Aurora

Check out multiple resources via the Aurora Center for Advocacy and Education, from in-person presentations, to recommended reading, and beyond. Understand why schools handle sexual assault reports, and what Title IX has to do with this. Via Know Your IX: Title IX requires schools to combat…

gun restriction is a tremendous step in the right direction; it is also an attempt that will keep these catastrophic incidents from happening. However, recent Supreme Court rulings have made it very difficult to implement restriction policies. The Aurora massacre led to a series of proposals on gun control policy. One, implement background checks to prevent dangerous individuals with severe mental disorders from acquiring assault weapons, and a legislation to prohibit large capacity magazines.…

Did you know that in a study by Political Vel Craft each day there are an estimated 2,000 lives saved by guns in the U.S. While guns estimated death rate of gun related deaths per day is only 90 per 100,000 citizens in the U.S. Should gun regulations be tightened? Obviously not in fact most believe that they should be eased off. Why would they need to be tightened when the states with more opened gun regulations, have the lowest gun related crimes of deaths? For example, Illinois is ranked…

or send mean comments to that one poor kid who is picked on in school and now, also at home. In addition, it is not always that easy to find out who is doing it. Other times it may not be a “troll” or bully doing something that creates an adverse aurora for social media. As a student, social media can be distracting. While sitting in class, you will get ten notifications about “10 BRAND NEW WAYS TO LIVE LONGER.” Alternatively, it will be your friend sending you pictures of sneezing lions. It’s…

experience many mixed feelings, including excitement, curiosity, and nervousness. Their first sight of the time machine was when they “[…] glanced across the vast office at a mass and tangle, a snaking and humming of wires and steel boxes, at an aurora that flickered now orange, now silver, now blue. There was a sound like a gigantic bonfire burning all of Time, all the years and all the parchment calendars, all the hours piled high and set aflame” (Bradbury 1). Through…

Labradorite has such a mystical appearance, it can seem like such an ordinary looking rock but with just a slight tilt of your head, the most beautiful flashes of colourful light appear. It is no wonder that this mystical appearance has inspired legends and was used in healing potions by the Inuit people of Labrador. As a fashion accessory it’s grey/iridescent color makes it a great item to go with just about any attire. Labradorite Physical Properties What is Labradorite? Labradorite is…

In Kayt Sukels' article “The Amazing Memory Marvels,” Sukel discusses current research in memory and those with remarkable abilities. Beginning back in the year 2000, a woman named Jill Price contacted researcher James McGaugh claiming her memory was exceptional as she could remember events from each day of her life, dating back to her childhood. After further examination, McGaugh determined that Price is one of a few with this phenomenal ability. While most common knowledge of memory draws…

Essay #1 Beta Club Jazmin Rodriguez Leadership is an important quality to have in everyday life, and is necessary in many activities. While being a volunteer at Safety Town for Aurora Schools, the other volunteers and I were given two or three kids to watch. We helped the kids with activities, such as crafts and reading stories. Showing leadership is important so that the kids behave and listen to you. We had to make sure we left for each activity on time, and that can be difficult when you…

besides what Josh and I tried to find out.. After a few months, she wasn’t the center of the town's gossip anymore and life carried on the way it was. She didn’t have a ceremony. I suggestion her cremation because of her affliction with graveyards. Aurora is still a huge part of my life, it’s hard for her not to be when I see her in everything. I see her in the stars. I hear her in people’s laughter. I see her in sad smiles, in broken souls. I recognize her in the smell of jasmine and chamomile…

The Byronic hero is a character with “dark” attributes that are not usually associated with a hero. It is a character with several qualities that would normally describe an antagonist. In such way, Byronic heroes are usually arrogant, rebellious, cynical, mysterious, and many times have a troubled past. Byronic heroes are also primarily characterized by being outcasts, having self-destructive behavior, and possessing the ability of seduction or attraction. Milton’s Satan from Paradise Lost…