Tucson

The city rests in a valley of rugged mountains like the heart inside some ancient skeleton. Each evening iron-rich rocks conspire with the setting sun to beat a pulse so elemental that it transcends time. My wife and I moved here from Washington, DC. Work made our decision, but we embraced it, imbued with manifest destiny of the 21st century: the west’s fertile farmland re-formed in technology hubs, then and now ideal places for someone willing to work hard for the opportunity to succeed. Our…

Mass shootings have been the subject of many conversations and debates over the years. It seems a shooting happens every fews months, which is all to often, and is in the news almost every day. Not long ago, in 2007, a shooter with a troubled history of mental health killed 32 people at Virginia Tech and injured many other students and faculty members (Seung 1). One of the most well known shootings was on April 20th, 1999. The event was known as Columbine. 13 high school students were killed,…

While Frederick Douglass’ “Learning how to read and write” was set in the nineteenth century and the documentary Precious Knowledge was filmed in the twenty first century, both works serve to show the reaction of how society views change. Frederick Douglass’ piece “Learning how to read and write” illustrates his struggle with literacy and Precious Knowledge illustrates the struggle of ethnic studies in a school district in Arizona. In the nineteenth century, a slave’s intellect was minimal and…

When the founding fathers of the United States wrote the Constitution, they added the Bill of Rights which is a set of the first the ten amendments of to the Constitution. The second of these amendments, states that "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." (U.S Const. Amend II). Particularly, this amendment is interpreted in many ways; some pro gun-control groups say only militias are…

The worldwide introduction of new, scientifically bred crop varieties and intensive use of new technologies, is known as the Green Revolution. The Green Revolution is the start of a new beginning in the world. Some people think that the Green Revolution was the best thing for us, but some other people think otherwise. Throughout history, many improvements have been made, but the Green Revolution was not one of them. The Green Revolution was only a temporary fix, to a huge problem. It may have…

Gun control. Two words that have been fought and debated over for hundreds of years. Two words that have caused war in countries around the world. Two words that Communist and Dictatorship parties have used to disarm their own people and others for total control. Now, the United States is facing the same problem more than ever. In this twenty first century, the United States government is try everything they got in their arsenal to win the battle for gun control. The ones who are doing the…

Gun Control in America Guns are a large part of American culture, there are more than 260 million guns in America (Wilson). They are used for sport, hunting, and defense. Many Americans are pro-gun, while others are anti-gun. There are arguments for both sides. The anti-gun arguments often target and attack the law-abiding citizens who choose to exercise their rights as Americans and own guns. They are not the problem, the ones who are doing harm with guns are anything but a role model citizen.…

Imagine all the guns being taken away by the government, more than seventy percent being deny their right to purchase a gun, eventually to all gun sales being made illegal in the United States. Something hard to believe and probably impossible to happen in the United States as the citizens of America strongly supports The Second Amendment of the United States; which states the right to bear Arms, meaning any American citizen has the right to buy a weapon. The people of the United States hold…

From past to present to the inevitable future, we as humans have done terrible things. Things like the Holocaust, countless wars, genocide, sex trafficking, terrorism, and many other events in which people lose faith in the world we live in. Most people will argue the fact that humanity is not beautiful, but ugly for these reasons, but it’s really both: humanity is beautiful because the world is ugly, there are definite relationships between the two opposites. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak…

Introduction In the next half century, it has been estimated that at least 1500 species will be so endangered that their survival will require captive measures including zoos (Louis P. Cain and Dennis A. Meritt Jr.). Therefore, the survival of the animals will rely solely on the ability of the zoos to provide the care the endangered animals need to repopulate. But these conservation efforts will not work unless the enclosure of these animals are able to meet their needs. In a study done by G. B…