[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ark 16:15 “and He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” This is one of many bible verses telling christians to go out and spread god’s word,Continue reading
The Beren “stein” Bears Only Exist in Your Mind: The Truth Behind the Mandela Effect
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, the phrase “mirror, mirror on the wall” is never stated. It’s actually “magic mirror on the wall.” The Berenstein Bears don’t exist; It has always been The BerenstainContinue reading
How Does Wealth Relate to Overall Happiness? The Job vs the Career and Its Impact
“Money and the power, once you get a ‘lil they just want to take you down”-Kid Ink Just goes to show that money is mostly idealistic. It is a want, but is there any relation toContinue reading
It Never Ends: The Negatives of Year Round Schooling
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ummer. Three months of sunshine, sitting by the refreshingly blue pool, and eating melting chocolate ice cream on hot summer days. The inevitable stress of school disappearing with the cold weather. No more dreadfully longContinue reading
To Hate or Not to Hate Ourselves: How Hating Ourselves Affects Our Lives
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]’m a very high maintenance teenager. I’ve been this way since I came out of the womb quite honestly. Everyday myself, and many of my other teen counterparts wake up at the crack of dawnContinue reading
The Forgotten Half: Domestic Violence Against Men and How it is Overlooked in Today’s Society
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen 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 hitContinue reading
The Illusion of You: The Psychology of Your Identity
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y aunt and mom have previously been Lutheran pastors, and my dad is currently a pastor at a Lutheran church. My family has a religious background. Sometimes when people hear that both my parents areContinue reading
You Snooze You Lose: Reasons why high schools should start later
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ollapsing in tears and overwhelmed by the increase of school demands, high school teenagers like Carolyn Walworth constantly long for sleep. During school days she fights to stay awake in her morning classes, nodding off everyContinue reading
Does Love Kill: Kurt Cobain murdered or suicide?
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine getting killed by your spouse for them only to inherit your money. Well, this happens more than you believe it would. In July, a CBS news article released that a woman named, Uloma Walker-Curry wasContinue reading
Crazy Equestrians Risk Their Lives Daily
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]eople who live with spinal cord injury may feel like there is no hope for a cure, but The Big Idea is a treatment for those living with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). The treatment is EpiduralContinue reading
13 Going on Life: Should Juveniles be Tried as Adults?
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n May 31, 2014 a twelve-year-old girl named Payton Leutner was stabbed 19 times by two of her twelve-year-old friends who were trying to please a fictional character called Slender Man. Leutner’s friends lured herContinue reading
Purity’s Filthy Secrets: Examples of modern society placing sexual purity above women’s individual personalities and talents
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n 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,Continue reading
Toddlers, Tiaras, and Tears: What are beauty pageants really teaching?
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]onBenet 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,Continue reading
Empire State of Mind: How Music Positively Impacts the Human Brain
Henry, a 94 year old man living in a nursing home, has suffered from dementia for the last ten years of his life. He sits in his chair with his head down and only speaksContinue reading
This isn’t Sexism, It’s Just Common Cents: The Twisted Statistics that Support the Gender Wage Gap
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 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 GenderContinue reading
Depressed and Oppressed: How You Might Be Contributing to the Stigma That Surrounds Mental Illness
featured image by Pixabay I am clinically diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Now before you begin to process that, let me tell you some common reactions to this statement: “Get over it.” “Your problems areContinue reading
The Phantom Nation: Why a world without Canada might not be So crazy
Most of us are liars, we put on an act that the honest to god truth should come before all else and that every other factor should start to falter in comparison. However, when facedContinue reading
Unborn and Already Addicted: Babies on Drugs/Alcohol
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y oldest cousin, Heidi, is a foster mother and has recently been taking care of an 8-month-old baby girl named Charlie. Charlie’s birth mother is a methadone addict and was pregnant with her while takingContinue reading
New Seating in Classrooms: Different, more comfortable seating for students
