Point of View

UNITED STATES—Something popped into my working brain recently and I couldn’t help, but facilitate a conversation around the issue.  Why are we as a culture so concerned with reporting and knowing what celebrities are doing? Is it because the media reports it or is it the possibility that we have a keen interest in it? I would argue that...

UNITED STATES—The cost of a higher education just appears to keep going up without any relief in sight. This week college students were dealt with a fatal blow when it comes to funding for higher education.  The interest rate on a loan was initially set at 3.4 percent, but as of Monday, the rate has since doubled to 6.8...

  UNITED STATES—How real are most of those reality series that we’ve become obsessed with?  Hmm, it’s a good question.  So many of us would like to believe what is being depicted on the small screen is as honest as it can come, but there’s just one problem. That’s not the case. Most reality series revolve around one single thing: drama. ...

UNITED STATES—Eco-tourism by the sea, overseas is a new phenomenon, especially forItaly.  The government has designated an archipelago of islands called Il Parco Nazionale dell’Archipelago de La Maddelena, or La Maddalena, as a National Park. The main island, Isola Maddalena is accessible by traggetto (a ferry that transports people and cars) from Olbia in Sardinia.  No reservations are necessary.  Traggetti...

  UNITED STATES—I know many of you may be tired of hearing my rants about issues with society, but it appears no matter how much we as a nation attempt to move forward, there are always a few bad apples spoiling things for everyone else. This is in essence to a reporter who revealed his battle with vitiligo. Vitiligo is...

UNITED STATES—It’s a discussion that so many Americans would like to avoid, the truth of the matter is racism still exists in America.  It’s not as overt as it has been in the past centuries, but it still exists.  There are people that dislike certain groups or people because of their skin color.  The reason this issue has been...

UNITED STATES—We all want to eat healthier, but its easier said than done.  Why is that? Its simple one word: LIFE.  The everyday tasks and obstacles that we encounter makes it so much easier to reach for something unhealthy than it does for something that is healthy.  Why is that? Well as humans we are predisposed to our taste buds...

UNITED STATES—Where are we nowadays when politicians continue to push egregious bills to further their own end goals versus protecting the concerns of the citizens they are to represent?  It appears politics has always been this way; it’s the notion that politicians are blunt in indicating their intentions. Recent buzz has been in the air in the recent weeks...

UNITED STATES—Texting is just one of the new forms of technology that has consumed our culture.  The funny thing about texting is it was a huge fad a few years back; it came and it went and out of nowhere it came back and looks like its here to stay.  We text because it’s convenient, but that convenience can...

UNITED STATES—We live in a world where pop culture is everything.  Can you think of the last time you turned on the television, read the newspaper or scoured the Internet without searching for information on a prominent public figure?  Let’s just say its likely been a good 10-15 years since that.  The Internet exploded with ferocity back in the...