Being “in love” with a maniac is not cute. It’s not quirky; it’s not funny; it’s not acceptable. But lately, it seems like more and more people are becoming desensitized to this topic, completely disregarding the fact that these people they are obsessed with are criminals. Literal criminals. Continue reading “But Mama I’m In Love With a Criminal”
For our entire lives, all the best movies have come from Hollywood; we’ve relied on it for decades for all the top quality content. But nowadays, it seems like we can’t take a deep, fresh breath—only old, recycled ones. In other words, the Hollywood industry is getting repetitive and unoriginal: the complete opposite of what it once was. Continue reading “The Age of Reboots and Remakes”
When I came to this country, November had just commenced. No leaves were falling—because I live in Florida and autumn does not exist here—but the weather was nice.
At the time I did not even know that Thanksgiving was coming up or that it even existed, but I soon learned about it and even participated at a family dinner. Decorations were up, the turkey was full and sizzling and gratefulness and joy filled the air.
That was five years ago. Continue reading “Thanksgiving vs. Christmas”
Miami is the mecca for diversity. In its busy streets linger the resonant sounds and distinctive touch of almost any language, culture, race, and ethnicity one could possibly think of. It’s a world unto itself that has not yet been influenced by the predominantly White American homogeneity that comprises the rest of Florida and the United States. Continue reading “Why Celebrating Hispanic Heritage in Miami is so Crucial”
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The Good Place is a television show exclusively aired on Netflix. It’s a fictional story based on a heaven-like utopia that one enters after they die if they are deemed qualified.
The main character is a sassy, assertive, not-so-good ex-saleswoman named Eleanor Shellstrop, who soon finds out she’s entered “The Good Place” by accident, given she doesn’t meet the qualifications: having lived the productive, charitable, good life of an exceptional samaritan. We, later on, we meet the other most important characters: Chidi Anagonye, Tahani Al-Jamil, Jason Mendoza, Janet, and Michael. Continue reading “The Good Place Season 3: Review”
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A tattoo is essentially just a permanent marking done on the skin by a needle or a set of needles. We all know what they are, but do we all like them? No. In fact, many people even go as far as to hate them and consider them vulgar and unprofessional.
But is it even really that deep? Also no. It’s just a permanent marking on someone’s skin, so why all the drama? Continue reading “The Illogical Stigma Around Tattoos”
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It seems like nowadays everyone is too busy shaming or disregarding feminists for their complaints on our government’s lack of equality and equity to actually listen to the valid things they have to say—one of these things being the ongoing issue with the wage gap among genders.
So, first of all, what is the wage gap? Continue reading “Women Demand Equality”
The number “1-800-273-8255” is not only the title of one of the most popular songs made by the rapper Logic—it is also the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number.
The Lifeline launched on January 1st, 2005 and answered over 46,000 calls in that year, but in 2018 alone, it received about 2.2 million calls. Continue reading “Why We Have Suicide Prevention Month”
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Senior year signifies that it’s only a matter of time before you start your life outside of high school, and a great way to commence that journey is by applying to college. It’s not the easiest or most fun thing in the world to do, but it is fruitful as it is thrilling in the best way possible.
The best thing to do to begin this process on the right foot is to make a plan. Over the summer, you should have taken a look at some schools on the internet and gotten an idea for what you want from a college or university. But if you didn’t, that’s ok— there’s still time left. Continue reading “Wake Up, Seniors! It’s Time to go to College.”
Disney announced a few weeks ago the actress that would take on the role of Ariel in the upcoming live-action of the Little Mermaid: Halle Bailey. Many were thrilled about the choice of actress, given Halle is not the typical red-haired, white girl; she’s black. Because of that, many took it upon themselves to get worked up for no reason and even be publicly racist on social media. Continue reading “Upholding a Diverse Disney: The Little Mermaid Live-Action”
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