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tudents in classrooms complain of having to sit in classrooms all day. A story from ideas demco about changing the seating in classrooms is, “With 7 different types of seating available, it took about 2Continue reading
How Feminists are Misleading You with Fake Facts
“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 FortuneContinue reading
Murderers Make the Decision- A Stand on Felon Disenfranchisement
[dropcap]In[/dropcap] the United States in 1800 felony disenfranchisement did not exist. After the war ended southern states were bitter over their loss of one of their biggest economic staples, slavery. Racial discrimination was common in thoseContinue reading
Why Kids Shouldn’t Get Phones Until They Are 12
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you asked adults about their childhood they would probably tell you how they would go outside and play hockey in the street with the neighborhood kids or go over to a friends house toContinue reading
Are Shoulders too Sexy for School? Why Dress Codes Sexualize Girls From a Young Age
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n 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 thatContinue reading
Monumental Mistake: Why Confederate Statues in the South Should Remain Standing
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]eath, violence, and unnecessary arrests. What do all these things have in common? These words are all results of protesters trying to take down Confederate monuments across the United States of America. Why People WantContinue reading
Drowning Out the Arts: How the Arts Need Help Staying Afloat
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ranz Kafka, an author, wanted his writing to be burned after his death because he was worried people would hate his work. Kafka wrote during the 1900s and was severely under appreciated. He would writeContinue reading
The Most Dangerous Technology You’ve Never Heard Of
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen Danish engineer Peter Laurits Jensen invented the loudspeaker in December of 1915, it revolutionized the way we listen to music. However, no one could have predicted who would benefit the most from Jensen’s invention:Continue reading
The Bemusing Biological Differences Between the Sexes
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, forContinue reading
¨Dumb Blonde¨and the other Stereotypes of Blondes
“[dropcap]M[/dropcap]arilyn 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. SheContinue reading
Let the Devil Share His Lettuce: Legalizing Medical Marijuana
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]harlotte was 3 months old when the first one struck. The second came just a week later. By 6 months they sent her to the hospital repeatedly. In a frantic search to find what wasContinue reading
K9 Vs. Feline: Which Pet is Better?
Dogs and cats have been the two most popular pets for years on years, with this they have also been compared a lot. With both sides have many supporters. However in my opinion dogs areContinue reading
Esports, Big Business or Child’s Play? An overview of the past and future of Esports as an industry
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ompetitive video games? That’s not a real sport, there’s no action, excitement, no physical competition, not much of anything, right? This is how almost everyone not exposed to the competitive nature of video games wouldContinue reading
Schools out for summer but should it really be?
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ttention, the school you are attending is now going to have school all year round. If you are reading this you are probably going to be a little mad at first. You also probably thinkContinue reading
I’m Melting, The Harsh Realities of Climate Change
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine your house burnt down. Completely obliterating everything you love and own just because of a mistake you did not even notice you were making. Alison is a single mom who lives in Colorado andContinue reading
Reasons to Believe the U.S Government Was Part of the 9/11 Attacks: And Why You Need to Know About It
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he U.S Government–our government–the backbone of our country–the group of people that we have trust in to make smart, strong, fearless decisions that will affect how we live our everyday lives have been questioned, examined,Continue reading
Animals’ Paws-itive Effect On Our Society: Why Animal Testing Is Good
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]nimals are pretty chill. With their strong sense of smell, detection dogs are used to help find drugs, contraband, blood, etc. which helps the police keep us safe. Sea lions that are trained to monitorContinue reading
Animals Have Feelings Too: How Captivity Affects Animals
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Christmas eve in 1982 a polar bear was born. Her name was Zara. Zara was born at a zoo in Germany. Less than 3 years after she was born Zara would be sold awayContinue reading
The Rise of Racial Profiling: Do you believe in it?
[dropcap]In [/dropcap]the United States, racial profiling affects thousands of Americans every single day. Not many people think about what racial profiling is, some people think it doesn’t even think it exists or how it affectsContinue reading