: About Me

I believe there is a unity that can exist in a chaotic universe, and I believe that art and history can reflect this truth. When we study our different perspectives of the world we live in, we can often benefit, and live with a better understanding and love for each other.

My passion is ...

God

I know too much about ...

having big ears

My parents always told me ...

I was a fine boy

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a professional baseball player.

My favorite memory ...

standing on top of a mountain in San Fransisco, and looking down at the clouds.

Why I write ...

To help myself to be more honest, and to learn more.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

My first job ...

hot dog stand attendant

My best moment ...

Marrying my wife.

My inspiration ...

My father's and mother's examples to me.

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Teachers sleeping with our children - a crisis in education

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Ex-middle school teacher Allena Ward has been sentenced for sexual misconduct with 5 of her students. Why are teachers such as Mrs. Ward violating students rights in this way, and what does it say about our United States school systems? 24 year-old Allena Ward, an ex-middle school teacher from Bell Street Middle School in Clinton, S.C., has been sentenced on Friday, September 19th, 2008 in relation with charges of sexual misconduct/abuse of three 14-year-olds and two 15-year-old students. Being an educator in middle school as well, I am deeply distressed by a trend that has develped over t...

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