Fear of Chapped Lips

It's the time. You can smell his pungent cologne. His eyes are big and blue. He's breathing heavier and so are you. He proceeds to say: "I had a really nice time with you tonight." You reply politely thanking him for the dinner and movie, but as you reach to open the Lamborghini door he pulls you back. He looks deeply in your eyes and smiles as he goes in for a goodnight kiss. BUT WAIT. Once he smiles you see the unsightly cracks on the skin of his lips. Huge ridges cover his lips like a 12 mile deep crevasse in a glacier. Your mind goes to the worst hallucination possible: blood starts spurting out of his parched lips as dead skin pieces fly all over covering your face and hair. He is kissing you with his sandpaper lips and it's contagious. Your lips are slowly shriveling up like your sinister partner's. They feel like a raison shrinking and cracking in the sun. Finally you snap back from your dream. Your date is still going in for a goodnight kiss, and you let out a shriek. Quickly, you bolt out of the car, unlock your door, sprint to your bed, hide under the covers, and apply copious amounts of chapstick. Crisis averted.

Wikileaks. Friend or Foe?

Do we deserve to know the truth? Personally I am all for Wikileaks. The population should know what their governments are actually up to. Julian Assange created something that could ultimately help the world. We can't trust the media or our politicians; they would lie in a heartbeat to keep civilians as calm and uneducated as possible. With Wikileaks people can see the facts without the fluff. Assange explained that governments and corporations are spending money to keep things that are being leaked a secret. Why would something that is supposed to help the population keep secrets from the population?

Assange doesn't really consider how illegal Wikileaks can be. He seems to be hiding and traveling around to avoid getting into trouble. People in charge are not happy that their information is leaking out into the public, but then again it's the truth. How can someone punish others for giving the public the truth about what is going on in the world.
 

Maybe I'm just a skeptic and buy into the conspiracies of government too much, but I think that the governments of the world are highly corrupt and secretive. I think that free speech definitely applies to Wikileaks and it isn’t illegal in anyway. If governments are truly for the people then these documents should be able for the public to see anyway. Clearly some information should not be in public domain for the safety of the people but the truth on many issues should be. I have always been all for the truth and letting the public be involved in everything that our country is doing. Without truth we are just puppets they can use and program anyway they wish.

Voting for Race...

For my second found essay I read another article from slate.com called "Why Do White People Think Mitt Romney Should Be President?" by Tom Scocca. The whole article went on saying that republicans only try to get the "white" vote and that many republicans are white men. Even though I did agree with the article I still thought it was a little bias. Clearly Scocca is heavily liberal and will never even consider voting republican. To me being a liberal still means trying to reason with the opposite side. In my opinion democrats should be accepting and willing to listen, that is why I never say anyone's political views are wrong. There is no such thing as wrong.
After reading the article I was a bit scared. I do see Mitt Romney as a fake image that is trying to portray the "white" ideals of America, but I don't think this just because he is a republican. The majority of youth today are becoming more liberal than previous generations, and I think that is making the republicans scared. By advertising more of a "white" image they can gather all of those people that would never vote for any other race. Unfortunately to me this presidential race hasn't been about politics. It's been about does America want white or black and that completely disgusts me. I've never been one to like politics at all, but if I want to make a difference in society I have to pick a side. So maybe neither of the candidates appeal to you but the fact of the matter is we have to live with one of them for 4 more year. Race shouldn't be a factor.

Sexuality and Growing Up

For one of my found essays I decided to read an article by Allison Benedikt from slate.com. The essay was about John Schwartz (a reporter from the New York Times), his family, and his gay son who attempted suicide. Schwartz's son Joseph came out at school as a thirteen year old and tried to kill himself that night. After years of listening to society's negative attitudes about gay lifestyle and his own self hate he attempted to take his own life. John Schwartz wrote a book called Oddly Normal explaining raising his son knowing he was gay including every detail about his childhood.

Personally I think it is awful how society portrays gay lifestyle. Even if families raise their children in a loving manner that accepts them for who they are society still interferes. Children grow up seeing the hatred people in society have for the homosexual population and it is very sad and discouraging. I hope that in the future people will start being more accepting and understanding. I'm sure there would be less attempted suicides.