Fort Worth,Texas City Council Member Joel Burns gives a moving speech to teens that are bullied because they are gay or seem to be gay. Everyone should be treated equally and not segregated by color, language, creed,sexual orientation, or other beliefs.Listen to this and think about how you would want to be treated.
We've all said it at least once in once in our lives, but do we ever pause and ask ourselves what it really means to say retarded? The definition of retarded is "slownessorlimitationinintellectualunderstandingandawareness,emotionaldevelopment,academicprogress,etc." When you say that word, you are putting down a mentally handicap person who was born with a special condition that they can't do any thing about. If someone were to hear you say that and if they had a special condition, think about how you make them feel. Remember THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK PLEASE!!
The Cove is a movie that talks about one of children all time favorite animals, dolphins. Watch this video, watch the movie, and tell your friends!! Save the Dolphins;)
As you may have heard, Japan has suffered an earthquake with the magnitude of 8.9, which had lasted for 5 minutes. Seconds later, a massive tsunami, with waves 30 feet high came crashing down making the situation worst. With a death toll of 1,000 and counting, Japan seeks help from neighboring countries. If you want to help here are some ways to donate:
Sarah Kay is a spoken word poet who gave an amazing talk on TED.She talked about how she was inspired by the combination of acting and poetry could create a beautiful artwork.She has inspired me to create my own poem. Thanks Sarah :)
"Everybody in O'Fallon knows who you are. You are a bad person and everybody hates you. The world would be a better place without you," messaged from Josh Evans to Megan Meier. 20 minutes after receiving this terrible message, Megan Meier had hung herself. Despite attempts to revive her, she was pronounced dead the following day. Six weeks after Megan's death, her parents were informed that the mother of one of Megan's friends, with whom Megan had a falling out, had created the "Josh Evans" account. The parent, Lori Drew, who created the fake account, admitted that she and her daughter had the password to the account. After the incident was finally reported to the media a year later, the world had found out Lori's Drew 18-year-old temporary employee, Ashley Grills, had written most of the messages addressed to Megan. Sadly, Lori Drew and Ashley Grill were not convicted for long and their conviction was appealed in 2009.
Megan Meier is just another victim of cyberbullying. She was not the only one who committed suicide because of bullying. There were and are many victims. To keep cyberbullying from becoming a growing epidemic, reach out to friends and be careful what you say on the internet.
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) served as the 39thPresident of the United StatesNobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office. Before he became President, Carter served two terms as a Georgia State Senator and one as Governor of Georgia, from 1971 to 1975, and was a peanut farmer and naval officer. from 1977 to 1981 and was the recipient of the 2002
After leaving office, Carter and his wife Rosalynn founded the Carter Center in 1982, a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization that works to advance human rights. He has traveled extensively to conduct peace negotiations, observe elections, and advance disease prevention and eradication in developing nations. Carter is a key figure in the Habitat for Humanity project, and also remains particularly vocal on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Hate crimes are criminal acts of verbal or physical abuse because of someone's racial group, religion, sexual orientation, disability, class, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, social status or political affiliation. Recently, two men from Pennsylvania were sentenced to 9 years in prison for physically assaulting an man because he was an undocumented Mexican immigrant. This is considered a hate crime. During the federal trial, witnesses testified that racist language was used before and during the attack and that Ramirez was kicked in the head repeatedly after he fell down. The defendants, they said, didn't want immigrants in their neighborhood and repeatedly ordered Ramirez to leave.Three former Pennsylvania police officers were also charged, accused of trying to cover up the incident.Beating someone up is bad on it's own, but beating someone up because of something they can't control is much worse.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( born 18 July 1918)served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1962 he was arrested and convicted of sabotage and other charges, and sentenced to life in prison. Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island. Following his release from prison on 11 February 1990, Mandela led his party in the negotiations that led to multi-racial democracy in 1994. As president from 1994 to 1999, he frequently gave priority to reconciliation.
In South Africa, Mandela is often known as uTata Madiba, an honorary title adopted by elders of Mandela's clan.
Mandela has received more than 250 awards over four decades, including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.
What's going on in Egypt?: Protests started on Tuesday, January 25, when -- inspired by the successful revolution in Tunisia -- thousands began taking to the streets to protest poverty, rampant unemployment, government corruption and autocratic governance of President Hosni Mubarak, who has ruled the country for 30 years. These were the first protests on such a large scale in Egypt since the 1970s. To read more, go here.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Thomas Jefferson wrote these powerful words encouraging our founding fathers and the rest of the country to strive for a free and equal nation. Here and now in the 21st century, this goal has still not been fully achieved. Through the years, several generations of civil rights leaders have attempted to attain a grasp on justice for all races. But yet, this is not the reality. We have tried through the years and still encounter discrimination. Will we ever escape this tragedy?
In case you didn't know, Monday, January 17th was Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Martin Luther King Jr. Day lands on the 3rd Monday of every January. It is in honor of Martin Luther King Jr's birthday. Martin Luther King was an African American civil rights activist in the 1950's-1960's. He used nonviolent methods like Mahatma Gandhi did. He is most famous for his Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 and his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. Sadly, at 6:01 P.M. on April 4th, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Martin Luther King Jr. Biography
Every year millions of dollars are spent on bombs, guns, and ammunition for wars. War is part of every day life for many citizens of the world. Why can't the world stop war? Why does peace seem so impossible? Because of fights for power? How can we stop all the fighting and bring peace to all countries and continents. This video is about peace...
