sports while men are paid way more. Women’s sports are less noticed which leads to the companies not being able to pay them more, but that can change if we make an effort to go watch women’s sports
May 23, 2017Culture
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
May 10, 2017Family
Penis and vagina! Can you believe these things divide and conjecture the behavior and actions of human beings? I can because people love categorizing! Sexual organs hold the answer to the only difference between the male and the female. But over many, many years, society has attached certain traits to the genitals and as humans,
May 9, 2017Current Issues
Featured image: mojzagrbinfo Not many people look at a skeleton and think “Dang those are some pretty bones.” So if this is the case then how come every hour one person dies because of an eating disorder?More and more girls are starting to grow with the idea that being “skinny” is the key to success
April 28, 2017Current Issues
As little girls, we were told that we can be whatever we want. We were told that girls can do just as much as boys can. We were told that boys and girls are equal. Reality is men and women are not equal when it comes to pay day. Women earn just 79 cents for
April 25, 2017Family
One of the most known hockey players over the years has been Sidney Crosby. He plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL hockey team. Crosby is a leader in the league for points, he has had 338 goals and 600 assists over his career. He is a has won two stanley cups, and has won a
March 23, 2017Current Issues
Madelyn Sheaffer decided to visit the Adventure Oasis Water Park after losing 100 pounds. She felt confident and decided to wear a new bikini. She was in the water playing with her son and nephew when two employees asked her to cover her body, or leave. She felt like she was being discriminated against both her
March 17, 2017Family
It was Saturday Latin hip hop themed night at the Pulse club in Orlando, Florida and the atmosphere was bright as members of the LGBT community danced in “social solidarity.” This was until the fun was ended at 2:02am when a stampede of gunshots emerged into the club. At 2:09am phones dinged with facebook alerts on
March 8, 2017Current Issues
Ray Stilles found Jessica Olmstead to be quite charming for something that one might find odd. In an article by The Huffington post, Ray says “The first time I saw Jessa, I was amazed that she can grow a bigger beard than me. It didn’t take long for me to know we were meant for
March 6, 2017Family
Featured image courtesy of Ken Teegardin Women can only be mothers, caretakers, or homemakers. They are incapable of any type of physical labor, such as serving our country or even having a job. They are just here to have children and cook and clean for the hard-working men. Women used to be limited to these
November 1, 2016Current Issues
If you look at the presidential nominees you can see two of the most uncongenial, despised people to ever run for office. You can see two people that are unfit, unfair and unqualified to be president. You can see Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Looking at these two people, the most important
January 5, 2016Culture
Why is it harder for guys to act more feminine? Featured image by: vcl xla As my musical childhood idol Julia Roberts used to sing, “Boys in white dress with blue satin sashes.” Wait, that’s not right? Let my try again. Now when I was younger my mother always told me, “Blue is for girls