I was taught very early that I would have to depend entirely upon myself; that my future lay in my read more

I was taught very early that I would have to depend entirely upon myself; that my future lay in my own hands.

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries.

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries.

Everything is on the table, we have innumerable possibilities.

Everything is on the table, we have innumerable possibilities.

I wasn't much older than the students. They were 18, and I was 22,

I wasn't much older than the students. They were 18, and I was 22,

For African American ideals, "The Promised Land" is not a land to be "reclaimed" after hundreds, or even thousands, of read more

For African American ideals, "The Promised Land" is not a land to be "reclaimed" after hundreds, or even thousands, of years, citing God as the real estate agent. The Promised Land doesn't echo the injustices of the past by, in part, replicating them upon others. The Promised Land is the creation of a just society with an appreciation for the diversity of all humanity and equality for all.

Many of the Americans went to Paris to study in the 1880s and absorbed the new style (impressionism) there.

Many of the Americans went to Paris to study in the 1880s and absorbed the new style (impressionism) there.

Our belief in God and knowing that He controls things, whether good or bad.

Our belief in God and knowing that He controls things, whether good or bad.

I'm a high school student and this is from a poem I wrote called Sometimes He Wonders. You may split read more

I'm a high school student and this is from a poem I wrote called Sometimes He Wonders. You may split it into different parts if you'd like - right now I'll put it as Unsorted.
And He feels so incredibly weak when he has ferociously quarreled against them since his genuine years and has lost. His hopes for a better understanding dissipate as he grows older, and his mind grows less eager to reach a verdict. Having no sense of direction, he roams here, looking above, asking futile questions, even though the answers may be feared. Good by nature, he has learned his survival skills, which will lead him into the real world, and will someday make him a successful individual. Wishing the pressure did not exist, it is a natural instinct to adapt and not to recluse. He rather is a mindless drone than a lonely Hermit, after all. He has no control over his environment, it is the exact opposite. Molded and shaped by his surroundings, he seeks about for himself and his purpose, while this mold slowly deteriorates organic matter.

There's something big coming to the outside area of Ottawa, sort of a private clinic for holistic aspects of healing. read more

There's something big coming to the outside area of Ottawa, sort of a private clinic for holistic aspects of healing. It's going to be a huge $150-million dollar project and it's going to attract the world's attention.