Nikki Araguz is a trans woman who fully transitioned and began a stealth life before she met Thomas Araguz. Thomas’ family argues that the couple wed without him knowing about her transition, though Nikki says that is absolutely false and she has been honest with him about her past all along. Thomas, a firefighter, died July 4th on the job. His family has taken Nikki to court, arguing that she is not legally entitled to his estate because their marriage was homosexual and thus illegal. Reading the full story on the case above was nothing short of troublesome and unsettling.…
Paraphrase of “Summary of Rebekah Nathan’s Article” There is one article from Rebekah Nathan’s book expressed that American students’, who came from other nations, reaction of academic settings in US university. At first, Rebekah was surprised by the freedom and informality in classes. According to International students, they always have strict rules in their national class which means eating and drinking are banned, because eating and drinking will interrupt teachers in classes. Also, students are not allowed to coming and going during class. The informal action almost caused by open and friendly.…
There are many things in the world that hold a significant value, such as music. Music allows people to relate to a song by studying the elements it possesses, which creates a certain feeling that corresponds with the song and mood of the listener, therefore, making the song have a significant value. Most songs that have a significant meaning are written on a personal level by the artist. For example, the song “Wide Open Spaces” was written by Susan gibson who used her own personal experience of going off to college at the University of Montana. The song was later recorded by the The Dixie Chicks, and added country elements on the instrumental side of the song.…
Jill Duggar Dillard is used to people giving her a hard time for the things that she does. Now a new picture that Jill posted has a lot of fans upset. Jill is a proud mom who is always posting pictures of her son Israel. Of course, fans usually love seeing the pictures of her son, but a recent photo that Jill posted has people going crazy. This picture was shared on the Duggar Family Official Facebook page.…
I think the two essays that are most critical for students to read is “This I Believe” by Jennifer in New York and “This I Believe” by Elizabeth in California. They both have the same title and are similar at the same time. “This I Believe” by Jennifer talks about how people should treat others the way they would want to be treated. This is very important in life. You should never treat someone worse than you would expect them to treat you.…
Nobody is perfect Raheem is a poor kid when it comes to a relationship. If he sees a girl and likes her, he has to treat her with respect and not play around with her feelings. He also shouldn’t kiss other girls that are not his girlfriend. He needs to be respectful to other girls, and stop cheating on them for other girls. Every time a girl passes by Raheem, he scratches his nose and his eyes follow the girl that pass beside him and his girlfriend is in front of him.…
The Civil War was a rebellion that took place from 1861-1865 and determined the rights of African-Americans in the U.S. Before this point, half of the country was for slavery, and half was not. We struck a battle to determine weather slavery was right or wrong. Although most know the answer is obviously that it is wrong, but back then people had to have not had a sense of a moral compass. The taking away of basic human rights is not only morally wrong, but unconstitutional. We need our rights because they protect our freedom, they protect our well-being, and they remind us that we fought through the hardships.…
Just Love is a book by Margaret Farley that was based on the creation of a new framework for sexual ethics, and this was done through a Western viewpoint. The first thing Farley did was set out the history of sexuality and how it had been interpreted throughout time. After laying out the background for her argument, she then got into the actual claim of the book and support for that claim. Farley provided some context for and clarified what sexuality is and then described how this could possibly provide flourishing as the telos of the moral life of human beings. She then mapped out the meaning of sexuality and what the goal of sex could be, if gender matters, and also how the defined sexuality could be personified.…
In the “So I Ain’t No Good Girl” short story written by Sharon Flake, the character of the “No Good Girl” is both violent and loud. The short story is about what happens one day when the “No Good Girl” was with her player boyfriend, Raheem. She sees him flirting with other girls, so she does many different things to get his attention. Later on in the story, she sees him kissing another girl after she left. In the end, she decides to act like she didn’t see anything.…
The two songs are different in many aspects, most importantly lyrics and instrumentation. These distinctions, which I will elaborate on over the course of this paper, go on to highlight significant…
There are approximately half of million words in the English vocab and each word can be arranged into billions of combinations. Regardless of this wide range of combinations, the music industry contains hundreds of songs that share the same title with one another. Furthermore, most of the songs are in different genres, however; there is the occasional song or two that fall into the genre. One popular example of this coincidence is the song “Let Me Love You” sang by Mario and Ne-yo.…
The pressure put on an individual to conform to a strict set of norms is unescapable. Modern technology does not help an individual escape from these set of norms. If anything, modern technology helps enforce these norms. Modern technology is used in many various ways and sometimes the way an individual uses it ends up doing more harm than good. Individuals use technology on a daily basis to accomplish various tasks and this has increased our human capabilities.…
Have you ever heard a song that has impacted your life? Songs are a form of art that allows artists to express their feelings in a form of music. Songs can be interrupted in many ways; some songs have a more literal meaning, while other songs require you to interpret the lyrics to understand the deeper meaning. Artists often use figurative, metaphorical, and poetic elements in their songs to help develop the overall message. The use of figurative terms in a song leaves the interpretation of the song broad and allows the listener to have their own meaning of the song.…
Demi Lovato- Cool For The Summer Single Review - MusicSnake Dropping her new song “Cool For The Summer” yesterday, Demi Lovato’s latest single soared up charts all over the world, hitting #1 in Brazil in less than an hour. Demi’s social media feed was full of sunshine, palm tree and bikini emojis, and fans went berserk over the release. So does it live up to all the hype? Well…not really.…
Unsatisfied, you stand on the stage with the other competitors, starving, exhausted, uncomfortable, and desperately needing the trophy. You jump hearing the crackling of the mike cutting through your corrupted thoughts. “Pretty Hurts”, are the first two words the third contestant sings. You’re rammed with the depressing realization that this is your reality. Beyonce’s “Pretty Hurts” music video is about a pageant girl who has been competing in pageants for a very long time.…