Month: August 2016
Posted on August 31, 2016
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“You say stand, I’m taking a stand.” Quarterback (QB) for the San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick made a strong statement for what he called and “injustice toward minorities,” for recent police shootings. During the national anthem of a football game, the NFL QB decided… Continue Reading “I (Un)Pledge Allegiance”
Category: Government, Life, Politics, Race Relations, Sports, UncategorizedTags: #1stamendment, #ahousedivided, #colin, #flag, #football, #freedom, #grievance, #military, #nfl, #pledge, #pride, #rights, #sitnotstand, #socialinjustice, #speech, #support, #troops, Sports
Posted on August 30, 2016
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“Is love really color blind?” I myself have never been in an interracial relationship, but I see the struggle. To say that people have an uphill battle when living their lives together is an understatement. You’re under constant pressure to always defend yourselves when… Continue Reading “Interracial Dating: Does It Matter?”
Category: #family, Life, Race RelationsTags: #africanamerican, #America, #Black, #Caucasian, #dating, #interracial, #men, #racism, #relationships, #White, #women
Posted on August 30, 2016
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“Where do you draw the line between business of greed?” Recently in the news, the high cost of the Epipen has caused quite the controversy. And for those of you who are unfamiliar with the Epipen it was is designed to inject epinephrine into… Continue Reading “EPIEPRICE!! THE HIGH COST OF HEALTHCARE”
Category: Economy, Government, Health (Physical/Mental), Life, Politics, UncategorizedTags: #allergy, #doctors, #epiepen, #epinepherine, #greed, #health, #healthcare, #HMO, #monopoly, #Mylan, #pills, #profits, #shots, #vaccines
Posted on August 28, 2016
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“We had change, but was it good.” It has already been eight years since Barack H. Obama first took office as the 44th President of the United States of America. I can still remember hearing his slogan chanted as an undergraduate student, “Yes we can.”… Continue Reading “Change We Can (Can’t) Believe In”
Category: #family, Economy, Education, Government, Health (Physical/Mental), Life, Politics, Race Relations, UncategorizedTags: #belief, #change, #dreams, #educational, #election, #future, #goals, #healtchcare, #hopes, #letdown, #obama, #political, #president, #social, #yeswecan, Economy
Posted on August 27, 2016
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“The diminishing attraction of I do.” Boy meets girl, girl says yes. Boy and girl start dating, boy and girl get really serious. Boy proposes, girl says yes, boy and girl get married. Boy says I do, girl says I do, boy and girl… Continue Reading “I Do Means I Don’t, I Can’t, and I Won’t”
Category: Health (Physical/Mental), Life, Marriage/Relationships, UncategorizedTags: #baby, #children, #comitment, #dating, #divorce, #family, #friends, #home, #love, #relationships, #rings, #separation, #wedding, marriage
Posted on August 27, 2016
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“Is it about segregation or self-sustainability?” Throughout the United States history, the Confederate flag has long been a subject of a lot of debates. What does this flag truly mean? Some say it is the flag that is representation of people who wanted to keep slavery going; in… Continue Reading “What Is Heritage Really: The Confederate Flag Argument”
Category: Economy, Government, Life, Politics, Race Relations, UncategorizedTags: #appalachian, #battleflag, #biblebelt, #confederates, #conservative, #flags, #glory, #heritage, #jimcrow, #masondixon, #missdixie, #prejudice, #pride, #rebellion, #slavery, #southerners, #starsandbars, #thesouth, #theunion, #unitedstates
Posted on August 26, 2016
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“How relevant are they really?” As we enter a race for a new president of the United States, one of the topics of interest pertains to the place in which guns have purpose in our lives. And I am not referring to law enforcement… Continue Reading “RIGHT 2 CARRY”
Category: Government, Life, PoliticsTags: #conservative, #constitution, #donttreadonme, #freedom, #givemeliberty, #guncontrol, #guns, #justice, #justiceforall, #laws, #legislation, #liberal, #liberty, #NRA, #policy, #protection, #provisions, #rifles, #righttobarearms, #secondamendment, #weholdthesetruths, #wethepeople, Government, Life
Posted on August 26, 2016
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“Wait until they step in the real world.” Runners to your marks-set-gun! All you hear is screaming adults a ll cheering on their teams and children. As all sprinters cross the finish line, we see the first guy, then second, then third. The results… Continue Reading “Rewarded For Nothing”
Posted on August 23, 2016
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“The real threat from the west. Looking through photography, watching television, or walking up the street, I view the above image. The image is of a woman dressed from head to toe in complete burqa. What is normal in some regions of the world,… Continue Reading “Are We Really A Threat: WESTERN LIFESTYLE VS. ISLAMIC TRADITIONALIST”
Category: Government, Life, Religion, UncategorizedTags: #America, #belief, #burqa, #conformity, #fear, #freedom, #hijab, #islam, #liberation, #middleeast, #muslim, #power, #submission, #westerncivilzation, #women, Life, Religion
Posted on August 23, 2016
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“You could use the extra money, I’m sure of it.” Wake up at 7:00 a.m., get ready for work. Get dressed and be at work by 9:00 a.m. Go to lunch at 12:00 p.m. for about and hour, then return back by 1:00 p.m.… Continue Reading “Two Incomes Are Better Than One”
Category: Career, Health (Physical/Mental), LifeTags: # business, #assignment, #chore, #craft, #duty, #employment, #enterprise, #errand, #gigs, #jobs, #paidposition, #paidposition, #profession, #project, #task, #venture, #work, Career
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