There is power in language. Language can be used to bring people together but can also be used to divide and isolate. Language has the power of conveying ideas. It can be used to express humility, create a challenge, instill fear, protest, assert power, create identity, and form assumptions. Language…

Written: May 2021 In celebrity culture and the entertainment industry, public figures are held to very high standards regarding their weight and body shapes. As a result, when those expectations are not met, they risk receiving criticism. As consumers of the content that celebrities produce, we too have subjected ourselves…

Written: December 2020 If you ask the majority of young people, they will probably say that they prefer texting or talking face to face over phone calls. Younger generation’s anxiety relating to phone calls is a newer phenomenon, most likely created from the increase in social media usage. People often…

Written: November 2020 Let’s play a game of word association. What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word dealer? Car dealer? Phone dealer? Drug dealer? What about hearing aid dealers? YES! They exist. There are people whose JOB is to sell you hearing aids and willingly…

In the US, suicide is the second leading cause of death for the ages of 10–24. Suicide continues to be a growing issue among the youth of today’s generation. In the US, suicide is the second leading cause of death for the ages of 10–24. Due to the current circumstances…

Mental health has barely ever been discussed in my schools. As teens, we tend to get hurt a lot while playing sports. Whether it be a sprained ankle or a broken arm, cast and crutches are a common occurrence throughout the school. No matter the injury, we go to the…