Time magazine Persons of the Year

a severe impact on mental health. Movies, television shows, commercials, and the magazines you see at the store all focus on appearance. According to Cosmo magazine “58% of female characters in movies had comments made about their looks.” And let’s be honest here, looks do matter to majority of people. Think of a time you’ve seen someone and started judging them…

Persons 18 years and older can purchase a rifle or shotgun in any state. Anyone convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment of one year or more, fugitives from justice, unlawful users of certain drugs, and those deemed legally incompetent are among the list of persons that are ineligible to purchase or possess a firearm. Persons that have renounced their citizenship, dishonorably discharged from the armed services, and persons convicted of domestic violence are…

but the most surprising by far is the leader of the Republican Party for the U.S. presidency. After years of speculation, Trump finally declared that he was running to be America’s successor to President Obama on June 16, 2015. While his run was initially viewed as a publicity stunt, Trump became the torchbearer of the Republican Party in July. Since then, Trump has maintained the lead most of the time, and in turn, amassed a cult following of disgruntled Americans from every social and…

Introduction As the Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad is such an inspiring person. He is very dedicated and passionate in doing his responsibility as the Prime Minister from the year 1981 until 2003. When Mahathir’s residency as Prime Minister, Malaysia encountered a time of fast modernisation and monetary development, and his administration launched an arrangement of strong foundation ventures. Mahathir was a predominant political figure, winning five sequential…

unsatisfied body image commenced several generations ago, and continues to arise increasing pressure on young females especially, to obtain the “ideal” body. Over the years, the “perfect” body has evolved from the “Plump” to the “Waif”, due to media and society’s perception on the what an “ideal” body has to be. Through the years up until the 20th century, strong and healthy body images were treated as the “ideal” body. Though, throughout the 20th century the image of the “perfect” body kept…

it makes us self conscious about our beauty. Beauty is the value word which would be used in this essay. Beauty means the quality of being attractive or the qualities that are in a person or a thin, which gives pleasure to the senses…

When I was fifteen years old I woke up in a hospital room, attached to multiple IVs pumping fluid into my veins. My blood sugar levels were dangerously low and I hadn’t eaten in over twenty-four hours. The doctors diagnosed me with anorexia nervosa. For months, I had been trying to fit myself into a category that I was not. My friends were all stick thin and all of the celebrities I saw on television were tall and skinny, essentially perfect. When I looked at myself in the mirror, I saw…

the victory! We shall bear down the opposition, we shall sweep if before us—and Chicago will be ours! Chicago will be ours! CHICAGO WILL BE OURS!” Persuading people to accept socialism was Upton Sinclair’s purpose when he wrote The Jungle, a third person narrative story written about a fictional family in the oh-so very realistic world of Chicago. “I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach.” Said Upton Sinclair. This specific quote was referring to Sinclair’s book…

While people often use these three terms interchangeably, they each carry vastly different ideas to create a holistic view of how a person defines themselves and how others see them. Sex is the “socially agreed upon biological criteria…

me seem almost limitless and at times, unbelievable. Over the years, I’ve also been privileged enough to have met some of the biggest names in running and coaching. Besides attending the summer Olympics, the World Championships of Track & Field, multiple National Championship events in both cross country and track, I’ve also been fortunate enough to meet Four Boston Marathon winners, Gold Medalists in the 800 meters, 10,000 meters, and marathon, as well as, a 3-time World Champion and former…