Monthly Archives: April 2012
Count Down to Summer Vacation
I was sitting around this morning procrastinating getting ready for the day and debating on what I wanted to blog about when my mother decided to open the shade letting in a ray of sunshine…right into my eyes. After recovering from being blinded by the light, I started to think about how much I have to do in these next couple of weeks. School’s quickly coming to the end so I’m, of course, bogged down with final projects. But when all that’s said and done, it’ll be time for summer vacation! Continue reading →
Posted on April 30, 2012
How Do You Pick Your Partner?
Let’s face it, finding a partner is not an easy feat to accomplish. It can take days, months or even years upon years to find the “perfect” partner for you. And even when you find said partner, there’s that chance that you didn’t actually find the right person for you, but let’s not jump too far ahead of ourselves here. Let’s talk about how you pick your partner. Continue reading →
Posted on April 23, 2012
R.I.P. Dad
After a long, hard battle, my father passed away yesterday morning. I had gotten a text around 9:00 AM from my brother telling me that they were performing CPR on him. Approximately forty-five minutes later I got a phone call from my other brother telling me that he had passed away. Continue reading →
Posted on April 19, 2012
What Makes a Bully?
It’s been said countless times since I’ve started this bullying series that bullying is a horrible epidemic in today’s world. I wanted to take a step back for a moment though and discuss the question which often seems to be on people’s minds: why do bullies bully? People often look at the victims of bullies, but it seems as if they forget the bully and people don’t seem wonder what leads to these people to act the way that they do. Continue reading →
Posted on April 17, 2012
Are You Going to Protect the Family?
The Blind Side is based off of the true story about a family that takes in a young Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) who later in life becomes an All America football player and first round NFL draft pick. Michael’s life is not an easy one to say the least—his mother is hooked on drugs and sells her body to pay for her habit, while is father is nowhere to be found. Michael is currently living out on the street, but does his best to survive. He is feared by most of his peers not only because of his size, but also because of the color of his skin. There is only one young boy named S.J. Tuohy (Jae Head) who is willing to give Michael a chance.
Posted on April 16, 2012
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