purplefire15's blog

College is an amazing opportunity and according to media and our schools, there is a college for everyone now a days. If this is true then why all the fuss and pain and miserable hours and sleepless nights dedicated to thoughts of college: the right college, the affordable college... and did I mention these thoughts are that of an 8 year old?  Read More »

Why can't people understand America is not as racist as we are portrayed to be? Look at our presidential candidates, an old white male, a rich white female, and a black man... all shouting pick me, pick me, but who will it be in the end?  Read More »

What is this country coming to when teenagers are lead to slit their wrist and turn to weed when they need a release from the world? For so long I've ignored it and watched as my friends come to school covering their carved arms. Cutting is a horrible disease that so many teenagers have fallen into.  Read More »

A life is a terrible thing to waste, or so we have all been since we were young. Suicide is only done by those who have suffered unimaginable emotional pain, and murder is a crime worthy of capital punishment (at least according to law anyway). So why I ask, are thousands of babies killed every year as if they are careless pieces of trash in our way?  Read More »

What does it really mean to be 18 years old? Everyone always makes such a big deal about it because supposedly it's when you finally become a full adult. Yes you can vote, legally have sex, and are no longer under obligation to follow parental rules but who came up with the bright idea of making that age 18?  Read More »

Cartoons have been a part of our society ever since Walt Disney created the incredible mickey mouse and his crew. They entertain us, make us laugh, and... teach us about politics? Well at least that's what a lot of political cartoonist have been trying to do, yet their messages never really seem to get across to the ordinary man, because like politics, they require a little thought.  Read More »

This is so ridiculous. Now that I'm finally going to be old enough to vote in our next presidential election, I've been watching the debates, and listening to candidates and I've decided I am all for O'Bama. But how is this possible when I'm a young white female? According to polls he is ONLY appealing to "black America." What kind of stupid remark is that?  Read More »

Within the play "My Name is Rachel Corrie," the true story of a young woman who died in defending what she believed in, I find particular inspiration from Rachel's words as she describes in the form of her 10 year old self why she believes she was made to live. It's a beautiful dream that I feel everyone in the world can in some way relate to, I hope you enjoy it.  Read More »