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Throughout the history of our civilization, man has always created something to defend himself and his family with. In the beginning, there was the rock and spear; which was invented in the early caveman days. Then there was the ultimate weapon, the bow and arrow, which reigned supreme for centuries. Now we have the most technological advanced weapon-- the hand-gun. Since it first came into production, it has been met with controversy and fear from the public. People all across the country…

It was Friday, January 8th, 2016, the day that started a new beginning (at least in my mind). It started like any other day with me sleeping soundly in my memory-foam bed. I remember I was in the middle of a dream where I was back in my high school AP (advance placement) United States History class being taught by Coach Hunter. I was with my old friends sitting towards the back of the class joking around and having a good time and then out of nowhere a sudden jolt awoke me from my slumber. It…

On the night of March 13, 1997 in Phoenix, Arizona thousands of people reported seeing a large UFO slowly float over their city. Sightings also came in from Mesa, Sky Harbor, Rainbow Valley, and Tucson, Arizona with reports coming in till the next day till 2:00 am. What happened on this night is still debated to this day and is considered the most important UFO sighting in history according alien enthusiasts. Due to the commotion the government immediately denied the UFO sighting saying the…

Daughter to the Sky A non-fiction essay as lived by Cinnamon Spear I was born a daughter to the sky. Vast expanses overhead have become my breath. My family and I would sit amongst prairie hills studded with pine trees, consuming countless sunsets. You could see for miles and miles. The sky would flow from a crisp blue to a subtler shade of purple. Passionate pinks and oranges would come just out of that finally resting upon a vibrant yellow source. I caught myself thinking once, “This…

The gun control debate has started to raise a lot of attention in the past couple of months among American citizens. The debate is over whether or not there should be stricter laws preventing people to own guns. There should be tougher laws because there is not any structure with gun control. There have been multiple shootings in the news involving guns, and people want answers. The laws that have been created in the past and present, people being injured or even killed, and the president not…

Virginia Tech capture the nation’s attention, but similar bloody scenes happen with alarming frequency and much less scrutiny. Other infamous examples of mass shootings perpetrated by white men are, but not limited to, the Sandy Hook Massacre, the Tucson Massacre, the Columbine Massacre, the Aurora Theatre Massacre, the Roseburg Massacre, the Charleston Massacre, the Oak Creek Sikh Temple Massacre, the San Ysidro McDonalds Massacre, and the UT Austin Tower…

at the University of Arizona would be an amazing opportunity I would not take lightly. Almost three years into my undergraduate studies, this school is still as beautiful and exciting to me as it was when I first took my campus tour in high school. Tucson has become my home and being able to take part in a respected program in one of the UA’s best departments would be an unmatched circumstance. The MLS degree would allow me to pursue a career in Special Victims Unit and many other law…

was born. The immigrants used the ample supply of beef and added a little bit of cowboy flare. Soon after many other new dishes were being invented like chimichangas and nachos. The chimichangas were invented in the 1950s at El Charro restaurant in Tucson, Arizona and the nachos were first served at a concession at Dallas’s state fair of Texas in 1964. This shows that a lot of so called Mexican food was really developed in America even though their heritage is still grounded in Mexican…

Ruben Navarrette of CNN explains that, “Concerned that teachers are presenting material in a biased and inflammatory manner, a posse of elected officials, education bureaucrats and school board trustees . . . are trying to shut down the district 's [Tucson] Mexican-American studies program.” Much like in Castillo’s poem, Mexican-Americans are the target of discrimination and ignorance. To deny an individual a way to explore her or his history is to rob her or him of their identity. In addition,…

Minimum wage could be the one lifeline that is able to sustain a teen or a struggling family lifestyle. For some of us who do not know what minimum wage is, it is the compensation that an employee receive from a certain set amount of hours they work under their employer. You may know that there are two sides to this situation: the employee and the employer. One side demands a raise in minimum wage while the other side proclaims there is already enough income as it is. Though both side’s…