The World State

Over the years, countless things has shaped the way our society views people and things. Some things our society has strong opinions about are schooling, body image, and Social Media. If you ask an older generation, they might say that technology is dooming us and creating an irreversible problem, but if you ask someone in my generation, they might reply with a completely different answer. To get a better look at what someone my age thought, I sat down with Bailey Lundberg and asked for her…

Throughout our lives we all try to please people. Whether it’s with our looks, attitude or intelligence we always try to leave a legacy and be remembered so those after us will live for us. Everyone in this world is living for someone, trying to make someone somewhere proud and give back to them. In the novel, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Walter Lee is living for his son, Travis. Walter will do anything in his power to give Travis a better life and marvelous future, even sabotage…

Everyday, in our world, there is always something blocking us from the truths and realities that lie ahead. Whether it be technology, family, friends, etc. There will always be something or someone blocking us from what goes on in the world. What Harper Lee is trying to show us, through the town of Maycomb, that so much can go on in our world and no one would notice or pay attention to what is going on. For an example, 67% of the American population gets their news from social media. This shows…

"For some reason, I've always been able to see how lucky I am,” said Dale Beatty to the CNN interviewers. (CNN.com) Hero, a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Dale Beatty and his friend, John Gallina, run a nonprofit association called Purple Heart Homes. He and Gallina build homes for disabled military veterans. As Beatty and Gallina experience the struggles of being a disabled veteran, they decided that no disabled veterans should…

A long time ago, in Ancient Egypt, in the Cave of Beasts, there once lived a Seer, a person who could foresee the future. She once lived a battle that she wasn’t able to face. “Stop, please!” she cried. Even though she was blind, she knew that a figure in a cloak was after her to try and steal her powers. “I need your powers. They are to powerful for someone like you to comprehend,” the figure said. The Seer then waved her dress and a gust of wind blew the figure back toward the wall. “You have…

In the song “Upside Down” by Jack Johnson, the author, who is also the artist and performer, expresses the feeling that turning over a new leaf or taking a new angle is a good way forward when you feel trapped or overwhelmed in your present situation. Throughout the song, the author conveys to the audience that when things are changing, sometimes memories of how life was before the change, fade, in lieu of new memories and experiences to come using the lines, “I can feel in change in…

In The Kill Order, Earth has been hit by sun flares, which destroy vast amounts of land and creates intense radiation. The Earth’s population is cut in half, but resources are low, and the surviving population is large. Trying to prevent the rapid depletion of resources, the Population Control Committee (PCC) propose the release a deadly virus in an attempt to prevent extinction of the human race. VC321xb47 kills fast and efficiently, shutting down the brain, and causes severe hemorrhages, which…

Travelling is always the great opportunity to see the world and to expand the boundaries of your perception of your life and of what surrounds you. Travelling is one of the best ways to experience what you have never tried before, to look at the usual things from the different angle. That is why I was so lucky to have a five-day trip to Bogota, D.C. Colombia. I was invited to visit Bogota with my second family and I was very happy about this fact as living with people you know is always much…

The definition of a hero is a person in the opinion of another who has heroic qualities and Is seen as a role model. My granny Frances McGinnis Wise had possessed the qualities of a hero by being courageous, compassionate, dedicated, loyal, honest, and determined. She showed courage by not being scared of what may come she had stage four colon and liver cancer and stayed strong till the end. I recall the day she found out that her cancer was stage four everyone was over at her house, she cooked…

Times are getting colder and the leaves getting browner. Its time to cuddle up in your fuzzy blanket and call all of your friends. These calls are fun, but not everyone receives those kinds of calls. Police stations and the 911 emergency hotline receives calls that will tickle a chill up your spine. In 2002, a man dials 911 to complain about someone being violently hit with an axe. The receptionist asked if the victim died or just injured. There was a moment of silence, footsteps, a thud, the…