H.S.R.'s blog

I am a firm believer that the words we choose play a huge part in how others perceive us. They are just as important, in my opinion, as the way we dress and the body language we use. Using proper and polite language makes one come off as intelligent, whereas words such as gay and retarded make one come off as being very unintelligent.  Read More »

I would like to address a comment which came up in response to my post about the homophobia experiment.  Read More »

To tell you the truth, I am very scared for my future. I am 16 years old and live in America. At this age, I am unable to vote in the upcoming elections. This scares me because with our next president, the future of our country will be determined.

The way I see this whole situation is that we are in big trouble, no matter what.  Read More »

In our society, homophobic words have become the one-size-fits-all put-down for teens. For example gay, which used to mean happy, is now not only a derogative term for homosexuals but also the equivalent of stupid. I’m sure that you all can think of plenty of other words like this one.  Read More »

You must be wondering why I have begun this experiment.

Well, my main reason is that I want to understand how peer pressure affects High School students.  Read More »

In our society, everyone is constantly under pressure. Each person is constantly being reminded of what they “should” look like, how they “should” behave, what they “should” think, ect., ect.  Read More »