Focus of World Press Freedom Day should be on future journalists
For the first time in the event’s history, World Press Freedom Day is being held in the United States. In 1993, the UN General Assembly proclaimed that each May 3 should be designated as World Press Freedom Day to “celebrate the fundamental principle of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the [...]
Defining a place in society
In Washington the acceptance of homosexuality is a common topic. Which is good, in a way, but when entire assemblies are based around them, it’s definitely not agreeable. Even though the words that are being said tell people that homosexuals should be treated the same way as heterosexuals, the fact that an assembly is, for [...]
Nobody wants Americans there except the United States
United States involvement in the Middle East goes back decades; it is a complicated tale of American idealism, strategic interests and the use of military power. As World War II ended, the United States became a great power in the Middle East, with only two main concerns. Strangely, even though the main concern is oil, [...]
Giving all life a chance to make an impact before it’s thrown away
Between 3,000 and 4,000 babies are aborted every day, in the United States alone. Worldwide, there have been 55 million abortions since 1973. Why is this? Many women and teens feel that because they don’t have the money to support a child, or because they aren’t married and can’t raise a child, that the right [...]
Abortions: Preventing lives from being ruined
In 2005 roughly 16,800 abortions were performed due to cases of rape and 52,000 abortions due to cases of severe health problem for the fetus, solely in the United States according to an AGI Survey in 2005. Abortions are a necessary practice that hospitals must continue to do, not just because Jack forgot to wear [...]
Attention seeking fanatics harass those in mourning
Fred Phelps, the deranged leader of the Westboro Baptist Church, has become infamous for blaming any bad event on the evils of homosexuality. Earthquake in Haiti? Blame the gays. Combat troop deaths in Iraq? Ditto. The organization has been picketing funerals for many years now and so far have not been met with any violent [...]
MTHS gets canned by Lynnwood
Each year, Mountlake Terrace high school has participated in the annual Pursuit of the Power Plunger food drive, which benefits the Mountlake Terrace Food Bank during the holidays. Along with that, the MTHS Associated Student Body plans an assembly to inspire students to donate and to increase our chances of collecting more cans than our [...]
Ads get more graphic, disgusting, disturbing
So many types of advertisements exist and we see them for more products on a daily basis than we can name off the top of our heads. Brand names are plastered on our clothes, slapped across our chests, and advertised on our butts. Food companies’ ads with the “perfectly” and ideally cooked meals, making our [...]
Dressing to the booty bumpin’ music
The music industry is a leviathan of booty bumpin’ beats slithering though the populace waters of the world consuming the minds of meek individuals. Rap being the dominating music of the day creates a desired “look” modeled after moguls such as Lil Wayne, and Gucci Mane. These moguls strut their stuff in pants that fall [...]
Technology killed the talented star
YouTube, the third most visited site on the Internet, has acquired millions of songs over its five years of existence. You can watch that concert you missed or some crazy guy sing about bed intruders. However, music is becoming less catchy tunes and more automated noise. Almost every song I hear is at least partially [...]
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