Photo by cottonbro studio Humans understand the gravity of feeling anxious all the time. News flash: dogs feel the same. It especially applies to those with pet parents who are away most of the day, leaving their dogs alone at home. Anxiety can be paralyzing, both to humans and animals. However, there is a fine…
To What Degree: Success Attained Without Education
Photo by cottonbro studio It’s what adults commonly use to scare children into going to school. Education is crucial. Without it, they won’t amount to anything in life. But how much of this is true? Steve Jobs. Mark Zuckerberg. Bill Gates. What do they have in common? Or, for better phrasing, what don’t they have…
Turning Life Around: Inspiring Change for the Youth
Photo by Khoa Võ Gangs receive a terrible reputation for the right reasons. When one talks about gangs, mentions of crimes and violence typically follow. Is there a saving grace for these groups? Often, society focuses too much on universally significant problems that small-scaled, seemingly trifling conflicts are brushed off. Leaders exhaustively discuss the possibility…
How the Great Depression Created the Modern World
Photo by The Humantra I Loved Her Enough by Diane H. Lane is the tragic and harrowing story of how five-year-old Eilleen lived through the Great Depression and her thoughts looking back. Few will argue that this is the case, but it is certain that the Great Depression is the catalyst of the modern world…
Discovering Yourself in the Middle of a Journey: Traveling for the Soul
Photo by Quintin Gellar Albert Sipes writes a rather inspiring story of a young woman leaving her comfort zone and traveling across the United States in The Mildenhall Legacy. The Mildenhall Legacy‘s author, Albert Sipes, has a very colorful history—working as a copy editor for the United States Army in Vietnam and as a radio…
To Sam It All Up 