Let’s revise some campaigning strategies
I was inspired to write a blog about political campaigning after seeing a car commercial. The commercial, which you may have seen at some point, is promoting an Infiniti, but all I got out of the ad was don’t buy a BMW. Yes, instead of describing all the quality features…
Paying for higher grades
I read an article about a math teacher letting students buy grades in his class and I feel as though I have to write a blog about this. First of all, I found this incident more humorous than serious- probably because it has nothing to do with me, and anyone…
Change.org —> A step in the right direction!
My mother introduced me to what I believe is one of the greatest websites on the Internet. Change.org is basically a website that allows registered users to sign petitions created by other users. You can also make your own. These petitions are about anything from education to human trafficking. The…
Child abuse in America- more than anywhere else
I was on the BBC news website tonight, just looking for some current events to write about. I stumbled upon something that I have to address. The article is titled “America’s child death shame”. This isn’t a “regular” article- BBC news conducted an entire investigation about child abuse in America.…
Gaddafi’s death and the media
When I heard of Gaddafi’s death, I had many questions. I’ll be flat out honest; I was completely ignorant of who this man was and what he did prior to his death. Since his death was getting much media attention, I had to find out who this guy was. Well,…
The Conrad Murray Trial
Conrad Murray is currently on trial for involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson. Based on the evidence presented in the still on-going trial, I believe that this is an accurate indictment. The key word in his accusation is “involuntary”. One of the popular opinions is that Murray is innocent, because he…