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Right now I live in Texas on the border of Mexico in El Paso. There is a culture here unlike most of the United States that has given me different perspective on what American culture really is.

I currently have a summer internship with the local newspaper

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Politics, News & Issues > Trash & Recycling Should personal size water bottles be banned?: 1 of 8
There are two big issues involved in the sale of water bottles: The resources used (water and oil) and the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills. Since the rise in popularity of bottled water special terms like "spring water" and "mineral water" have been thrown around like they really mean anything. The water used in p... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Do mandatory seat belt laws violate individual rights?: 6 of 33
As the question on seat belt laws violating individual rights it does do that. But this is a complex society and one where nothing can just stand by itself without being affected by other factors. Seat belt laws are ther to protect us from ourselves.The masses have showed time and time again over the course of history that we... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Political Values Do you trust federal bureaucrat regulators in Washington to tell you how to live your life?: 4 of 18
The people within the United States have chosen to bestow less and less trust in Washington since Vietnam. The movement in this outlook has been because of abuses in power and just plane passive nihilism of the everyday citizen. Personally I have to agree with these people that point fingers at the government for abusing its ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Characters & Performances Who would win in a lightsaber duel: Darth Vader or Darth Maul?: 10 of 38
In the end Darth Vader would have been standing over Darth Maul with lightsabers at his neck much the same way Count Dukoo lost his battle to the soon to be Lord Vader. The raw power of the force that flowed from the chosen one is not something Darth Maul would have a chance against. Consider this, Darth Maul was cut in half... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) Should the US build a border fence on the southern border with Mexico?: 2 of 7
There is big push for and against this border fence right now from groups of people tht range from rich oil tycoons to poor farmers. One thing that we are sure of is the need to prevent people pouring over the southern border without becoming citizens. This is an issue with many factors as well; they range from ethnicity to c... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Is Bob Dylan a folk singer?: 3 of 10
"I'll let you be in my dream, if I can be in yours. I said that." - Bob Dylan, "Taking Them World War III Blues"Of course Bob Dylan is a folk singer. He's also a rock singer, a country singer, a gospel singer, etc. because the man wrote so much music in so many genres. People can argue what category he belongs in, but when it... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention The continued epidemic of drug use means we've lost the war on drugs: 12 of 37
It is impossible to win a war that does not exist. The real war is one that law and the norms of society have waged on people. When a person becomes addicted to alcohol or medications their doctor prescribed that person is never seen as a criminal. When that same person starts to use illegal drugs then the person now fits int... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Special Needs How TV contributes to concentration problems and attention deficit disorders in children: 1 of 3
The mind of a child is much like a muscle that needs to be conditioned into a strong part of the body. As powerful as the brain is, there can still be issues with laziness that are extremely hard to turn around without aggressive workouts. Television is not one of the workouts that the brain needs even as much as Sesame Stree... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should the US bar companies that have broken the law from government contracts?: 1 of 3
Under the current federal law in the United States, a business has the same rights as any person as ruled by the Supreme Court in 1886 for the Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company case. The ruling was based on the 14th Amendment and allows all rights of people to be extended to companies.Right now any perso... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Political Values America is in a privacy crisis: 16 of 42
Of course there is a privacy crisis in America, there's a privacy crisis in every corner of Earth. It's not laws or spying on phone lines or anything like that. Privacy doesn't exist because of technology. Right now satelites are going up that can read your lips see through walls in your house with infrared. England has over ... More..