Around the World

tend to be over-reliant. As a result, people cannot imagine living without technology. Consequently, people do not know there are many consequences of technology. Moreover, people today have become fixated on the virtual world that they become oblivious to the real world around them. In other words, many people are distracted by technology, they become unaware of their surroundings. Therefore, being able to detach themselves from technology will increase the awareness. They will be amazed to…

issues? What can we do in order to achieve long lasting sustainability in Earth? Earth has become an issue all throughout the world and has been the number one problem due to the lack of attention we put on it. Many might not consider it an issue because we see the problems everyday thinking it’s normal, however it affects us along with the Earth. This has an impact on the world because we are the ones who come across problems involving the Earth and we don’t do anything about it. Although the…

most prominent is seeing more of the world I live in. One of the many things I have loved since I was a child is exploring. The ocean Appalachian Trail Seeing different cultures and ways of life Travelling is an important factor in the growth of humans as people and as global citizens. Understanding different cultures Meeting new…

supposed to be when growing up. What type of school, job, and life you are going to live is constantly on the minds of millions around the world. If everyone lived a normal lifestyle the world would not be the way it is today. Former President John F. Kennedy said that “the purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better” (Goodreads). In the fictional novel, World War Z, it reveals how one person changed the whole outcome of the Zombie war. Wars do not always require troops…

In “Seeing” by Annie Dillard, she wants to tell everyone that we should notice the small things in life. Many people go through their lives going from point A to point B, but they fail to realize all of the wonders that the world has to offer. Many people often succeed in seeing the “natural obvious”, which is seeing what one expects to see, but they fail to see the “artificial obvious”, which is seeing what one does not expect. Seeing more closely and noticing the unexpected, the “artificial…

Social Media America and other countries around the world are in a fast-growing technological age. In January 2015, about 2.078 billion people around the world used a form of social media (Kemp). That is a little bit over a fourth of the world's population! Celebrities are gaining followers, viral videos achieve their weekly fame, and individuals are posting their latest food confection. Social media is everywhere and is consuming the lives of many individuals. Recently, many people are…

Reading the literature written by people from different countries or cultures teach us many things. This is much so because the people around us and in other parts of the world can help us understand ourselves by taking the time to know them and accepting them the way they are .We don’t take notice until someone else points it out to us like in the story “Day of the Butterfly” by Alice Munro. This author is from Canada and in her selection shows that were are not any different, we think about…

technology is ruining the world and some might say other wise. It is an on going issue that might never get resolved. To the click of a button on the top of your finger we have access to information that we didn’t have 30 years ago, just goes to show how much the world has evolved. I think the real argument here is that does and will the Internet give or take away the value of art. We are faced with not just on world but two… the Internet. We have always dreamed of a better world and what did…

country, and around the world.” – Katy Perry (McCreesh). Katy has been working on this song since her last album in 2013, and decided to finish this year. This is the first song she has released since 2013, and many fans love the song. Her other songs like California Gurls, and Firework are songs you can dance and sing along to. Rise is a song that soldiers, or anyone who is suffering from anything can relate to. Compared to all the songs in the same genre, this one has a meaning anyone around…

grenade, should not only receive attention, but they deserve to be honored in a more dignified way than someone who is a daredevil. People’s achievements should be judged according to how much they help others because courageous acts that better the world need to be focused on more than courageous…