Flags of Our Fathers

Ever since the film American Sniper managed to rack in ninety million dollars over Martin Luther King weekend, I’ve been wondering if Walter White had it all wrong; the Clint Eastwood blockbuster made more money over 72 hours than an international drug empire made in an entire year — and it also had a higher body count, which is an impressive feat when you’re in the wake of an AMC show. But as someone who suffered through all three hours of American Snipers, let me start by saying that even from…

I became aware of my racial difference at a young age. I do not remember this, but my parents would say that I only wanted black baby dolls. I remember wishing to be the black Barbie doll. I would throw pennies into wishing wells and make wishes on shooting stars that I would wake up as the black Barbie. It was then that I realized the difference of my white skin in comparison to my idol that had dark skin. My mother taught at a title one elementary school, and I was enrolled in the head start…

Looking back at my short life I seem to have 20/20 vision. I see the choices that I have made and the outcomes that have happened. I would like to share a very important choice that I’ve made about joining the Navy. It’s been eleven years now since I made this life altering decision. In the year 2002, I was sixteen years old and in high school wood shop. I remember my teacher Mr. Cox making an announcement to the class. “Everyone that would like to receive extra credit can go take the…

Dwight Eisenhower b. Herbert Hoover c. Franklin D. Roosevelt d. Harry Truman _____343) Laissez-faire policies of the U. S. government helped bring about the depression by a. Overextending trade agreements. b. Giving businesses too many loans. c. Encouraging people to invest in the stock market. d. Not doing anything to help solve the country’s economic problems. _____344) Georgians did not feel the impact of the stock market crash because a. the state was already in a depression.…

You bleed for white people, but when it comes to seeing our own churches being bombed and little black girls murdered, you haven’t got any blood…”. To show his take on all “let’s not fight back with fire but let’s peacefully fight back”, he felt that it was ok to fight just as hard as the whites came for the…

LD is a thirteen year-old Haitian -American seventh grader who is enrolled in the General Education program at Middle School 500. She lives in a large household that is comprised of her paternal grandmother, her father, younger brother, aunt, the aunt’s boyfriend, along with her two cousins, ages 2 and 4. LD was referred to counseling by her Guidance Counselor due to conflicts in the home with her grandmother. The source of LD’s problem stems from her grandmother’s strong ties to Haitian…

Giving Athletes are good role models they have the power and following to reach out and give voice to people or topics that go unnoticed. Athletes have the ability to gather and give resources that others can not. they have or are still chasing dreams which others can see and can use as inspiration to do the same. Athletes are good role models because they give voice, give back, give inspiration One reason athletes can be good role models is because athletes give voice to people who can not…

first book, Goodnight Spaceman, was published in 2016 by Penguin Books Ltd, written by Michelle Robinson, and illustrated by Nick East. Goodnight Spaceman is a bedtime story based on traveling to outer space. The two little boys in the book have a father who is a British ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut. They imagine the experience of spending time with their dad in outer space. The second book, Round is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes, was published in 2013 by Chronicle Books, written by…

Indians--disconnected from American politics—had no idea. When the announcement was made, I wanted to cry, wanted to call someone, or celebrate, or drunkenly marry a stranger in Las Vegas. Instead, I painstakingly painted my fingernails with rainbow flags, tracing the date onto my body like a neon tattoo; it was the closest thing to coming out I’ve ever done. Then, I got dressed for an Indian celebration. No one noticed my nails; but I didn’t expect them to. Instead, my rebellious, ostentatious…

Robert Kennedy once said that “Few will have the greatness to bend history itself,” but what defines ‘greatness’? Historically, the debate on ‘what is greatness?’ has been extensively explored. The inconsistency in the characterizations and descriptions of greatness along with the suggested answers to the question ‘what is a great person?’ have driven prior conflicting voices to exceed into the present. In continuing to develop as a controversial subject, contemporary voices have joined the…