No paradise in the Presence of Dereliction
Imaginative writer Ursula Le Guin introduces her short story “The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas” with a utopian setting of what Omelas’s City is like during the jubilant Festival of Summer. The Festival of Summer is supposed to be a celebration of life and not a celebration for the death of enemies. The author…
My Reflections on Writing
Have you ever thought that writing could be encouraging and help you feel confident and relieved for a moment? Writing has always been very beneficial in my life in many ways. Writing helps me feel organized, proud, and even makes me feel better on days when I am at my lowest. I can’t say that…
Puja: experiencing a peaceful environment for a Ritual Report
An experience into the religion of Buddhism On April 21, 2019, I attended a religious ceremony at the Buddhist Association of Pa, in Columbia, Pennsylvania. I could tell that this Buddhist temple follows a certain form of Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism. Mahayana Buddhism is for everyone and not just for the monastic elite. When I entered,…
Perceptiveness of Nature
Finding Nature Where are the bunnies when there is none in the backyard? Walk farther into the land of fresh cut grass and search for holes in the ground. There you will see a part of nature. Hidden are the baby bunnies in a hole made by their mother to protect them. If you…
A Time when Societies Brought Awareness to Human Rights
The awareness of human rights developed globally in many ways. One way being music, provided Rahul with words from Christina Aguilera’s song, “You are Beautiful”. Similarly, I also grew up with that music and felt my worth as a citizen of United States as did Rahul citizen of an Eastern land in a national award…
Vision and Genetic Risks
So, I’ve had glasses forever it seems. I remember being in Elementary school in my sixth grade year. I remember feeling exactly what my oldest in Elementary feels like.. and it’s funny she even asked the same question I asked, “what if everyone at school makes fun of me?”. When she asked me, I kinda…
Teach the kids to be Empathetic
It is more than okay for our kids to express how much someone frustrates them but when they assume that someone is stupid or as my oldest likes to use a lot “dumb”. I simply say now.. “Would you want that person to assume you’re a dummie for having a bad day?” She gives me…
My First Poll Block
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My mysterious Correa side
I’ve been analyzing the family tree matches that MyHeritage.com presents to me. One side that has been difficult to locate is one of my mothers parents. Correa I couldn’t find a link for a bit but then I ran across Captain Correa. So I’ve always heard about Arecibo and that we grew up from there….
ORIGINality 