: About Me

Hey there, the name's Chelsea and I am 15. Writing is strictly my passion and I strive naturally in the subject of English. I hope to be a celebrity reporter or historical reporter. I like asian culture and history, renaissance history, important influential people like Mahatma Ghandi and such. I am one who appreciates unique music; Amy Winehouse, Rie Fu, Gwen Stefani, M.I.A., Lily Allen, Feist...

I'm not religious, don't go to church and am somewhat of an agnostic person. I am aware of my spirituality and I love to meditate. I sing and act and love the works of Shakespeare.

Ha, I'm a regular personality, huh? That's for you to decide.

My passion is ...

writing. It's what I believe I am in this world to do.

I know too much about ...

asian culture.

My parents always told me ...

that I was strange and sometimes vulgar. (haha)

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a singer.

My favorite memory ...

is when I cut my hair off.

Why I write ...

to express my feelings on subjects portrayed in the media or in history.

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

Listening to Amy Winehouse, reading Memoirs of a Geisha, watching America's Next Top Model.

My first job ...

is yet to happen: Highschool Sophomore.

My best moment ...

was when I defended someone for being gay.

My inspiration ...

is all of those authors out there who changed the thoughts of the world.

Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Understanding liberty in America: Why we should not take liberty for granted

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Last night, I sat in a comfortable armchair while watching a show that always left me pondering. That show was National Geographic's Taboo, in which they show jobs, rituals, and unusual activities that are considered prohibited in most worldly cultures and societies. I watched one story about a young teenage boy who worked in a tannery in Fez, Morocco. The tasks were gruesome, tedious, and overall disgusting. He had limited options for employment, and considered working at the tannery his father had been working at for a grueling 30 years to be steady and good paying. What was the pay, you...

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