In my life, I am in general, a sheep. I do not like to stick out, and my favorite place to be is standing away from the crowds with my best friend. Because of that, it was very difficult when I found out there was one issue I disagreed with all my friends about. Abortion.
For starters, I am only 14 but if I was 18, I would rushing my butt to the voting booths to vote for Obama. I honestly don’t know much about the economy, so I’m not going to act like I am. I do, however, have very

How many girls want to look like bathing suit models? How many boys want to be fully flexed 6’4 bad boys. Well a lot of teens girls are becoming emaciated, due to the extraordinary emphasis on thinness we praise in society. This all being announced, there seems but little hope for the changes in magazine covers. But there may be some hope.
H&M was reportedly praised for their plus-sized model showcasing the seasons swimwear. Earlier in Britain, some stores were making their manikins larg

As North Korea increases its hostility, a fog of uneasiness has been spreading throughout the United States. Throughout the years, Americans have been charged for illegal entry and sentenced to excessive years of labor. They’ve arrested tourists and journalists for alleged illegal entry and “hostile acts.” It took no less than former presidents to coax North Korea into letting go of their hostages.
It’s this air of mystery that is so intimidating. No one knows the real conditions in Nor

Living in a world defined only of precariousness, wrought by destruction and disaster, news of atrocities little astonish or alarm the public. Knowledge of developing conflicts, political strife or humanitarian offenses are as easily received as they are dictated by the apathetic journalist over the national news or the bold print letterings proclaiming “Only twelve killed today in Syrian bombing”. Unless of course the bombing was upon American soil. Only then does the stain of crimson u

After a long day at school and track practice, I walk through the door and notice my parents watching Fox News. At first, everything is normal. However, I look up at the TV and see the headline traveling across the bottom: Middle School Girls Forced to Ask Classmates for 'Lesbian Kiss' During Anti-Bullying Presentation. I just stood there in bewilderment, postulating how this happened. Now, I have mixed feelings concerning relations between two of the same gender, but I stood there, awestr

“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer.” This famous quote symbolizes more than the philosophic words of our 35th President. It portrays a message of finding our common ground, our compromise. Without this common ground, the division that results can be destructive. Recently In The News, the Supreme Court started to debate the case of Hollingsworth v. Perry, a case with differing opinions on both sides of the debate, has given my a bad reputati

The most common advice a teenager gets is “always be yourself.” In the news, gay marriage has recently been debated a lot in the US Supreme Court and California may even ban it. What do these two things have in common? I’ll tell you: being yourself. If you are gay, how are you supposed to be yourself, when everywhere you look there’s always someone telling you it’s wrong to be like that? We can try to stop that. If being gay is no longer looked at as a disgrace, think how many teenagers will

North Korea is home to one of the most rigorous dictatorships on the planet. Prison camps that have been around much longer than Nazi or Soviet camps still exist today; an entire family risks being sent there if a single family member speaks out against the state.

All over the country, the people are suffering from hunger, political persecution, and a lack of basic, fundamental freedoms. A shocking result of their restrained trading policy is that food imports are limited; their own

No Means No


Ever since I walked among the shiny wood floors of Valleybrook Preschool at the age of three, I've been told by varying adults, "no means no." Ever since I walked among the white glossed-over floors of Timber Lane Elementary School at the age of five, I've been told that any variation of kicking or screaming or punching means no. Ever since I walked by the overcrowded rows of lockers at Luther Jackson Middle School at the age of twelve, I knew that when someo

On April 29th, a player in the National Basketball Association came out and admitted to being openly gay, the first professional athlete to do so in one of the major professional sports. This event has garnered national attention not only from sporting websites like ESPN.com and SI.com, but also from news media outlets such as Fox News and CNN. This event reflects many events that have occurred in today’s society and the many changes that America as a whole is facing. People now feel that it's