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Downfall of Mankind

CNN: Death Monger

So everyone has seen the news stories, everyone knows about the earthquake in Haiti. How is it that the news focuses on the American aspect of the disaster and fails to account for the situation? The top stories on CNN right now are the abandonment of the aid station and the treatment of [...]

January 17th, 2010
Topic: General Tags: , , , , , , ,

Stupid American

Am I the only one who watches documentaries about modern day America? I have come to the realization that Americans are just plain stupid. Before finishing this article, go watch “Maxed Out” and “This Film is Not Yet Rated.” If there are some other good ones, post them, I can’t recall all [...]

December 29th, 2009
Topic: Humanity Tags: , , , , ,

A.D.D.

A girl who sneezes 12,000 times a day. Forget the story, it doesn’t matter… oh wait… yes it does. This 12 years old girl sneezes 12,000 times a day. According to the story on CNN, this started about 2 weeks ago when she had a cold. Now the family is just [...]

November 12th, 2009
Topic: All, Humanity, Psychology 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: ,