Tinacho's blog

I consider myself someone who cares about other people in general. When I hear of an earthquake somewhere I am concerned for those affected. When I hear of conflict and war I hope and pray for an end to it, because I would not want the same fate to befall myself or a loved one.  Read More »

The contrasts between the so called third and first worlds are so stark one often wonders if this is the same planet. We have sent men to the moon but there are still children in Africa dying of preventable diseases. Women in the west are more and more progressive in society while in the Congo women are the battleground with rape used as a weapon of war.  Read More »

Today the BBC broke a story declaring a ceasefire in Darfur. (Sudan declares Darfur ceasefire http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7724220.stm) What does this mean?  Read More »

Today marks the end of the most turbulent week in world business in over 50 years. Asian, European and American markets are crashing and no-one is daring to call a bottom on this crisis. IS this the end of Capitalism. Is Adam Smith's "invisible hand," a thing of the past? Can we really let the market correct itself?  Read More »

This may seem like a simple question, with a simple answer for some. You will get different responses though. Talk to the leaders of multinationals like Exxon, Microsoft and Google and you will receive positive leanings towards Globalization. You might hear about the "inevitability" of the force that is Globalization.  Read More »

On October 1st 2008 Providence college hosted Emmanuel Jal. An individual who's story boggles the mind and puts one's own life in perspective. I am entering my 3rd year of college and I can safely say this was the most significant speaker I have sat down and listened to.  Read More »

My name is Tinacho. I am 20 years old and I would like to address the issue of now. Being a young person myself I know that generally speaking young people are not always aware of the importance of now. By now I mean the present moment. Now is the time to act. There will never be a moment like now, and so we have a responsibility to act. Often people postpone things in their youth.  Read More »

Last night I had a dream, this morning I had a vision. Today I turned that vision into an idea and spent the day trying to make that idea reality. Not every dream makes it to the morning, not every vision translates into an idea and not every idea gets acted on, but I still pursue these each passing day, hoping that one day my idea will make a difference!  Read More »