Memorial Day

Max McKeown said, “Innovation is deviance which means that the rebellious personality is a natural resource for practical creativity. As an innovator, you need to reject the old to establish a new, better, status quo. And one of the most powerful sources of newness is the rebel or maverick, mind.”. According to McKeown, innovation can be actions or behaviors that violate social norms. Which led him to believe in “rejecting the old” and everything new is better. Overall, McKeown was correct with…

breathe. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t breathe. The black scarf blinded me. They all laughed at me, they haunted my dreams, they filled my head with meaningless words as I crawled, barely on my knees, my lungs wanting to give out for those brief days when everything was hurting me. They hated me. I was drowning in thin…

It was very very perfect sunshiny day on Wednesday November 11, 2015. I woke up at my house in Middletown and getting ready for my mom to take me to my orthodontist appointment in Muncie. On the way there we talked the whole time about life, well just about anything really and of course we were jamming out to some toons. It went from a great fantastic day to the worst day of my life. On November 11, 2015 was veterans day, it’s a time to remember who gave their all for their country to protect…

get my employer to agree to my working only 4 days a week (Fridays off) so that I could spend the other 3 days with my daughter. The discussion husband and I had regarding childcare revealed that we would both be more comfortable if she were cared for by family. Plus, we wouldn’t be able to afford a full-time daycare. My hubby was already off one day a week and had enough work flexibility to swap his weekend day for another weekday when needed –TWO DAYS COVERED. My mother-in-law was involved…

traditions and meals that differ from those in America. Their daily meals such as breakfast, lunch , dinner, and your mid day rest or nap. the holidays are very different from America. the foods to symbolize the holidays or celebrations are unique as well. the foods they eat are a different from what we typically eat because of what is widely available to them. The typical day in spain starts with breakfast which consist of a cup of coffee and a churro or pastry. El café es bebido con…

dreams and forget to live.” Often, when summer comes around, many kids begin to dream about summer camp. Some of those kids actually get to live those dreams like I did, at Camp Widjiwagan, this summer. It was one week of a Harry Potter themed, outdoors day camp. Camp Widjiwagan was one of the best camps I’ve been to complete with fun and new learning experiences from the new and different people, to all the activities they had, to my overall outcome at the end of the week. One of the new…

It is traditionally known that the President’s party will lose Congressional seats during a midterm election. There is no debate on whether or not this is true because of how often the pattern has repeated itself. Despite the fact that it seems like a non-issue because of how often this has occurred, many political scientists research the topic to learn more about the causes of this trend. Research into the topic shows that presidential popularity and the state of the economy are factors that…

As Australian Citizens, we remember and honour the Unknown Soldier because he represented all the young men of the British empire who were unfortunately killed during the Great War. During World War I, many unknown soldiers sacrificed their life in either killed during battle, due to bombs, lost when ships sink or many more. The burial of an Unknown Soldier honours the memory and sacrifice of those young men and women who laid down their lives for Australia. His tomb reminds Australians of what…

trouble. Time on the wall also meant how long you got held from recess. It was anywhere from stealing a pencil, to going onto the forbidden Monkey Bars. One day I went a little too far, and got twenty minutes on the wall. The whole second grade knew about the little scene I created in at the assembly. This all started with a Veterans Day Assembly. The loud roar of the class hushed as the teacher pranced into the room. The loud clinks of her tall heels made their way into the front of the class…

Never Too Weak To Stand For Yourself “CREAK”, the bus door opened and I waited as I watched all of the children struggling to get out. There is only one way I feel… I don’t want them to go. Every day I see them get off the “special needs” bus and get laughed at and see the fingers pointed straight at them, it’s ridiculous. You would have thought that tenth graders would have learned by now that bullying and harassment is childish, but apparently not. It’s amazing how much potential the…