The situation in Europe over the past two weeks has been terrifying. It started with the tragic, ISIL-led terrorist attack leaving 130 victims dead across Paris. Then, as new intelligence information came in, anti-terrorism raids were carried out – resulting in shootouts and one woman in a suicide vest blowing herself up. There is still one individual […]
Read more "#BrusselsLockdown: The Internet’s Perfect Response to Terrorism"In the US the ‘Its on US’ campaign supported by the White House has recently garnered a lot of attention. #ItsOnUs has become a popular and apt call out against sexual harassment in particular, asking members of the society, the bystanders, to be responsible individuals and report sexual assault particularly where college students are concerned. Groped, touched, […]
Read more "#itsonus – The tide against sexual harassment"The crisis in Syria affects more than 12 million people. More than 240,000 people have been killed, including 12,000 children. [1] More and more Syrians are coming to the U.S. hoping to flee war and crisis. Since 2011, 1,500 Syrian refugees have been accepted into the U.S. [2] However, due to Paris terrorist attacks in […]
Read more "#SyrianRefugees Editorial"For those just tuning in: #climatechange is a scam, run by socialists, to redistribute wealth to poorer countries, and give gov't more power — Brad Thor (@BradThor) December 1, 2015 Posts like this make me both angry and terrified at the same time. When I first learned about climate change in school and by doing […]
Read more "Climate Change – Fact Not Fiction"JUST HOW NECESSARY ARE ALL OF THESE TESTS? One issue that can easily get people fired up is the topic of educational reform. Education is such an important issue because it impacts all of our lives in some way. Testing has become a hot topic of discussion within educational reform. People argue that students today are […]
Read more "Examining Educational Reform"Seaworld, the famous chain of marine-life entertainment parks, has been facing a severe public relations crisis since the release of “Blackfish” in 2013. A documentary that focuses on Tilikum, a captive whale that drowned his trainer during a show, “Blackfish” has caused a major uprising among animal activists. The documentary attacks SeaWorld, accusing them of […]
Read more "The Two Sides of #SeaWorld"Trigger Warning: Sexual Abuse To set the scene, the 2015 film Fifty Shades of Grey, based on James’ best-selling book of the same name, made more than $166 million. Although it was a financial hit, some audiences were disappointed and upset about the unrealistic expectation of the main character’s relationship. James wrote and promoted her newest […]
Read more "#AskELJames Controversy"Now more than ever, as soon as we take the last bite of that pumpkin pie at the Thanksgiving table, the Christmas season is upon us and that means one thing, shopping. The phenomena of Black Friday has truly gotten to a whole new level, especially with the introduction of Cyber Monday. #BlackFriday is finally […]
Read more "The Many Faces of #BlackFriday"A mandatory sentence, in a Common Law system, refers to that people convicted of certain crimes must be punished with at certain minimum levels of penalty. For example, under federal law, selling 28 grams of crack cocaine automatically guarantees a minimum sentence of 5 years in prison without consideration of circumstance. Since the 1980s, mandatory minimums have been […]
Read more "Mandatory Minimums"The end of year signals time to change old calendars for new ones. A staple in the holiday calendar tradition has been the Pirelli Calendar, often featuring thin women in very little clothing. While the 2015 calendar featured women of color as well a model over 40, every model was in an over-sexualized pose that gave very little […]
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