social responsibility

As a social worker, dear reader, I am a mandatory reporter – I am obliged to report any suspected child abuse. I have thought about that from time to time, of course, but never so much as the past few weeks, when I’ve heard the father in the apartment below me yelling at someone.  Read More »

I engaged in a debate with an old high school friend last night in which we both debated the idea about the means justifying the end. He’s an engineer, and he learned in school that, not only is there a right solution to a problem, there is a right reason for that answer and a wrong reason.  Read More »

I am taking a religious studies class on Judaism, Christianity and Islam. I was raised as a Christian, and I am very familiar with the Bible. I have recently been learning about Judaism from friends. I took up an interest in Kabbalah some time back, read texts translated to English, and was completely unable to understand it.  Read More »

I've had it. Living in this "dominant culture" makes me feel less than human, like I'm a commodity. I know nothing like slavery, so what. Injustice is still here, it just evolved. Racism is still here, it just evolved. I don't mean to advertise a jerk like Tom Metzger but a man like him can be allowed to spew all types of hatred about people for years.  Read More »

I wanted to be a different kind of parent. One that would break free of the societal norms and give my children a purer out look on life.  Read More »

I am shy. There-I said it. I have been shy for as long as I can remember. I have few friends that stick around with me, because they are alittle shy too. When I hang out with my friends, I am not quiet at all. I am outgoing and funny. Someone who I would like to be all the time. So, why am I shy around everyone else?  Read More »

I joined the United States Army in March of 2001 with an enlistment of six years in the Army Reserve and two years in the Inactive Ready Reserve. Just this past week my term in the Army has been reduced to just one more year. With that date crossed off I began reflecting upon some of the events that have affected me due to my participation in the Army.  Read More »

I have to say something, and I don't care how many people hear it, just as long as someone does.  Read More »