Summers are typically filled with many different activities including taking time out to volunteer. City Impact is San Francisco allows high school students to join them in their efforts to help and interact with the homeless for a week. This time usually results in the expanding of horizons for young adults as they understand the realities of homelessness and also understand their privileges in the world.
Category: Society, Politics, Lifestyle, and Culture
The Devastating Philando Castile Shooting
The Philando Castro shooting has proved to be a very controversial event due to the reactions to the live stream videos that have been posted about the shooting. It has opened up a Pandora’s box of emotions and reactions from many different walks of life. Lastly, this shooting and the live video of the shooting has also brought to light many controversial topics such as gun violence and also police brutality.
Show Me the Money 5
“Show Me the Money 5” is a highly popular Korean Reality Music Competition show that has debuted their landmark season by auditioning talents rappers from Los Angeles and New York. Previous seasons have only featured artists from South Korea. Furthermore, winning the show is ideal, but those that have debuted songs on the show have also found fame and fortune through their album sales. “Show Me the Money 5” will prove to be more than just a music competition show but a stepping stone for many striving artists in the hip hop genre.
Social Media Spawns Instant Celebrities
Once, meeting a celebrity involved camping out in Hollywood for just a glimpse of his face. Now, through the power of social media, anyone can become a celebrity overnight. The incredible, defining aspect of social media is that it has the capability to reach an immense audience from across the globe instantaneously. Whether it be…
Is Generation Z “Lazy?”
Many born within what is now called Generation Z, technology has been a readily available part in their lives. For those before generation Z feel as though they can survive without technology while those members of generation Z feel as though they cannot survive without technology. With that in mind, many people view generation Z as lazy and unappreciative of what they have around them while those in generation Z claim that is not laziness, it’s just a matter of perception.
911 Has Lost its Effectiveness
It seems as though calling 911 has become an antiquated trend when it comes to emergency response systems. They say that with the growth technology, calling 911 has lost its effectiveness because they aren’t keeping up. Location accuracy, the time it takes for emergency responders to actually respond can be seen as only a few of the flaws. Is there a possible solution? Some are coming up with innovative ideas but their implementation will take longer than one would necessarily expect. What is left then of our 911 system is still unknown but hopefully in time, it will be revealed.
Who am I?
Many young teenagers are concerned with who they truly and where to base their standards. It becomes very difficult in today’s society to truly know and understand one’s true identity. What is the most important thing? What truly defines who you are? People, especially teenagers should not feel so much pressure and be confident in what they have and can do without comparing it to others.
Dark Side of the Tech Boom
Although technology has proven to be beneficial for everyone in society, technology also has a dark side. This dark side includes the cyber bullying that has been occurring more frequently. Teenagers and people in general are hiding behind the anonymous username and just being mean. A young entrepreneur has created somewhat of a solution to this cyber bullying problem and it has shown to be effective so far. However, in the end, it comes down to treating others the way you would like to be treated.
Asians Get Involved in Politics
The presence of Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs) has increased yet also decreased in politics. The voice of APIs has also decreased and this is cause for concern. APIs need to start becoming more active in politics in order for API voices and concerns are heard. In order for API needs are met more APIs need to get involved and start speaking up. APIs need to understand that politics is the center of social change and it can be the gateway for positive change for the API community.
Grafting of Emotion and Technology Becomes Medicine for the Bruised Heart
The number of Americans, including teens are suffering from stress and mental anguish. However, it is very difficult and expensive to get the proper treatment for their psychological and emotional problems. Fortunately, there is now help as many therapy apps have been created and are being utilized in order to help these people with their issues.