Kyle Petty

Detention became a popular spot for Larry E. Pasch as he entered young adulthood. Whether it was being a little too rough or just petty name calling, Larry always seemed to find the short end of the stick. From growing up with strict parents, he always had a knack for following orders. He also believed in what was right and fair which is where he would acquire a little bit of trouble here and there. Determining what is right and what is fair is not always an easy call. He made a decision in high…

the laws and learn that both communication between slaves and education of young slaves was forbidden. In the illustration we see the slave who was caught using a drum getting his hands literally chopped off for something one might consider to be a petty problem. I consider this particular image to be especially effective and captivating because we see how severe of a consequence there is for a slave who commits a merely minor offense. The slave is shown being held down forcibly against a tree…

Schools are a place where diversity is observed and encouraged and school uniforms would shoot that diversity out of the sky. As junior high schooler Kyle Sumter wrote to the Huffington Post saying: “They decide to teach us about people like Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony, and Booker T. Washington… We learn about how these people expressed themselves and conquered and we can’t even express ourselves in…

Many who seek mental health professionals are looking to deal with emotions that have reaching a breaking point, often inhibiting normal daily life. At the root panic disorders, anxiety, depression, or even suicidal thoughts, is often the painful seed of emotions such as guilt, remorse, and regret. These feelings may sprout from a sense of responsibility that one did not previously own up to, in which your feel bad about something you did or did not do, or maybe falsely believe you did. Remorse,…

Today in the United States, we trudge through school for a foundation of knowledge in order to get jobs.Therefore, how students are taught in school is vital; it is their lives on the line. The problem, then is that, the way students are taught ruins future learning and provides no such foundation. It is not the first time this problem has been addressed, Paulo Freire spoke about how the banking concept of education dehumanizes the students. It poisons the students so to speak. When you bring…