Chief Seattle Speech

Unless there is someone alive today that was actually there when Chief Seattle gave his speech, we can only go off of what someone else said. Often times this is the problem with history and stories in general because there is always more than one side, and it's very hard to find out the truth. In Chief Seattle's case, someone had to translate his speech for him, so words are easily lost in translation. Who knows if this is his actual or speech and whether this is really the message he was trying to give?

Damn those Dams!

Dams were invented centuries and centuries ago as an instrument to prevent water from flowing into the land where people lived. Both humans and animals use dams (think beavers), but over the years, humans took dams to a level where it has a negative environmental impact. One of the affects is fish not being able to breed correctly, and therefore causing some species to become endangered and sometimes extinct. Aren't humans being selfish by being too afraid to get a little wet, even though it means that species of fish will die off? I think something needs to be done about the dams so that they don't affect life underwater.

Religion is such a "touchy" subject

I'm not much of a religious person at all. I believe in God, and I like to think that all things happen for a reason, but what does that say about people who aren't given the same opportunities as others, and live lives in poverty? I, as well as my classmates, am very privileged in that I grew up in a household with two parents, and had the opportunity to partake in higher learning. If everything happens for a reason, then why are inner city children denied resources that would help them in their education? Is it in God's plan for them to remain in the vicious cycle of living paycheck-to-paycheck? I'm not saying that I don't want to believe in God, but I just wish that I could prove he is really there.

Overpopulation Needs Addressing

Technology is a big factor in the issue of overpopulation. The more that technology improves, the less people we need on earth to do the things that the new technology can do for us. The world population, however, is growing more now than ever before. Is technology a good thing? When will we realize that the technology that we've become accustomed to making life easier for us, can really be hurting us in the long run?
Overpopulation Needs Addressing