The first time I heard about Sketchers Shape-Up shoes I knew they weren’t going to be a success. It was like I was watching another commercial on diet pills that help you lose weight fast without changing your diet. It’s all a scam, because there’s…
Recently there was a bizarre story on the news about a New Jersey mom who supposedly brought her 5 year old daughter to a tanning salon. However, she denied any allegations, saying she would never, ever put her daughter in a tanning booth. This story…
There’s been much talk in the news recently about Jenna Talackova, a 23 year-old woman who was disqualified from the Miss Universe Canada Pageant after officials found out that she wasn’t a “naturally born female”. Jenna Talackova always knew she was in the wrong body, even…
Everyone’s been talking about “Kony 2012”. I first learned about Kony from my friends, who learned about this campaign through Twitter. I looked up the video on YouTube and after watching it I was so moved! Many of you may know about the war in…
The last day in February this year was very awkward and confusing for me. Nothing weird happened at school or at home that caused me to have this feeling, but something strange happened to the calendar. When I looked at my math teachers clock in…
Body piercing has become so common that it’s not even unusual to meet a person who has several piercings. I wonder where and when this trend started. Personally, I believe that teens in particular may opt to get pierced because of peer pressure, or because they…
What do you think about little girls wearing lingerie? Obviously I’m not against girls wearing underwear, and I understand that eventually girls have to start wearing training bras. However, I think that little girls wearing lingerie is going too far. There’s a new French lingerie…
When you hear the term “Slutwalk”, what do you think of? I’ll be honest and admit that before I found out what it means, I thought it was something very negative. However, after reading about it, I realized it wasn’t. “Slutwalk” is actually an event (started in Toronto,…
Have you ever been in a situation where someone has received different treatment than you because they had connections with someone important? For example, in a sports game, someone might get to play more because they are friends with or related to the coach. Well, that’s kind of…
What do you think about having a national day for girls? The organization School Girls Unite is asking President Obama to declare September 22 the National Day of the Girl. They are doing this in hope of raising awareness on a number of issues affecting…