Point of View

The Balance Of Power Shifts

UNITED STATES—Well it looks like the Republican Party has found a way to maintain the reigns of the House and the Senate. Super Tuesday as many political pundits like to call it proved to be a victorious one for the Republican Party who was able to gain control of the Senate and the House for the first time since...

The “Honey Boo Boo” Scandal

 UNITED STATES—The entire scandal involving the hit TLC series “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” is startling and abrupt to say the least. When TMZ first broke the news, I was hoping there was no truth to it, but more and more bombshells have come to light.  Mama June, the matriarch of the family was seen in photos with Mark...

Election Day Is Looming

UNITED STATES—Yes people it’s that time of year again, Election Day has arrived and its time to perform our civic duty. For so many of us, we don’t consider the seriousness of being able to vote. For so long, certain individuals were denied their right t o cast a ballot. Others lost their lives or were viciously attacked while attempting...

Trick Or Treat

UNITED STATES—Halloween has come and gone, and now comes the difficult job of shifting through those piles of candy to ensure nothing harmful is injected by your children. I remember when Halloween used to be such a fun day, but nowadays you can never be too careful. People older than the typical ‘trick or treat’ age (I’d say 13 or...

Is America Prepared For An Epidemic?

UNITED STATES—The entire crisis involving the Ebola epidemic that has made its way into the United States has many people on edge. This has concerned so many Americans to the point that you have people discussing not traveling overseas and perhaps putting travel restrictions to those looking to travel to regions where the deadly disease has reached epic proportions.  The larger...

The Bullying Epidemic Grows

UNITED STATES—Just this week I heard two tales about bullying incidents that shook me to the core. In one case a young girl decided to cut off her hair to highlight those fighting for cancer and to donate, the other case a young boy who had a bully stab him in the eye with a pencil.   In both cases,...

The Horror Of Horror Movies

UNITED STATES—It's October, and it’s a month that screams all things scary and spooky. Turn on the television and you are bound to see tons of horror movies on network and cable television. So what’s the big issue with being scared once in awhile? There might be more problems than we think. Horror is something that sends chills down the...

The Bully Inside Us All

  UNITED STATES—Just why is it that people bully other people? It’s a question that has been debated for years, particularly between psychologists and sociologists. Some say people bully because they can, others say people bully as a form of power. Some have even argued that people bully because they want attention, they want to be noticed by someone who...

Save It For Someone Who Cares

  UNITED STATES—Are you tired of hearing unnecessary nonsense? Wishing that you can just put the mute button on tons of people you know? Trust me I know the feeling, because it seems everyday someone wants to interject how they feel onto you. In other words, people want to control how you think and feel. This is such a sad...

Family Infighting

  UNITED STATES—Have you ever found yourself caught in the middle of a family squabble that you wish never happened? Of course, it happens to me more times than I can count. In one corner you have this family member angry at this person for reasons unknown, and the other family member angry at that person for reasons unknown. Is...