For what it’s Worth (Guest Column)

This girl Ashley is an idiot. She says that she agrees with Sara Palin because of her “strong beliefs”. She thinks that McCain and Palin are qualified for office because they have good morals, does that mean that Obama doesn’t? No, it doesn’t. Just because they have “good morals” that does not mean that they [...]

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Obama vows deep cuts in spending (week 3)

This article is about how Barak Obama wants to limit the amount of money that America is spending.  Obama wants the spending that America does monitored. Bush never helped the situation and the article talks about how John McCain will not be able to help either. 

Obama is the one person who can get the country back [...]

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“Avril” (week 3)

Avril-  Used to describe all girls between the ages of 13 and 16 who dress like skaters or punks, but are hanging out at malls rather than Fugazi shows.
 

I was randomly going through Urban Dictionary and I saw this word.  The term “Avril” came from the pop singer Avril Lavigne. She is a pop punk princess [...]

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More artwork (week 3)

This is one of my photographs that I took my junior year in high school, the series that I chose was portriats.  It is a picture of my sister in my winter coat. This is one of my most successful pieces of work, because it shows depth and emotion and looks like it could be an [...]

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Ants Marching (week 3)

“…we look at each other
Wondering what the other is thinking
But we never say a thing
These crimes between us grow deeper…”

~Dave Matthews Band
 

People don’t look deeply into Dave Matthews lyrics. Some of the lyrics are somewhat weird and they may not make sense so people just listen to the words and they don’t absorb them.  Their [...]

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Palin as VP a Frightening Prospect

This was an opinion article in the Northwind issue that came out of September 18th. In the article it talks about how Palin is a scary thought when it comes to the Whitehouse.  It also touches on the past of Palin and how she is not right for the White House.
 

Sarah Palin is someone who [...]

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Beyond the Gray Sky

 
“…One day you’ll see the clear blue
Beyond the Gray Sky…”
~311
 
 

 
This is one of my favorite songs by 311. Whenever I’m sad or in a bad mood I put this song on. 311 has some amazing lyrics within their music that I feel some people take for granted. This song is something that I will never [...]

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The Bike Spoke

 
 

This is a photo that I took in my senior AP Photography class. I was able to take this photo with my little cannon digital camera.  I surprised my teacher and myself with the outcome. I altered the photo in Photoshop to make it brighter and livelier.  It means a lot to me because cycling [...]

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Flabbergasted

Definition- overcome with amazement; shocked; bewildered
 
I love using this word! I don’t get to use it that often because people tend to think that I’m weird or crazy for using it. This word is extremely funny and allows you to have a good laugh when used correctly.  It sounds disgusting, but it’s not. It’s a [...]

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Forget the Lipstick, Economy Takes Over Campaign

This article talks about how our economy is becoming our main concern in this campaign. Barak Obama wants to talk about it and tell the American people how he’s going to fix it. John McCain on the other hand doesn’t like to talk about it and tends to avoid the topic. 
The economy has always been [...]

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