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Finally, a strong, inspiring, historical (although stylized a bit) story is being told throughout movie theaters everywhere. Frank Miller’s new movie, 300, is shattering opening weekend records across the country. Many are confused as to why a movie featuring a cast of unknowns about a battle few knew even happened is so popular. Today, I will tell you why. Allow me to be the voice of the masses...more
Finally, a change is coming. As more and more illegal immigrants are being discovered and deported, a choice is now available for farmers. Instead of turning around and re-hiring more illegals, the state of Colorado is attempting to follow in Arizona’s footsteps and offer inmates a chance to work on these very same farms. The inmates, as state officials have said, will all be low-risk, minimum-security inmates who volunteer for this job...more
What happened at the Virginia Tech University was a horrific tragedy. What’s even more horrifying is how our media glorifies it. The evidence is that it already has multiple names, and ones opinion could be that when you give something a name, you give it a face, but what about the people that perished from it? They have names and were people too, but now they’re all labeled as victims, and read off from a list of whom they were and why they were there...more
There is a new fad sweeping across America. Everyone seems to have been swept up by it, and its praises are being sung by everybody from celebrities to politicians. People are donating money hand over fist to its cause, and buying products associated with it in stores. A huge industrial giant has been growing steadily since the 1970s, ironically enough, from those same people who thrive on a hatred of “big business” and “industry.” This new economical powerhouse was formed from humble, and reasonable, beginnings, but now it has simply gotten out of control...more
Perhaps no one thing in society today comes with as much stigma as drug use. Long the poster-children for all things rebellious, destructive, and dark, drug users and dealers have come to epitomize much that is wrong with society. Drugs have been blamed for the destruction of the lives of many American teens and adults, and have come to be the center of much scandal and controversy...more
Grade retention requires students to repeat a grade in order to pick up what wasn’t learned the first time. This has been a growing concern in recent years. Considering the high number of students all across the country that are held back each year suggests that many people are not aware of the harm that goes along with it. Researcher, Lisa Bowman investigated the retention policies in schools, the cost of retention, issues that contribute to retention, the effects of retaining students, and alternatives to retention...more
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