The Silver Lining

Mega-vid is a giant multinational video game production company. Like other video game companies, Mega-Vid is facing increasing criticism from people who are concerned that video games encourage violent behavior (College for America at Southern New Hampshire, 2014). So as a father, a former victim and a concerned American, I believe it’s time that we rise up against the video game industry to defend our kids and stop teaching them how to kill, all for the sake of the “mighty dollar.” Said Mark…

The Gospel of Mark is often regarded as the gospel of swift action. The introduction in Mark is brief and we find ourselves very early entrenched in the ministry of Jesus. When we get to the 14th verse of chapter 1, we are introduced to the ministry of Jesus and provided a summary of his message, “Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”…

There is nothing that can replace the absence of a parent and one should not attempt to. You must simply hold on and endure it. At first it sounds harsh, but it 's actually comforting, like somehow that absence connects you with that person, that parent. Its wrong to say that God fulfills that emptiness. God more precisely leaves it unfilled to help you remember the authentic relationship, because even though it 's painful, you still have a part of them. Although they aren’t with you now, the…

Happiness is a concept that virtually all strive for and many have tried to determine how to fulfill. In The Happiness Hypothesis, the author, Jonathan Haidt, suggests a formula to explain what happiness consists of. He proposes this formula: H=S+C+V. In this formula, H stands for happiness, S for set point, C for conditions, and V for voluntary activities. Haidt argues that these three factors that contribute to an individual’s happiness and by maximizing these three different aspects, one can…

“Where there’s still life, there’s still hope. What happens is up to God.” –Louie Zamperini Louie spoke these words as a young man who had just returned home when the Second World War ended. He said those words as a man who traded his success as an Olympic athlete to join the military. A man who was a part of a plane crash that left him floating in the sea for 47 days. A man made into a Japanese slave for two and a half years. A man who was beaten, starved, experimented on, and…

Argument Over the past 20 years, in-state tuition and fees at public National Universities, have increased a ridiculous 296 percent, according to U.S. News. This increase has made receiving a higher education extremely difficult for lower middle class and poorer families. Often if these families try to send their children to college, they either pile on debt or tell their child they’re on their own. Both of these situations can cause issues such as family tension, crippling financial…

Courage In Wartime Standing up for what one believes in during a time of great conflict can often be hard, but it is also one of the most important things a person can do. For many people being courageous is very difficult, especially during wartime, yet many people have done amazing things for society because they were able to put their fears behind them and do what they believed in. Both The Diary Of Anne Frank By Anne Frank and Hitler Youth By Susan Campbell Bartolini depict examples of…

I’m The Mountain That Never Moves I’ve been forever I’ll be here forever I’m the Gimp I’m the Cripple I’m the Crazy Lady I’m the Woman With Juice This is the ending of the poem I Am Not One of The by Cheryl Marie Wade. According to New Mobility which is “The magazine for active wheelchair users, Cheryl Marie Wade was “The Mother of Gnarly” who was an acclaimed playwright, poet, performer, filmmaker, and disability rights…

To his surprise, Merrick was all serious now and shouted out orders to his new crew. He took the role of being captain very seriously and to him; he was the master of his ship and in command at all times. Both crew members were shocked a little but grew to appreciate the seriousness and efficiency of their new captain and their assigned roles. As the crew tied the right lines, learned the new nautical terms and started their assigned tasks of setting up the fishing gear, Merrick looked down…

The white now-deformed cylinder clung to the carved stick as it melted. Before it could fall to its hot, fire-induced death, I whisked the stick away and carefully scraped the marshmallow onto the graham cracker square laden with delicious chocolate. As I delicately placed the camping creation onto my lips, the background noise of the wind and not-so-spooky stories calmed me as I watched the flames lick at the logs, slowly transforming them into ashes and embers. Everything was too perfect. I…