Around the World

activists are important because they recognize issues that effect their community and the world. They raise awareness by getting their friends and other adults to help support their cause. It takes more than one person to make a change, but you only need one person to think of the idea. Teen activists, like Malala Yousafazai and Iqbal Masih, are courageous and passionate about making a difference in today’s world. Activists are significant because they form today’s society in order to make it…

is taking over the streets, the youth minds, and the inequality and segregation around the world, particularly in America” (Meagan Frey, Review: Black Eyed Peas: Where Is The Love?). In a span of five minutes, this song is able to display the faults in humanity and bring about the philosophical question of, “What is wrong with the world?” In the introduction of this song, Will.I.Am asks his mother where is this world coming to? At this point in human history, there is still ongoing violence and…

made and things about myself were learned. I used to never be familiar with the town of Albion until I started my time of living here for so long. When living on Perry Street the town seemed distant and massive to me, little Corey didn’t know how the world worked or how my life would continue after having so many experiences here and finally leaving. Since then driving down the street brings back memories of friendship, exploring, and developing myself to who I am now today. Living there for…

On days off, I am busy traveling to other worlds. My morning starts with the the lapping waves of Homer’s wine-dark sea. At lunch, I picnic in the shady groves of Virgil’s Elysian fields, and in the afternoon, I watch the sun set in Orwell’s eerie dystopia. My desire to explore isn’t limited to literary universes, however. It runs deep into my academic pursuits, from humanities to science. I am drawn to Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences because it offers me the perfect environment to…

“Be the change you wish to see in this world.”-Gandhi. Everyone is capable of helping the world, but it’s up to them to decide whether or not they want to make a difference. The people in Kenya decide to make a change in order to protect their animals and environment. Richard Turere comes up with a solution to not only protect the lions in his village but also the livestock. Wangari Maathai creates the Green Belt Movement an organization who plants tree to help improve people's lives. Kenya bans…

It was inevitable. After living in a world where only a few select people cared about how we were affecting our surroundings with our carelessness and inability to think of future generations, it’s all gone. Now, only a few species remain. Hypotheses: Sun Basking Shark: With the absence of fish in the sea, these sharks had to find a means to survive and that meant looking to the sun. These sharks were genetically modified by some of the last humans to have green fins that contained a significant…

money before you do it.” There are people and animals around the world that are suffering, people want to help them but that can require great amounts of money. People can help other and do great thing without spending thousands of dollars. They may not be grand things such as ending world hunger, but it could change somebody’s day and outlook on life. There have been many accounts of random acts of kindness that have turned people’s days around. For instance, a man ran over a strangers…

are being broken around the world? Is someone doing something to stop injustice? The movie Girls Rising presents the misfortune of several girls around the world; its purpose is to make audience aware about some injustices. Every story is special, and it makes its audience reflect. One of the most shocking stories is about Amina an 11 year old girl from Afghanistan who had to get married for an arrangement that her parents made. Like Amina, many other girls are abused by people around them,…

In Fire and Ice by Robert Frost, he describes how people think the world will end, “ some say the world will end in fire”. When the world ends it will burst into flames and everyone will burn, as the second coming of Jesus and that Earth will turn into Hell, anyone who stays will die from fire. To some this might not be the way they think the world will come to an end. “Some say in Ice”, and some will say the earth will freeze over like another ice age, or the Earth will loose the sun and…

Imagine going back to the 1700’s, before technology. Now, imagine how different our priorities would be and how our lifestyles would change. People definitely would not have the same jobs or hobbies. Today, the world revolves around technology. It’s how people communicate, learn, socialize, etc. Most of us couldn’t survive without technology. Our lives have become so dependent on it, but we can’t even acknowledge how dependent we have become. A great example would be the book Fahrenheit 451, the…