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Category Archives: opinion
Op 16: Girl in Progress Review
Girl in Progress is the story of Ansiedad, an intelligent and good-looking teenager whose mom ignores her most of the time. Grace, her mom, instead fills her time waitressing at a restaurant and sleeping with a married gynecologist. Ansiedad goes to … Continue reading
Op 15: Acceptance
As soon as children begin sharing the coveted red crayon from their box, parents begin to warn against peer pressure. They start by telling children to avoid being pressured into being mean, and as the children age, the parents warn … Continue reading
Op 14: Weddings
Weddings are events where the guests get to experience a plethora of emotions. Anticipation as they wait for the bride to walk down the aisle. Amazement at how beautiful the bride looks in her white gown. Worry, because their tears … Continue reading
Op 13: The Evolution of Family TV Shows
Adults are always nostalgic about their childhoods, and they enjoy complaining about about the fact that life was better when they were young. The prices were were lower, the clothing was more stylish, and the music had a better beat. … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Musing, Rambling, Respect, Television
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Op 11: The Price of Pain
Pain, it doesn’t kill you, but it makes you want to die. We have all experienced pain in some form. Sometimes it’s a headache, sometimes it’s a toothache, and sometimes it feels like your soul is being shot with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, Favorite, Medical Marijuana, Pain, Rambling, Society, Vicodin
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Op 10: Books, Movies, and Love
There have been many great love stories written in this world. Some of the love stories involve multiple characters, some involve love triangles, and the most tragic of all stories involve loveless marriages. Each of these stories is filled with … Continue reading
Op 8: Don’t Curse!
“Wash your mouth out with soap” are words we have all heard at one time or another. Even if we only heard these words from our sarcastic friend, who just used curse words we didn’t know existed. However, why are … Continue reading
Op 7: Psychology or Judgment
Once upon a time man’s life was simple, it was either eat or be eaten. When man was not busy chasing animals or being chased by animals, he was busy making tools that would make the chase shorter. Today, man … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, Health, Judgement, Lifestyle, Musing, Opinion, Psychology, Rambling
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Op 6: The Tree of Life Movie Review
The movie The Tree of Life is an innovative and artistic movie, and like most innovative and artistic movies, it is extremely boring. The movie tells the story of a man who is remembering his childhood. He recalls his interactions … Continue reading
Op 5: No Child Left Behind…in Suburbia
Most people have heard of the No Child Left Behind Act. This act was created to ensure that all children in America can read , write, and do arithmetic; and while this is a very noble goal, the way this … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Government, Musing, Opinion, Politics, Rambling, School
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Op 4: Beauty vs. Brains
A woman walks down the street. She knows she is beautiful, and her family, friends, and nearby strangers agree with this knowledge. However, despite the fact that she is proud of her perfect hair and perky nose, she does not … Continue reading
Op 3: Based on a “True Story”
We all have watched movies that either have the famous “based on true story” words written on the screen before the movie actually starts, or are about a famous person (therefore implying that the movie is based on a true … Continue reading
Op 2: Family Dinner, and other Family Drama
Growing up in a Russian-Jewish household, dinner was an almost religious affair. Especially when extended family was involved. Dinner was always an interesting activity, and I use the word interesting because any other words to describe it would be too … Continue reading
Op 1: To Conform, or not to Conform
Remember when your second grade teacher told you to always be yourself? Remember following her advice? If you remember the latter, then you probably also remember being ridiculed before you even entered high school. Although teachers, parents, and after school … Continue reading