Tag Archives: opinion

The Intangible Foe

It is the cause of grief, distress, and in the most extreme cases, suicide. Cyber-bullying is something that we can no longer tolerate. Families, friends, faculty, and students can no longer afford to dismiss such a prevalent issue in the lives of countless adolescents. According to a shocking study performed by i-SAFE Inc., a leading [...]

The true intention of marketing

            In today’s world, business, sales, marketing, and advertisement go hand in hand. Every company strives to outdo its competition by utilizing strategies in advertisement. As competition gets fiercer, however, certain advertisement tactics threaten to cross the line that defines ethics.             It is almost common today to see false advertisement. Take, for example, the [...]

Eliminating an open mind through censorship

As a teenager, I find that much of the information I receive is edited, contorted, changed from what it actually means, simply because the thoughts and ideas originally stated are deemed ‘too harsh’ for my young mind. And, as much as I enjoy weeding through the lies, I would much rather receive information that isn’t [...]

Offensive Words: Watch your language!

I walk into fifth period late, slide into my seat. The room is dark, the teacher is lecturing the class. Two of my classmates are talking next to me, when all of a sudden, a classmate calls the other person in the conversation a “dirty Jew.” I look at both of them, then unleash an [...]

What’s the Real Reason?

I hate being late to class. It’s always that one day when I’m up until two A.M. studying and happen to sleep through my alarm. By the time I wake up, I’m already late, so I throw on some clean clothes, grab my backpack, skip breakfast, and I’m out the door. I’m finally on campus [...]