Friday, December 28, 2012

The Millenials' Challenge

The Millenials' Challenge As a member of the Millenial generation, I have an understanding of the fatal flaw that the American culture suffers from. Our elders are from an era of American prosperity when the wealth was abundant and access to successful endeavors were available to anyone willing to work for them. Unfortunately, America is no longer that nation of opportunity. The millenials, myself included, were raised to believe that we could...

Sunday, December 23, 2012

To make a better world...

To make a better world... Psychology is the study of the human brain, the cognitive processes, and the biological and social factors which influence our behavior. In American culture, the topic is devalued due to reasons in which I will discuss in a future post, but for now, just know that a firm understanding of how people think and interact is a powerful foundation in life whether or not our society is outwardly aware of it. I would even argue that a course in psychology should be included in the required curriculum of high school graduates...

Friday, December 21, 2012

The Reality of Dreams (my guest blog on Change Bound)

The Reality of Dreams Change Bound: The Reality of Dreams “Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet. “ - Victor Hugo I recently wrote a guest piece on a blog that is run by one of my high school teachers. I thought I would share it on my blog today, as well, as it gives you a little more info about me, in case you were wondering. "Some people would argue that success is best measured by the number in their bank account statement while some would counter that it’s more about the number of credentials...

Thursday, December 20, 2012

The Lesson of the Newtown Tragedy

Post-Newtown: Has America finally learned its lesson? ...& was it the right lesson? Even if you have been living under a rock for the past week, you have probably still heard about the tragic event took place in Newtown, CT last Friday. Even more assuredly, you have witnessed the transformation of even your most politically apathetic friends and family into passionate activists either for or against gun control. Undoubtedly, the recently expired ban on assault weapons needs to be reinstated, but almost all sane American's can agree on that...

Monday, December 3, 2012

Welcome!

"Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being." -Mahatma Gandhi- ...