Open City

Humans are inherently codependent. We have formulated ways to survive by using teamwork and building communities, but one instinct will always prevail above our structured relationships. That instinct is self-preservation. In our modern society, the most integral relationship we have is with the government. Often, it is thought that the people of the country and the government work hand in hand in order to make a nation great. However, some people are inclined to inching away from the government…

Adoption v. Abortion Each year there are 2,596,993 deaths in the United States, exactly how many of those are from abortions? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2013, there were 664,435 legal abortions reported. This fact may shock you, but there is a way you can change that with one simple solution; Adoption. Through this topic, you will get to know why adoption is a big choice you should think about and why it’s a better choice than abortion. Also, I recently…

Success can be seen so differently based on perspective. Can it be fair to give a mission a percent of success? When multiple people come together with a shared goal the exact parameters may differ from person to person. Within Stephen Crane's, The Open Boat, each man may have only had the goal of themselves getting to shore alive, which would make Billie the only failure. That's a 75% success rate. If the general goal of the men in Mark Twain's, “The Private History of a Campaign that Failed”…

2009, she had released a new autobiography called “Queen of the Court” and by then had won her place back at the top by winning both the 2009 Australian Open singles for the fourth time and the 2009 Wimbledon singles for the third time. That year not everything was going good for Serena. In September she made headlines when she lost the US Open for supposedly threatening abusive words at a line judge for making a bad call. She eventually talked about it but down played the situation saying that…

Jelena Jankovic Jelena Jankovic is a Siberian tennis player born on 28 of February 1985. she is a former world number 1 singles tennis player. she achieved this feat in the year 2008 with her appearance in the US Open. her career is filled with accolades in the game of tennis. she is a well known name in the Tennis history and plays with a Furious enthusiasm. she is one of those players who brings excitement to the Tennis Court and keeps her audiences on the toes. she is also a great…

Of the above mentioned arguments, I find the law breaker paradox the strongest argument to diffuse the impulsion that gun control laws are futile. When you hear, “only law abiding citizens follow the law”, your initial response is to agree with that statement, but it isn’t until you reflect on this statement that you come to realize that this argument is barren of reason and offers nothing in regards to the strategy to decrease the number of deaths due to firearm use. If we have this mentality…

Starting with the first day we moved into our dorm we are greeted by new faces and take part in activities that would reserve a permanent place in our memories. Students arrived at Michigan State from different cities, different states, and even different countries, and we were placed in dorm rooms and worked to find our way to class. These students have different backgrounds and goals, and each had an idea for a career, but we all share the need to be able to communicate at a college level and…

Grand Slam titles There are four Grand Slams over the year: the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. They have the most value of all the tennis tournaments when it comes to points and prizes, therefore having the biggest difficulty. The number of Grand Slam titles a player has determines their position in tennis…

for me” (p. 11). Likewise, in showing the impact of supporting the persecuted, Open Doors USA shares a story about a new convert to Christianity, Sitora, who was disowned by her family. Open Doors USA (2016) writes, “But thanks to you and other friends, there is hope! Your support makes it possible to help put Christians like Sitora in safe houses when they have to flee their own homes.” Therefore, organizations like Open Doors USA welcomes us to join in serving persecuted Christians through…

I’ve always believe having firearms on college campus will have more negative effects that outweigh the positives. By having firearms on campus we are at risk at having another University of Austin or Virginia Tech incident. Supporters of the open carry argue that in the case of an active shooter on campus the students and faculty armed with a permit to carry a handgun can protect the lives of many. Which is true to an extent, but many shooters are normally not only armed with assault weapons…