Nobody in Star Wars would have anticipated that the Galactic Empire would be defeated by a group of cute, cuddly teddy bears. Similarly, nobody in the 1960s would have expected that America, the strongest nation in the world, would have lost to a small group of Viet Cong soldiers in Vietnam. In creating the original… More Star Wars – Analogy to the Vietnam War

Every year in March, my school has an event called “Yellow Ribbon Week” which centers suicide awareness. This year, a guest speaker named Kevin Hines, who is known for surviving his jump off the Golden Gate Bridge at 19 years old, came to my school and spoke about his depression and what we can do… More Mental Health – Awareness and Respect