engkatiemarie's blog

I logged onto my favorite news source today, the WSJ.com, and the very first article warmed my heart. There truly is justice in this world.  Read More »

According to a new report by the Pew Center on the States, 1 in every 100 Americans are currently incarcerated. That's a record-breaking total of 2,319,258 in jail at the beginning of 2008.  Read More »

My fourteen-year-old brother showed my father and I this really interesting website tonight. It's called Free Rice, and the goal of the website is to feed people in need. The way it works is you go and figure out vocabulary words. Various business sponsors advertise at the bottom of the screen. For every word whose definition you get correct, Free Rice donates 20 grains of rice with funds from their advertisers.  Read More »

The United States has always been admired for its spirit of entrepreneurship, vivaciousness, positivity against all odds, and ability to uphold the ideals it was founded on. However, these things are being threatened by the cycle of dependence produced by the system better know as “welfare”.  Read More »

I heard about this article that actually made front page news on the largest local newspaper in Albany, NY, the Times Union, on Monday November 6, 2007 on Al Roney's morning talk show this morning, and I just had to check it out for myself.  Read More »

There is a major problem in this country. Thousands of children are born every year into homes with no hope of supporting them. These children ultimately become a burden both upon the parent(s) who bore them, and hard-working American taxpayers. Worse still, many lose their opportunity and right to become successful adults, because they cannot be raised in an environment where they develop the appropriate social skills, emotional stability, and age-appropriate focus on their education to eventually become responsible members of society. Instead, they are forced to deal with parents who are dependent on others, including the children themselves, emotionally and financially.  Read More »

So today, I thought I would share with all of you a little piece of where I live. You'll either find this completely humorous or grotesque depending on where you live and how you were raised.  Read More »

Today, more than one million Americans have been evacuated from their homes and more than 1,500 homes have already been destroyed by wildfires in California. According to Ron Lane, San Diego County emergency services director, initial damage estimates total more than $1 billion. The entire country is standing behind the citizens of California who have been affected by this tragedy and the firefighters who are rising to the challenge of helping to save lives and property during this historic natural disaster.  Read More »