Many people who are either bullied at school or just get ignored at school can feel loneliness and probably want to get more attention. Many people who are always too trusting can get into more danger than any others around them since they have too much trust in them and trust anybody. Even the strangers […]

Seth Cook 5-29-13 SETH What does it actually mean to learn something? My school seems to think its throwing bookwork work at us every day, expecting us to absorb the information. Standardized testing, scantrons, repeating the same type of math problem over and over. In my opinion, this is not an effective way of learning […]

Analysis of Night The book Night is a nonfiction book about the first-hand experience of the Holocaust. The author of the book is Elie Wiesel, known as Eliezer in the book. In the book Night, the author focuses on two major themes—human triumph and change—and he uses his experiences to give evidence of these themes. […]

Do you want to live in a place where there are a lot of massacres? I hope no one does. Therefore, citizens have the right to protect their family at any time. The government says that they will be able to protect us, but we citizens say that we have the right to bear arms. […]

Since the dawn of time, civilizations seek to get as much knowledge as they can. We think that reaching the complete knowledge would be to know the ultimatefate of the universe. This would force humanity to accept their fate. For centuries, anyone who opposed the idea that earth was the center of the universe was […]

St. Paul the apostle was amongst the most influential people to the spread of Christianity. He trekked around the Mediterranean Sea giving out the word of Christ. Through him the new religion began its course of becoming the most followed religion in the world. However Paul wasn’t always a follower. Originally Paul was known as […]

Piercings are much more than a small hole, or fistula. This Body Modification was the first among humans, and could have been one of the first basic forms of expression and culture among primitive peoples. Adornment of the body can be very positive and should be acknowledged as a legitimate practice, not just a trend […]

“A dream is an experience a person lives through during sleep. Although dream experiences are imaginary, they seem very real. Some experiences are pleasant. Others are annoying, or even frightening. Many persons say that they seldom dream because they do not remember their dreams. The memory span of a dream experience is very short. Unless […]

It was that time of the year again it was again October 31st the day where I would try toget a candy hangover and be hyper for a whole month. We all gathered in my room me and my friends Jeff, Timmy, and Steve who were all dressed up as superheros. All of uswere about […]

One of the strongest countries in the world is rotting. That country is the United States. As a direct result of our culture’s aggressive, wasteful entertainment, the people coming out of our high schools do not realize the difference between literary genius and folly. This miserable dilemma renders our future generations incapable of appreciating and […]

The Age of Exploration is one of the most controversial and delicate times in the world’s history to date. This era is filled with discoveries and hope for a new future, but also mass murders and attacks. Natives against Europeans, tribes versus explorers. Both sides have a unique argument that shows different perspectives on an […]

Do you know what the best cell is? If you haven’t learned in your educational career about stem cells then you’re missing out on the best cell there is. That’s saying a lot considering there is an infinite amount of cells in the world and trillions of new ones are being created every day. A […]

Castro, Mugabe, Chavez– countless oppressive dictators rule countless submissive countries. In reality, the power of people is much greater than the power of a handful of corrupt bureaucrats, but the government officials have one effective tool: intimidation. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said. Humans, for all […]

“What defines an Honors Student?” is one of the favorite topics of discussion for teachers and parents of every kind and all of them have their own interpretation. “Honors students do their homework every single night,” says one, or “Honors students like reading and doing homework, not going out with friends or playing video games […]

“I never saw a worse paper in my life.” Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), American author, lecturer, feminist, and social reformer wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892). A passionate supporter of such causes as women’s suffrage and their societal and economic independence, Gilman argued for the equal treatment of women and encouraged them to pursue interests outside […]

The day to day grind of the school year is bland and repetitive; and has a tendency to wear you out after its constant – well, consistency. No, no just stop. I don’t care that you have an essay due tomorrow. Guess what? You go to a school that 2000 other kids go to, do […]

Throughout our life times the Age Old Question has always plugged at our brains: “Is Time Travel possible?!”.. .Well today I can confidently say: “Apparently it has already happened!” According to 27 years young successive inventor Ali Razeghi, from Tehran, the possibility for Time Travel isn’t that far away now as he has already invented […]

The career we choose is a long-term role that defines who we are. These days, there are a variety of occupations to pick from a wide range of fields. One interesting opportunity is a career in the expanding market of organic foods. Organic foods are produced without hormones, pesticides or other chemicals and are in […]

The Fall of the Roman empire threw Europe into the Dark Ages. The Roman empire had many things lead to its destruction. The five foremost of these are the Rise of the Eastern Roman Empire, economic troubles, invasions by barbarian tribes, overreliance on slave labor, overexpansion and military spending, and Government corruption and political instability. […]

Throughout the world, a major dilemma has rattled and perplexed even the most ingenious minds. Time travel. To begin with, time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space. In other words, time travel is either sending objects to a moment […]

27 years isolated from his family, Nelson Mandela battled against apartheid. Overcoming obstacles and making the impossible possible, Nelson Mandela has become an inspirational icon for many. While in his 20’s he was actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement and he joined the African National Congress in 1942. He directed a peaceful campaign against the […]

A journalist should have a strong sense of right and wrong, a moral compass and attitude: this is what Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, claimed all life. Journalism is not an objective science, as many think, but Orwell comments, in his essay “Why I write”, that, «before he begins […]

FOR PREVENTING THE ESCALATION AND LONG TERM PERPETUATION OF CAGING ANIMALS IN ZOOS It is a melancholy object to: see the animals that are all caged in zoos, struggling for survival, and do nothing about this problem. If we do not help the caged animals, they will become increasingly destructive and destroy the planet, eventually. […]

With seven billion individuals stranded on one planet together, two specimens have yet to be found which are absolutely the same in their entirety. It goes without saying that I have more knowledge on myself and my feelings than any of the other seven billion individuals; regardless of which emotion I choose to portray in […]

The Life of Crystal Methamphetamine. Methamphetamine is a Class A drug that has been around for several decades. Meth is a synthetic chemical compound that is generally manufactured in hidden labs by the mixing of several forms of amphetamine, or other chemicals to boost the potency. Some chemicals used include battery acid, drain cleaner, lighter […]

Often described as the “destruction of free speech”, censorship consists of altering or deleting a message between the sender and receiver, often without notice or their consent. Free speech, on the other hand, addresses the right to express liberally without any restrictions. These two contradicting concepts often cause controversies, especially over finding the equilibrium between […]

There was chaos in the air as another argument broke out on the streets of the city. The topic: women’s rights and the never changing manufacturing system. Some claim that it’s been this way since the 19th century, and a change is needed. Others say that the everlasting system of farming, making your own goods, […]

Some may call it the time of the Great Depression. Some may call it the unemployment period, in which more than 12 million people were left unemployed. Nevertheless, the 1930’s will always be remembered as a decade of the most gruesome acts of racism towards the African- Americans in the US. They were a time […]

Have you noticed that marijuana is used on a daily basis? It destroys people’s brain cells and makes them weak to what they do. My question is why is marijuana illegal? It was made on earth and people should do whatever they want with it. (Not in an extreme bad way) Marijuana is illegal because […]

I think most people can say that they have texted while they were driving at least once in their life. Laws have been made in an attempt to stop people from texting while driving, but some people still do it. Texting while driving not only puts us at risk, but it puts our cars and […]