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I am a 23 year old Spanish major at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. I am minoring in Communications and I love to write. I grew up in Colorado, I lived in Bolivia for 2 years from July 2005 until July 2007, and now I am back in Utah at school.

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Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Honesty is the best policy: 1 of 133
Imagine sitting in a class. You, along with everyone else, are taking a test. You look over at your neighbor's test and see the answer that you are missing. Unfortunately for you, the teacher saw you and she takes your test and puts a big F on the top of the paper. Now imagine that you are taking the same test online. You are... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values 10 things I love about the world I live in: 2 of 69
The world is a wonderful place. Regardless of where we live, we can find aspects of our lives that we love. I have had many experiences with many different people which have influenced the top ten things that I love about the world I live in. Each of the following ten aspects of my life have played an important role in who I ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Our next generation: Are things getting better or worse?: 7 of 202
I am at the age where I am stuck between generations. I grew up at the same time that technology was beginning to boom. I used the internet for the first time when I was twelve years old. I watched it expand at an incredible rate. Now you can do almost anything online. The internet is just one of many advances that I have see... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 US elections 2008: Negative advertising has a purpose: 1 of 15
"If I were two faced, would I be wearing this one?" Abraham Lincoln It happens during every political race. Usually it starts out as a veiled attempt to undermine a competitor. As the race goes on, the candidates resort to more open, aggressive, and at times, personal attacks. It is a question that I have been pondering latel... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 US elections 2008: The rise and fall of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign: 1 of 5
Every person who decides to run for President of the United States knows that there will be challenges along the way. That is part of the process. A great way to judge a candidate's ability to be president is to observe how he or she reacts to opposition. Each candidate in this year's presidential cycle faced unique challenge... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Setting a timetable for troop withdrawal from Iraq is a terrible mistake: 30 of 80
Imagine getting up early every morning and doing a grueling workout routine. You run for an hour, lift weights for another, swim for half an hour, and finish it up with a jog around the block. You are getting in peak physical shape and you are doing a lot of good for your health. Now the reason that you are doing this is so t... More..
Relationships & Family > First Dates A guy's guide to planning a first date: 11 of 22
Imagine that you are standing on her porch after the date. You have said good night, and now is the moment you have been waiting for. Will she let you kiss her? Or will you drive home dejected again like the rest of the first dates you have gone on? While a kiss isn't necessarily the only way to tell if a date was successful,... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should the US allow torture as a means of fighting the War on Terror?: 4 of 7
It seemed like a normal day when I woke up that morning. I was tired and I rolled myself out of bed. I took a shower and drove to school. When I got upstairs and was waiting outside of my classroom there was a nervous buzz going around. It was then that I heard for the first time that an airplane had struck the World Trade Ce... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Discussing the possibilities of overcoming racism: 9 of 15
Racism is a very touchy subject for many people. It seems that every time that I turn on the news I see a story that deals with race. My personal opinion and belief is that all people deserve to be treated the same. We may have different colored skin, but we are all part of a much greater race, which is the human race. Racism... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections on real life heroes: 107 of 169
The day had finally arrived. I slowly walked down the stairs which descended from the side of the small airplane that I had been on. I was entering a new world; a world that I didn't recognize, surrounded by people that I didn't understand. After nine weeks of language training I finally arrived at my destination. I was now ... More..