Whenever you move into a historically safe neighborhood, you probably assume you will…well…stay safe. That is a logical conclusion to draw from, but it may be a little naïve. I currently live in a neighborhood with half of the city’s police force, but I have had more trouble here than I have ever had in [...]
I have been having a really hard time sleeping this past week, and it is really messing my schedule up. I’m not working efficiently in the slightest, and I’m having a really hard time focusing on whatever it is I’m doing throughout the day. Seriously, this screen looks like a giant blur right now, but [...]
I have always been a fan of American Idol, ever since the finale of the first season. I like the ups and downs of the show, but I feel like lately there have been more downs than ups. The show is sinking, quite frankly, and I hate to see that happen. I just don’t think [...]
If you don’t know Mark Zuckerberg then you don’t know very much about pop culture. However, if you don’t know who Mark Zuckerberg then I’m in luck; now you get to read my article! Well, I’ll break it down for you. There’s this thing called the Internet… oh wait… maybe I should fast forward a [...]
John D. Rockefeller, the most recognizable of all American Industrialists, is one of the most influential people in American history. Representing everything that the American dream stands for, John D. Rockefeller was the first person in U.S. history to surpass a net worth of one billion dollars. It can be argued that, due to inflation, [...]
Jolly Ole Saint Nicholas is a influential figure for children worldwide. And though he has many names, Santa Claus is the single leading representation of joy and cheer. Changing the lives of many tiny-tots, Santa also helps in keeping parents across the world sane. Though some might think Santa to be a fictitious character, the [...]
Geoffrey Canada is an advocate of advancing education to troubled, Inner-City children. He was born in January 13, 1942 and has a Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education. In the 1990’s Canada started a nonprofit organization to help educate kids who were surrounded by inner city conflicts, such as drugs, guns, [...]
Melvil Dewey With no relation to Hewey and Louie, Melville Dewey created one of the better known organizational systems still taught to this day. If you didn’t know, or haven’t yet guessed it, we’re talking about the Dewey Decimal System. Celebrating Dewey’s 160th birthday today, January the 10th, it is important to remember how Melvil [...]
