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Archive for September, 2009

Got To Write

I watch a movie. I got to write.
I see the news. I got to write.
I do my homework. I got to write!
It has come to my attention that I have to write. I see, I do, I write. Unfortunately, it seems I can only write about things that make me [...]

September 15th, 2009
Topic: All, Humanity Tags: , , , , , ,

Unbiased, Unacceptable

There is a new story being released by CNN that has been building for years: online images of sensitive locations to our nation’s security. In the past few years, technology has hit a new peak with high-resolution images that can be accessed by any regular internet connection. I agree with the story; these images should [...]

September 11th, 2009
Topic: All, Humanity, The News Tags: , , , ,

Lack of Priorities

As a species on this green Earth, where are our priorities? What is it that we are thinking that leads us in this direction? Where will we be in 1000 years?
Religion states that we are here to procreate, to reproduce ourselves. Politicians state that we are here to solve problems of others on this [...]

September 10th, 2009
Topic: All, General Tags: , , , ,

The Twitter Frenzy

Here’s the story.
Embedded video from CNN Video
I am happy to see this story, but pay attention to the commentary. Keep in mind that CNN is a HUGE user of Twitter. Tell me these suits didn’t plan this story out in advance to avoid coming across as anti-Twitter. Hell, both of these guys have stated how [...]

September 9th, 2009
Topic: All, General Tags: , , , , ,

Racism Court

Sotomayor is the new Supreme Court judge. I have a few things to say about this issue. There is a large debate about race and Obama’s reasons for the nomination.
First of all, Obama has added more diversity to positions than any other president. We have the first black head of NASA and many others. This [...]

September 8th, 2009
Topic: All, Humanity, The News Tags: , , ,

Cheating America

It finally made the news! I have wondered for years how long it would take for the media to catch wind of the new idea of outsourcing homework. This idea of hiring Asians and Indians to write papers though such sites as GreatEssay.com is just ridiculous. I have known about these services [...]

September 5th, 2009
Topic: All, Humanity, The News Tags: , , , , ,

Self-Esteem

There are a lot of news stories that focus on self-esteem. Self-esteem is the ability to think highly of one’s self and to cope with everyday situations. People always view this ability as a necessity for life, but is it really? According to most psychologists, self-esteem is absolutely necessary to cope with the world. I [...]

September 5th, 2009
Topic: All, Humanity, Psychology Tags: ,

Headline News!!!

There needs to be a requirement for making a story “Headline News.” Headline News means, besides the obvious of being the headline, that it is important to a majority of people. It means that somehow most people see relevance, impact, or insight into the issue. Why do all these fluff pieces make [...]

September 4th, 2009
Topic: All, The Internet, The News Tags: , , , ,