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As you probably already know, Hurricane Harvey hit southeast Texas earlier this week. One of the hardest hit cities was Houston, Texas. Flooding has taken an enormous toll on the citizens of this great city. Federal, state and city officials have been working effectively together to provide relief to thousands upon thousands of citizens. However, it simply was not possible …
Yeonmi Park is a refugee from North Korea. She tells her story at the Young World’s Conference earlier this year. She talks about the human rights violations that persist in North Korea. If you don’t know, North Korea is a nation ruled by a dictator, Iim Jong Un. He brainwashes and oppresses his people. As this poor, yet strong girl …
If you are reading this in Arizona or Louisiana, you have been back in school for 2 weeks, but if you are in New York or Michigan, you still have two more weeks before you return to school. Either way, I want to welcome you to this class. Below you can tell me your thoughts on the class so far. …
Maddi Runkles is a senior at a small Christian school called Heritage Academy. She is in good academic standing and was on the student council. Earlier this year, she had sexual intercourse and became pregnant. She decided to keep the baby and informed the school that she was pregnant. She was allowed to stay in school and graduate but she …
Almost everyone says they want to be successful, but not everyone knows what it takes to get there. In the following video, several celebrities provide their insight. I thought this was quite “eye-opening.” This is a very powerful life lesson. Without the power of positive thinking and without fully believing in yourself, it seems almost impossible to achieve much of …
Baltimore Oriole outfielder, Adam Jones, was called the N word during a game at Fenway Park in Boston. The same fans threw a bag of peanuts at him. The fans were immediately kicked out of the game, but Jones wanted more action taken. After an investigation by the Red Sox, the identified fans were banned for life from Fenway Park. …
Last week the city of New Orleans removed 4 confederate monuments – one entitled Liberty Monument and the other three to commemorate Generals Robert E Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard and Jefferson Davis (president of the Confederate States of America). The city council previously voted to take down the monuments, 6-1. City workers actually had to do the work during the night, wearing …
Last week United flight 3411 was scheduled to travel from Chicago to Louisville. The full flight was completely full and loaded with passengers. Just before takeoff, a United flight ticket agent said the flight was overbooked and asked 4 passengers to voluntarily leave the plane. In exchange, the airline would offer $400, a hotel room and status on a flight …
Mitchell McKee, a 15-year old freshmen discovered that his dad had terminal cancer and that he would undoubtedly die from this dreaded disease sooner rather than later. In an effort to take the pain away, even for a moment, Mitchell set a goal to win the state championship in wrestling as a sophomore. Fast forward 9 months and Mitchell found …
A very cool idea started at Boca Raton High School in Florida. They actually call it a club – the We Dine Together Club. These students believe that no student should have to eat alone at their school. They believe that school should not be an isolating experience. So, each day members of this group roam the lunchroom and the …
