Beauty is not only skin deep
ByOne day, I want to live in a world without mirrors. Without mirrors, people would not be forced to stare at the imperfections of their bodies and people would be happier.
One day, I want to live in a world without mirrors. Without mirrors, people would not be forced to stare at the imperfections of their bodies and people would be happier.
Picking a man or woman to be the leader of our country is never an easy task. Debates occur, speeches are given and strong words for our country are declared.
Another summer is over and a new school year begins. Insert clichéd “welcome back” phrase here.
“Back to school. Back to school, to prove to Dad that I’m not a fool.” If that is not a classic song, I do not know what is. In case you are unaware, this song is Adam Sandler’s “back to school” song which he sang as Billy, the main character from Billy Madison. Whether you are trying to prove to your dad that you are not a fool, or you are just looking to better yourself in finding a job in the real world, the reality of it all is that the school year of 2012 to 2013 has just kicked off. By the way, what is the next line to that song? I think it goes something like, “I got my lunch packed up.” That reminds me, the start of the school year means that I have to start eating school food again. Now that is something that I am not all that excited about. And this has nothing to do with the lunch ladies, the cooks or anyone else who is involved with the school meals. Everyone who serves the students and faculty are all wonderful people and I really appreciate everything they do for us. The problem really comes down to the fact that the food is unhealthy.
For the 2012-2013 academic school year, according to Shippensburg University directories, an estimated 1,500 freshmen students arrived here on campus this past Thursday.
Seemingly backed into a corner with no logical arguments to make, conservative elements in the country latched onto what appeared to be a ridiculous argument.
Within the past few years Facebook has become so common that there are very few people who do not use it.
Shippensburg University has a lot to offer its students, but some aspects really stand out to the public. Like many schools, clubs and organizations, raising money to help people in need is a top priority. Not only does this look good by a school or organization, but it also feels really good to help out someone less fortunate than many. Being someone who has lost multiple people in life because of cancer and other fatal diseases, the vast amount of fundraising and support from the community and students of SU makes me proud to say I attend here.
They say you get out of it what you put into it. And they say it will be over in no time. They were right.
You want to know what I do not understand? Why middle- and lower- class people strive their whole lives to earn the money they have and sometimes, only break even, when millionaires are living large on their extraordinary incomes and we are all paying the same taxes.
“May the odds be ever in your favor.” These are the words that greet the tributes that are chosen as the “lucky” ones to represent their home districts in Panem.
From 1959 to 1976, Fidel Castro was the prime minister of the Communist government in Cuba. From 1976 to 2008, he was president of the Council of the State of Cuba.
You know what really grinds my gears, the military. We all know that our government is corrupt, we know that big business is corrupt, and since Vietnam I am pretty sure that our country realizes how truly corrupt the military is too.
iWant…iNeed..an iPad? Not so fast. If Apple loses the e-book lawsuit vs. the Department of Justice for alleged price fixing, Amazon will be left in complete control of the electronic- book publishing industry. For the every day person, this might not be anything more than two leading affiliates of the electronic industry, Apple and Amazon, butting heads in a competition war.
According to CNN.com, Citizens Medical Center, located in Victoria, Texas, has implemented a new hiring policy, which the policy requires employees to have a BMI of less than 35, according to the Texas Tribune newspaper.
You know what does not grind my gears? Panda bears. I have to say that out of all the animals in the world, the panda bear is my favorite.
Harrisburg officials recently implemented a “gun buyback program.” The program will offer those who turn in a person carrying an illegal weapon with a sum of money. The city Mayor Linda Thompson has long been under scrutiny for controversial decisions, specifically regarding financial plans.
In a world as populated and violent as ours, it is hard to organize and try to make a change. Although many people in big cities own weapons in their homes for protection, how many of those weapons are really legally owned? We could never get a real number of exactly how many are illegal, but with Harrisburg’s new “gun buyback program,” it is becoming simpler to locate that number. Due to Harrisburg’s violence worsening Mayor, Linda Thompson established a program to get illegal, working guns off of Harrisburg’s streets. Though this program sounds tactful, I do believe there are flaws in the plan that we are not coming to terms with. This “gun buyback program” is offering money to people who turn in guns, turn others in for having illegal guns and if the gun recovery deals with an arrest of the person. Past attempts at this process were not successful according to Chief of Police Pierre Ritter. But now Harrisburg is beginning to actually bribe people with money; what more could the people of Harrisburg want? The amount of money given out will be, $50 for a phone call tip that leads to the weapon, $100 for the gun and an arrest and $200 for multiple guns and arrests. To some people, that amount of money is enough to turn someone in that they know.
These days, the mainstream media have taken a very strange direction. In years past, telling the truth was the driving force behind all good journalism.