Trust for me is a difficult thing. When you can’t trust the people in church you pretty much grew up in, trust becomes nearly impossible. People ask me why I’m so guarded, and here I’ll let you in on a little secret: people change people. Sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worst. You want to know where my hurt from the church comes from, well then sit down, and enjoy the show, but don’t say I didn’t warn you. It all goes back to the first church I was hurt by. I had gone to this…
Just look at the way she drives—all confused and overwhelmed and driving into potholes. Boys are taught to use their bodies as tools to master their environment. In Folgers' world, all women had to do was make coffee for their husbands—and they were usually shitty at that. Media, we can do better. We love the funny lists and compilations the pop-culture site regularly provides, but this one takes the cake. Roomba Click to view Your filthy, lazy husband is a complete ass. The conviction to create…
laidback, easy-going, and full of contentment for everyone but Ping as we later come to find out. Little did I or Ping knew this was just the beginning of change. In the summer of 2011, I began my first job. I was hired on as a cook for the local Pizza Hut in Carthage. I was nervous, anxious, and all…
U.S. Military Bases abroad: a bane or a boon? The United States of America with over 800 bases overseas has become a “base nation” as David Vine calls it in his famous book Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World. The problem is that no one knows how many of these military bases the U.S. have. The rough estimate is somewhere between 750 and 800, however, the official records by the Department of Defense do not show the real number because of the different terms…
One never tends to take the time to think how lucky it is to live in such a wicked world. It's crazy to think that as for everyone, when we’re living our daily lives, we could be walking past a potential thief, rapist, or killer. One truly never understands what people may go through. That's why it's best to instead of adding to the wicked world, spread positivity. As for Joseph Paul Franklin, the story is different. He lived in a broken home that didn’t allow him to receive the positivity,…
Supersize Me is a narrative film by Morgan Spurlock which underscores the message of the threats of fast food and their impacts on our wellbeing. He got the possibility of this motion picture from an instance of two young ladies who were suing McDonald's for their weight. The judge decided that there is no confirmation that their corpulence and weakness is a consequence of eating from McDonald's. As an analysis, Spurlock chose to eat just McDonald's sustenance for a thirty day time span and…
In this new age, who is really at fault of America 's obesity problem? Many blame the fast food industries, but the full blame isn 't just on the consumers. As self reliant people that have full control over ourselves, the blame is as equal as the industries. In the last few decades the public 's food portions have been growing, companies making money off of it. Meanwhile the consumers health depleting because of it, without knowing the true harm. With no reaction to the unhealthy eating style…
Nuer Lives Nuer Journeys is an ethnography about African Nuer who have migrated to Minnesota. The author of the book is the anthropologist Dr. Jon D. Holtzman. The Nuer are an African people, specifically from Sudan (Holtzman 2008: 2). The Nuer base their way of life around growing crops and raising livestock. Additionally, they belong to the Nilo-Saharan cultural/linguistic group and are a sizable ethnic group in southern Sudan. The Nuer became refugees during the second civil war in Sudan, a…
“ Did you know alcohol allows misuse of alcohol results in the death of 2.5 million people worldwide annually”? (ncadd.org, n.d.) Excessive alcohol abuse is detrimental to our society because of peer pressure, the need for young people to escape their lives and forget their troubles, or drown their sorrow. “(pbskids.org,my life.) Alcohol can cause early death in life”. Alcohol can make the body do things that you will not remember and can cause health issues. Not all people abuse alcohol. Some…
Throughout my four years at Freeburg I have been involved in various clubs and organizations. Currently I am involved in six clubs, Student Council, Spirit Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society, and Service Club. While I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the clubs the two in particular that I have enjoyed more are Student Council and Spirit Club. Throughout my senior year I have help presidency's in both of these clubs. Student Council…